Photo: © Otis News | June 2026 Otis takes majority stake in WeMaintain Otis has acquired a majority stake in WeMaintain, a technology-driven service provider for the lift and escalator industry.
Photo: © Orona News | June 2026 Orona reaches a turnover of €1.195 billion Orona, Europe’s fifth-largest group in vertical mobility solutions, achieved a turnover of €1.195 billion in 2025, recording growth of over seven per cent compared to the previous year.
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).
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News | July 2019 Thoughts on Asansör 2019 Istanbul Lift Exhibition The 16th Asansör – which took place from March 21st to 24th - proved a success. 28.868 professionals from 96 countries have visited the fair.
News | June 2019 Lift 4.0: Go on working as before? IoT, digitalisation, Lift 4.0 – catchwords that are still fairly abstract for many in the industry and which they are hesitant to get involved with.
News | June 2019 They elevated the lift safety industry SafeLine has for the last decade been a force in the lift safety industry. But how did it all begin? Read the story of how an unexpected meeting turned into a long-time partnership.
News | June 2019 GSelectronic expands sales team Kevin Stevens (33) will in future reinforce the team at GSelectronic around the managing director Dennis Schönweitz. He is intended to supplement the previous sales team with a focus on work in the office.
News | June 2019 Automated check of alarm push button A new SL6+ firmware allows automated check of alarm push buttons and communication paths.
News | June 2019 Standardization experts met in Frankfurt Following New Delhi, the VDMA in Frankfurt was this time the location of the plenary meeting of the ISO/TC178 "Lifts, escalators and moving walkways".
News | June 2019 Emergency phone: Standard-compliant re-equipment The transitional period will end on 31 December 2020: from then on, an effective two-way communication system must have been installed in the car, via which an emergency service is constantly available.
News | June 2019 Langer & Laumann: Two changes in personnel Another managing director and a new sales employee: Langer & Laumann has reported two changes in personnel.
News | June 2019 Tips for the interlift 2019! Joachim Kalsdorf has been the trade fair’s project manager since it started, 28 years ago. The 59-year old gave tips for exhibitors and talked about the new features in an interview with LIFTjournal.
