Photo: © Daniel Nyman/Ascenco Group News | January 2026 Ascenco Group expands to Norway Ascenco Group AB (“Ascenco”) expanded its presence to Oslo, Norway by taking over Heiskompaniet AS (“Heiskompaniet”).
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Photo: © EdmoLift News | January 2026 The EN 1570 series is expanding EN 1570-1, Safety requirements for lifting tables – Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings has already been available since 1998. It has undergone continuous further development over the course of time.
Photo: © makslab/123RF.com News | January 2026 Schindler Switzerland acquires Swiss SME Schindler subsidiary AS Aufzüge has acquired a Swiss lift company.
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Photo: © Schaefer GmbH News | April 2020 Schaefer buys Wallraff Lifttechnik Schaefer GmbH, headquartered in Sigmaringen (BW), has taken over the company Wallraff Lifttechnik from Neuss on April 1, 2020 after many years of cooperation.
Photo: © Otis News | April 2020 Otis begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange Otis Worldwide Corporation will begin its first day of “regular-way” common stock trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today at market open after completing its separation from United Technologies.
Photo: © polack/Adobe Stock News | April 2020 Lift operators throwing money out the window Every year in Germany alone, lifts are responsible for up to 500 million euros in avoidable energy costs. Lift operators are literally throwing money out the window.
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Photo: © Prisma S.p.A. News | April 2020 NBSL acquires majority equity of Prisma S.p.A. NBSL M&E Technology CO., LTD announces the acquisition of majority stakes in Prisma S.p.A., a global manufacturer and supplier of automatic doors for elevators, based in Mezzani (PR), Italy.
News | March 2020 Change in the Kone Executive Board Max Alfthan has decided to step down from his role as Executive Vice President responsible for Marketing and Communications at Kone as of 31 March 2020.
News | March 2020 New high performance door for fast lifts The Munich component manufacturer Meiller Aufzugtüren has developed the new high performance door "Sprint 4.0 I" especially for fast lifts.
News | March 2020 Worldwide first lift with C2C certification The "Move" of Mitsubishi Elevator Europe was especially developed for the European market and was completely designed according to the "cradle-to-cradle" (C2C) principle.
News | March 2020 This is how to make a lift an energy-intelligent lift Lifts consume energy, lifts supply energy. Intelligent ultracapacitor technology makes notable lift operation energy savings possible.
