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News | May 2019

New managing director at Otis

Otis Germany has appointed Andreas Gruß (48) General Sales Director. In his new position, Gruß will be in charge of operating the entire sales business of the company in Germany.

News | May 2019

New online service centre for the interlift

Exhibitors at the interlift can now conveniently assemble the services related to their trade fair participation via a new online system.

News | May 2019

IoT Sensors for lift applications

Digicom has started to integrate in her Dialers a series of sensors that can immediately bring, on all systems, the advantages of a remote control.

News | May 2019

Volker Trein strengthens sales team of Bernstein AG

Since October 2018, Volker Trein (47) has strengthened the sales team of Bernstein AG as industry manager for elevators and escalators.

News | May 2019

Roller guides were and are important!

"Sliding guides and roller guides continue to be extremely important for lifts and this will remain the case in the future too, despite all advances in development," emphasised ETN managing director Horst Eichler.

News | May 2019

Updated standard enhances barrier-freedom in lifts

DIN EN 81-70 includes minimum requirements for accessibility and the use of lifts – a basic precondition for barrier-freedom in multi-floor buildings.

News | April 2019

Europe’s smallest passenger lift

According to Wikipedia, it has held the record for about 18 years: the smallest passenger lift in Europe was built by a German company.

News | April 2019

New lifts for special lifting heights

Just added to the growing repertoire of the German wheelchair lift specialist Herkules Liftwerk GmbH are the lifts MB1400 and MB1700.

News | April 2019

Langer & Laumann team reinforced

Langer & Laumann has welcomed Philip Kuhlmann as a new member in its team. Together with Elke Voskuhl, he is responsible for internal sales operations.

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New managing director at Otis

New online service centre for the interlift

IoT Sensors for lift applications

Volker Trein strengthens sales team of Bernstein AG

Roller guides were and are important!

Updated standard enhances barrier-freedom in lifts

Europe’s smallest passenger lift

New lifts for special lifting heights

Langer & Laumann team reinforced