Photo: © privat News | February 2026 New managing director at KLST Markus Labruier has been managing director of Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponenten für Aufzüge GmbH, based in Zülpich, North Rhine-Westphalia, since 1 October 2025.
Photo: © Setek News | February 2026 Host Monitor Mini connects the entire building Every year lifts worldwide are out of service for almost 272 million hours. Setek AB has now launched the Host Monitor Mini (HMM), a compact, robust and open platform that integrates lifts into the building's digital infrastructure.
Photo: © KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz/okapidesign/LIFTjournal News | February 2026 The ELA Modernization Toolbox To provide its members with information and support on the complex theme of modernising existing lifts, ELA has recently developed a comprehensive Modernization Toolbox, which is available through the ELA website.
Photo: © Brobeil Aufzüge GmbH & Co. KG News | February 2026 When the lack of a shaft pit is no longer an excuse Brobeil has launched a hydraulic lift according to the Lift Directive for minimal shaft dimensions in the form of the Bro 1000 K.
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News | December 2019 "Zauberwatte" against oil contamination It was an accident, which may have given the world a new weapon in the fight against oil and chemical contamination. Martin Reichl presented this "Zauberwatte" ("wonder wool") at his own stand at the interlift.
News | December 2019 New Silent Move Compact digital shaft copying system In addition to incremental and absolute encoders, Wachendorff also supplies specially developed digital shaft positioning systems for the elevator / lift industry.
News | December 2019 New noise insulating element for lifts At the interlift 2019, PohlCon Vertriebs GmbH demonstrated its new Jordahl brand structure-borne noise insulating element for acoustic decoupling of lifts.
News | December 2019 iDiscover: pre-launch before interlift Cedes has launched a product intended to revolutionise lift safety. Cedes recently presented this innovation to guests from all over Europe, to enable them to discover the product prior to interlift 2019.
News | December 2019 100 years Osma – a lift family It is the sixth biggest lift company in Germany. The fourth generation is now at the helm and in 2019 it will be precisely 100 years old: we are of course speaking of Osma-Aufzüge Albert Schenk GmbH & Co. KG.
News | December 2019 Exclusive interview: The plans of the new Wittur CEO Why did Wittur shut down LM Liftmaterial a short time before the interlift? This is one of the questions Antoine Doutriaux, new CEO of Wittur Group, comments on in an exclusive interview with the LIFTjournal.
News | December 2019 omnicon engineering taken over At the end of October, Schmersal Holding GmbH & Co. KG took over omnicon engineering GmbH, based in Kirkel-Limbach (Saarland, Germany).
News | December 2019 Cibes appoints managing director Germany Cibes Lift Group established Cibes Lift Deutschland GmbH in autumn 2018. The group has now appointed Jaschar Mahmoudian as managing director.
News | November 2019 Digital transformation: now it’s up to the SMEs! Company groups and larger enterprises have taken note of this development and are working on solutions. But the small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the lift industry currently lack the resources for this.
