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 | October 2019 Bernstein AG: The comeback is at interlift 2019 At interlift in Augsburg, Bernstein AG will present its latest position switch. the IN series. The family business is using this new development to mark its comeback at the most important trade fair for the lift industry.
News | October 2019 The black box becomes an open system… "We can do something that you will soon be able to do too and are inaugurating a new chapter in the lift industry," explained Martin Platt, managing director of Langer & Laumann.
News | October 2019 Dekra: Digital guardian for lifts At the interlift 2019, Dekra will be presenting an innovative cloud monitoring solution for lifts. The "Dekra Lift Explorer" is intended to enable lift operators to improve safety and efficiency and optimise maintenance.
News | October 2019 SafeLine: Stars and star constellations SafeLine to venture higher than ever before at interlift: The plans include the unveiling of a new cloud service for their products, new IoT solutions, as well as a new marketing concept – the SafeLine Galaxy.
News | October 2019 Kronenberg: New product catalogues for the interlift Right in time for the interlift Hans & Jos. Kronenberg GmbH publish two new product catalogues "door interlocks" and "switches".
News | October 2019 "Design revolution" in new platform stair lift The Austrian lift specialist Ascendor will be presenting its new design-oriented platform stair lift at the interlift 2019.
News | October 2019 CANopen-Lift interface for more efficiency By interconnecting the intelligent iValve and CANopen-Lift, Bucher Hydraulics is making new ways of starting up and maintaining lifts possible.
News | October 2019 Hübschmann: lifts with integrated future technology Hübschmann Aufzüge GmbH & Co.KG is one of the users of Bucher Hydraulics' intelligent iValve valve technology with CANopen-Lift interface.
News | October 2019 Next generation emergency calling Notrufzentrale Behnke will be presenting its lift emergency call and connection product range in Hall 3, Stand 3130 at the interlift 2019. A new "all-rounder" will be on display: the Behnke LTE gateway.
