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.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift e.V. News | June 2026 Internationalization of standardization: A challenge for SMEs The publication of EN ISO 8100-1 and -2 represents the continuation of a development that has characterised lift standardisation for several years: the greater international harmonisation of technical codes.
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News | August 2019 PCW010SS: self-monitored contact NO-NC-NO Giovenzana offers a wide range of automation products to help its partners in solving technical or safety problems.
News | August 2019 New app by Simplifa for more transparency Simplifa GmbH (Simplifa), a digital service provider for lift management, unveiled its newly developed app at a production presentation in Berlin.
News | August 2019 Invertek Drives appoints EPS as sales partner Invertek Drives Ltd has appointed Electro Pneumatic Solutions (EPS) as its sales partner for Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia and Montenegro.
News | August 2019 Creating a secure future together Mayr Antriebstechnik from Mauerstetten (Germany) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its site in Poland.
News | August 2019 Set a car controller easily and precisely With VisualDoors, Riedl Quantum's aim is to make calibrating the travel behaviour of its sliding doors child’s play and save the technician time and labour.
News | August 2019 Weber Tec: Ready for the future The Hamburg family-run company Weber Tec, specialist for the repair of escalator segments, has now expanded its business with additional staff and new machinery.
News | July 2019 New managing director at BlueKit Patrick Schweibl (40) was appointed managing director at BlueKit Factory GmbH on 1 July 2019. He has replaced Guy Stamet in his previous role at the head of the company.
News | July 2019 EFESME has a new board of directors The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) has appointed a new board of directors. The EFESME members unanimously appointed Massimo Bezzi as EFESME President.
News | July 2019 New Chief Technology Officer at Kone Maciej Kranz has been appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Kone Corporation in Finland and thus also a member of the Executive Board.
