Photo: © Stannah News | March 2026 Stannah: Sixth generation and new executive board The UK family-owned lift business Stannah has announced that it will strengthen its leadership with the addition of a sixth generation and a new executive board.
Photo: © SimsInLifts News | March 2026 SimsInLifts expanding to the continent The British specialist for lift communication technology, SimsInLifts, can now also be found in Belgium apart from the United Kingdom with its multi-roam SIM cards, which can be installed in emergency call systems.
Photo: © W+W Aufzugkomponenten News | March 2026 Duty to maintain public safety in lift building Working on lifts – whether new construction, modernisation, repair or service – can be dangerous.
Photo: © Fain-Gruppe/Dermot Byrne News | March 2026 Spanish company declares itself market leader in Ireland Fain Ascensores has taken over the Irish lift builder Accel. As a result, the Spanish company is responsible for over 8,500 lifts on the Emerald Isle and according to its own information had “for the first time assumed market leadership in a country outside of Spain in the company’s history.”
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News | January 2020 70th Annual Convention of NAEC Over 2,000 elevator industry professionals from around the globe gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the 70th NAEC's Annual Convention & 2019 Exposition.
News | January 2020 Schaefer presented innovations at interlift Given its international importance, the interlift is also the most important trade fair in Schaefer’s calendar. Consequently, many innovations were again presented at its modern and redesigned booth.
News | January 2020 Information and discussions in Northampton 118 delegates came to the 10th "Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies" in September 2019 in Northampton. They represented a wide cross-section of lift professionals.
News | January 2020 Noise insulation in building lifts After ten years of revision, VDI 2566 Page 1 and 2566 Page 2 have been incorporated in DIN 8989 (noise insulation in building lifts).
News | January 2020 Lift solutions based on rigid chain technology At the interlift 2019, Serapid for the first time presented a fully functional car lift from the new product portfolio of the new Serapid Lift Systems brand.
News | January 2020 In Memoriam: Simha Lustig On 7 December 2019 passed the former chairman of the "Israeli elevator and escalator technical committee", Simha Lustig, Tel Aviv, Israel, aged 93.
News | January 2020 New CEO of thyssenkrupp Elevator North America Kevin Lavallee has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for thyssenkrupp Elevator North America. Lavallee follows Interim CEO, Steve Wedge, who transitions back to his role as Chief Financial Officer.
News | January 2020 BIM and automation in the lift industry At the interlift 2019 DigiPara presented their latest software solutions for lift companies and component manufacturers.
News | January 2020 Acquisition of SATI SpA Megadyne has announced the acquisition of SATI SpA. Sati SpA is in Valsamoggia Italy located, was founded 1974 and has turned it into the European market leader for open transmission components.
