Photo: © LIFTjournal-Bernd Lorenz News | June 2026 A new academy for SMEs The new GAT Academy was launched on 1 April. It was established at the request of members.
Photo: © Gartec News | June 2026 LEIA appoints new leadership for Personal Lift Group The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has appointed Andrew Harper, Group CEO of Gartec, as Chair of its Personal Lift Group (PLG).
Photo: © diego vito cervo/123RF.com News | June 2026 Kone expands its presence in northern Germany Kone’s acquisition spree continues. Through its subsidiary M.S. Aufzüge, the Finnish lift manufacturer has acquired a medium-sized company from the north of Germany.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | June 2026 Lift motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg mourns the loss of Uwe Ziehl Uwe Ziehl passed away on 6 June 2026 at the age of 79. He served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the technology group Ziehl-Abegg from 2005 to 2020.
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News | November 2019 Lift emergency call as profit centre By the end of 2020, every passenger and cargo lift must be fitted with a standardised lift emergency call device according to the revised EN 81-28. The economist Raphael Gorski explaines the consequences.
News | October 2019 Intelligent safety for lift brakes At the Interlift 2019 in Augsburg, mayr power transmission has presented an intelligent monitoring module for the future of brake monitoring with its Roba-brake-checker.
News | October 2019 German Lift Pavilion: First time ever in South Africa Africa is a most promising business partner for the future – including for the medium-sized enterprises in the lift industry. That is why VFA had a first-ever joint stand at the Global Lift and Escalator Expo 2019.
News | October 2019 40 years Stingl GmbH: it all began in a cellar... Stingl GmbH combines many competences and products under one roof. The family company from Obersulm (German) is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019.
News | October 2019 Lift control stations, EL AD series The EL AD series lift control stations are designed to drive the lift movement during control and maintenance operations.
News | October 2019 New system: VICI Apart from its current products HydroElite VENI, VIDI and MRL, Hydroware has presented its latest product VICI at the interlift (market launch 2020).
News | October 2019 Lift control devices: modular and scalable Small and medium-sized lift manufacturers do not produce all the necessary devices by themselves. They buy on the market products from third-party vendors and integrate these devices into the lift control system.
News | October 2019 New sales director at Elfin technology Heiko Nagorski is the new marketing director at Elfin technology.
News | October 2019 Cloud-based monitoring of elevators The Bosch Elevator Cloud bundles smart elevator solutions, improving safety and reducing costs regardless of manufacturer.
