Photo: © Daniel Nyman/Ascenco Group News | January 2026 Ascenco Group expands to Norway Ascenco Group AB (“Ascenco”) expanded its presence to Oslo, Norway by taking over Heiskompaniet AS (“Heiskompaniet”).
Photo: © KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz / okapidesign / LIFTjournal News | January 2026 Kone acquires companies in the Munich area ATH Aufzüge GmbH, a subsidiary of Kone headquartered in Heilbronn with a branch in Munich, acquired the elevator businesses of two medium-sized elevator companies on January 1, 2026.
Photo: © EdmoLift News | January 2026 The EN 1570 series is expanding EN 1570-1, Safety requirements for lifting tables – Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings has already been available since 1998. It has undergone continuous further development over the course of time.
Photo: © makslab/123RF.com News | January 2026 Schindler Switzerland acquires Swiss SME Schindler subsidiary AS Aufzüge has acquired a Swiss lift company.
(Photo: © Elena Shchipkova/123RF.com) Subscription You can order your LIFTjournal subscription here or also request a free trial issue without obligation.
(Photo: © Jakub Krechowicz/123RF.com) Newsletter The free LIFTjournal newsletter provides subscribers with industry information monthly. Subscribe for it here.
(Photo: © rawpixel/123RF.com) Advertising rates We are experts in presenting industry products and services. Would you like to place an ad in the LIFTjournal magazine or on our homepage? You can find the current media data for print and online here.
(Photo: © dolphfyn/123RF.com) Contact persons You can find your contacts for the editorial office, adverts and subscriptions here.
(Photo: © Monika Nonnenmacher) Verlagsanstalt Handwerk The Verlagsanstalt Handwerk provides SMEs with a wide range of business literature. Newspapers and magazines, books and e-media.
(Photo: © 3ddock/123RF.com) Bookshop Order what the industry is reading here – it’s easy and uncomplicated. And what you like to read in your spare time.
News | March 2019 thyssenkrupp Elevator: Two new product families thyssenkrupp Elevator is launching two new product families for low and medium-height buildings on the European market: "synergy" and "evolution".
News | March 2019 Kone awarded for environmental commitment Kone Corporation has been ranked as the 43rd most sustainable company in the world by Corporate Knights Inc., a business magazine and ranking organization.
News | March 2019 The right lift for private buildings According to the Austrian lift manufacturer Ascendor, the QuattroPorte is chock-full of advantages for private users.
News | February 2019 TSG 400 Ex ATEX: Protection for people & lifts When working with high explosive materials, such as natural gas, special precautions are needed. Langer & Laumann developed the ATEX explosion-protected housing for use in areas at risk of explosions.
News | February 2019 Italian excellence lifts the world Eight Italian companies took part in the event "Dubai Connecting People – Italian Excellence Lift the World". It offered the opportunity to build a bridge that connects business to opportunities for success.
News | February 2019 Wittur-Sematic reinforces its field service Sabine Kemnitzer is taking over customer care in Bavaria as sales director, Uwe Meier as sales director in Central Germany including Greater Frankfurt.
News | February 2019 MiDrive – digitalisation is making progress At interlift 2017, Meiller Aufzugtüren GmbH unveiled its new MiDrive door drive to the world public. This is the beginning of a new chapter, according to the Munich company.
News | February 2019 Wittur reinforces service team Dominic Haf is reinforcing the Wittur team "Technical support / after-sales Wittur components", Dieter Pechler the Wittur team "Spare parts Wittur components".
News | February 2019 German premiere for new lift technologies The ONE should alter Frankfurts skyline and expedite the development of construction technology through the use of new lift technologies.
