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: © Kollmorgen News | April 2020 Cyber-attack on a lift? In recent years, the sensitivity regarding IT security has grown – also in the lift industry. It’s not difficult to understand why. But how can companies protect themselves against cyber-attacks?
Photo: © Uventions News | April 2020 Lifts reliably virus-free with UV light The infection risk in lifts is very high. A new disinfection method per UV light should be able to considerably improve the hygiene in lifts and other rooms autonomously.
Photo: © Zemic / Vebo Liftsupport News | April 2020 Lift weighing kits for Euromast lifts Vebo Liftsupport was recently commissioned to renovate the lifts in the Euromast. Zemic was brought in for this project.
Photo: © digicom News | April 2020 Coppy, the new IoT Emergency Phone digicom had launched a new solution for IoT Lift systems for the next years.
Photo: © TAK Expo Pvt. Ltd. News | April 2020 ISEE in Mumbai postponed by one year The Covid-19-pandemic naturally also affects the global elevator industry. In view of the associated uncertainties, the "International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators 2020" (ISEE) has been postponed to 2021.
Photo: © Intorq GmbH & Co. KG News | April 2020 Concentrated force in very small installation spaces The brake specialist Intorq from Aerzen (Germany) intends to set new standards with its spring-loaded brake BFK518.
Photo: © kadmy/123RF.com News | April 2020 ELA COVID-19 Statement The "European Lift Association" (ELA) has issued a statement on the coronavirus pandemic. ELA request, for example, that the relevant national authority in each country consider the maintenance of lifts as "critical activity" or "essential service".
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.
