Photo: © CIBSE News | December 2025 CIBSE launches Society of Vertical Transportation The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced the official launch of the Society of Vertical Transportation (SoVT).
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Photo: © Telegärtner/Odo Hake News | December 2025 Lift-Link opening at the interlift 2025 Sector representatives celebrated the official launch of Lift-Link on 14 October at the interlift in Nuremberg – a joint initiative for a cross-manufacturer platform for lift data.
Photo: © Kuebler Group News | December 2025 Farewell to Erika Kübler Erika Kübler, the wife of the company founder Fritz Kübler, passed away on 4 September 2025 at the age 94, according to the Kübler Group.
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News | November 2018 Development Cooperation Kübler and Variotech The sensors manufacturer Kübler has been supplying for many years’ encoders to the elevator industry and agreed on development cooperation with Austrian Company Variotech, specialist for elevator electronics.
News | November 2018 Doors with extremely low impost heights Meiller Aufzugtüren GmbH presented a new product in its series of its modernisation solutions at the interlift 2017: the compact door series. This is distinguished by extremely low impost heights.
News | November 2018 Asansör Istanbul casts its shadow ahead The countdown has started: The 16th edition of International Asansör İstanbul exhibition will take place on March 21st to 24th. The event is expected to be attended by 400 exhibitors from 30 countries.
News | November 2018 New president of the Swiss Lift Association Patrick Hess was elected unanimously as new VSA president at the annual general meeting of the Association of Swiss Lift Companies (VSA).
News | November 2018 interlift: Unabated growth also in 2019 The current status of more than 300 registrations a year before the trade fair begins is a clear indication: as with all previous events the interlift will once again grow further.
News | November 2018 Digital platform connects people and machines Kone has introduced a new digital solution to make the buildings of the future possible: it connects people, buildings and machines. In future, it will be possible to connect all new Kone installations to this system.
News | November 2018 New series of limit and micro switches Giovenzana International B.V. is a reality with over 60 years of history. Today it is a point of reference for: handling system, automation, lift technology, Atex, maintenance and control of mobile users.
News | October 2018 Langer & Laumann has a new website The new website of Langer & Laumann Ing.-Büro GmbH is online: in honour of its 20th anniversary, the company has modernised its presence in the World Wide Web with a fresh new design.
News | October 2018 A modular system for lifts A mechanical engineering graduate of the Münster University of Applied Sciences developed a construction system for Tepper. The 25-year old wrote a special programme for passenger lifts.
