Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | April 2026 Hans-Jürgen Lutz has passed away On 20 January 2026, Hans-Jürgen Lutz, former managing partner of Lutz Aufzüge, passed away at the age of 92.
Photo: © Wittur News | April 2026 Wittur sells site and relocates Wittur has sold its Wiedenzhausen site to a municipal company owned by the Wiedenzhausen municipality. This information was published on the website of the Bavarian municipality of Sulzmoos.
Photo: Grafik: © VLR News | April 2026 Getting from top to bottom safely Member companies of the Dutch VLR association can provide their customers with a toolkit that provides information about the correct use of lifts and escalators.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | April 2026 Personnel changes at TKE TK Elevator (TKE) has announced two personnel changes: there is a new COO and a new position of Chief Legal Officer has been created.
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Photo: © Andreas Fischer/ Schmersal News | June 2020 Cyber-attack on Schmersal Group After a massive cyber-attack, the Schmersal Group has again ramped up the production at its worldwide locations. How this happened and what measures were taken is described in an article by the company:
Photo: © Raloe News | June 2020 Raloe: Sales office opened in Germany Raloe, which since its establishment in 1984 has devoted itself to the development and sale of complete lifts to specialist companies, has now opened a sales office in Germany.
Photo: © Hans & Jos. Kronenberg GmbH News | June 2020 Kronenberg GmbH: Retirement after 40 years After 40 years of employment at Hans & Jos. Kronenberg GmbH, Birgitt Frings has commenced her well-deserved retirement at the beginning of June 2020.
Photo: © alexandersikov/123RF.com News | June 2020 Two lift standards have been reissued Two important European lift standards have been revised: EN 81-20 and EN 81-50 (February 2020 issue).
Photo: © HPM Technologie News | June 2020 New managing director at HPM Technologie Steffen Hoffmann is the new managing director of HPM Technologie GmbH.
Photo: © Konstantin Pelikh/123rf.com News | June 2020 Working safely during the corona crisis Two European lift associations have published a joint compendium. It should support the lift industry during the current coronavirus crisis and provide workers with practical information on how to behave.
Photo: © Schneider Intercom / Commend International News | May 2020 Tightened standards for lift operators Passenger transport systems will be more strictly examined from 2021. Modernisation and modern emergency call systems will therefore become increasingly important in 2020.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik News | May 2020 Control panel display rounds off the emergency call system When it comes to lift emergency calls, operators also have to think of the optical signalling. This is required by DIN EN 81-28:2018.
Photo: © Giovenzana International B.V. News | May 2020 What is lift security for Giovenzana international? Following the introduction of the new standard EN 81-20 / EN 81-50, Giovenzana International B.V. has developed – with the support of the most important manufacturers worldwide – systems and solutions to allow the maintenance and inspection of lifts in complete safety.
