Photo: © KLST News | July 2026 Three questions to ... Markus Labruier Markus Labruier (54) has been the managing director of Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponente für Aufzüge (KLST) since 1 October 2025.
Photo: © LIFTjournal/Dirk Müller/KI-assistiert mit Firefly und ChatGPT News | July 2026 A wedding with strings attached The announcement of Kone’s takeover of TK Elevator has sent shockwaves through the industry. Suddenly, there is talk of a new mega-conglomerate, a potential shift in power within the service sector, and the fact that the wave of consolidation has now reached the Big Four themselves.
Photo: © Schmitt + Sohn News | July 2026 Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge: Change in management The announcement has caused quite a stir: Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge, one of the largest family-run businesses in the European lift industry, is restructuring its management. For the first time, an external managing director has also been appointed.
Photo: © TÜV Süd News | July 2026 “We don’t take our decisions in a vacuum” Jörg Becker has been the Chairman of the Coordination Group of the Accredited Inspection Bodies in Germany and as a result the successor of Dieter Roas for over a year.
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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.
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.
