Photo: © privat News | May 2025 New convenor of Working Group 1 Daniel Bisang (52) has been elected unanimously as the new convenor of the working group 1 “Lifts and service lifts” of CEN TC 10.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik GmbH News | May 2025 Michael Puttrus goes to Telegärtner Michael Puttrus has assumed a new position: the mechanical engineer is now Business Development Manager at the German lift emergency call specialist Telegärtner Elektronik.
Photo: © VDMA News | May 2025 Image campaign: ‘We can only become more visible together’ The Trade Association Lifts and Escalators in the VDMA (German Engineering Federation) has launched the second round of the image campaign “Beweger gesucht” (starring movers). Jan Steeger, project manager of the campaign, has compiled the most important questions and answers for LIFTjournal.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | May 2025 TKE: New investor and a joint venture TK Elevator and Alat announce strategic joint venture to manufacture end-to-end elevator and escalator solutions in Saudi Arabia, with Alat also becoming a shareholder in TK Elevator.
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News | May 2019 Lift modernisation without roof superstructure The Schindler 6300 replacement lift does not need any roof superstructure. Thanks to its space-saving components, a machine room is superfluous as well.
News | May 2019 New managing director at Otis Otis Germany has appointed Andreas Gruß (48) General Sales Director. In his new position, Gruß will be in charge of operating the entire sales business of the company in Germany.
News | May 2019 New online service centre for the interlift Exhibitors at the interlift can now conveniently assemble the services related to their trade fair participation via a new online system.
News | May 2019 IoT Sensors for lift applications Digicom has started to integrate in her Dialers a series of sensors that can immediately bring, on all systems, the advantages of a remote control.
News | May 2019 Volker Trein strengthens sales team of Bernstein AG Since October 2018, Volker Trein (47) has strengthened the sales team of Bernstein AG as industry manager for elevators and escalators.
News | May 2019 Roller guides were and are important! "Sliding guides and roller guides continue to be extremely important for lifts and this will remain the case in the future too, despite all advances in development," emphasised ETN managing director Horst Eichler.
News | May 2019 Updated standard enhances barrier-freedom in lifts DIN EN 81-70 includes minimum requirements for accessibility and the use of lifts – a basic precondition for barrier-freedom in multi-floor buildings.
News | April 2019 Europe’s smallest passenger lift According to Wikipedia, it has held the record for about 18 years: the smallest passenger lift in Europe was built by a German company.
News | April 2019 New lifts for special lifting heights Just added to the growing repertoire of the German wheelchair lift specialist Herkules Liftwerk GmbH are the lifts MB1400 and MB1700.