Photo: © tomas maly/tg services News | February 2026 LACS protocol offers the opportunity for an open standard The lift industry needs a common, open IP alarm protocol. The European Lift Association (ELA) has created an important basis for this.
Photo: © Nordic Lift Expo/Björn Delin News | February 2026 Nordic Lift Expo: 80 per cent already booked Applications from exhibitors to take part in the third Nordic Lift Expo have reached a new record, with 80 per cent of the exhibition space already booked nine months ahead of the event, according to the organisers of the Scandinavian expo.
Photo: © LEIA News | February 2026 LEIA appoints Laura Webb as new Managing Director The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has appointed Laura Webb as its new Managing Director.
Photo: © Elevator Forum News | February 2026 Elevator Forum 2026: Sustainable modernisation The Elevator Forum series of events will continue this year. The meetings take place every two years and, according to the participating companies, aim to position themselves as a ‘centre of excellence for the lift industry’.
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Photo: © Mayr Antriebstechnik News | July 2025 Mayr Antriebstechnik with Spanish branch Mayr Antriebstechnik has taken over EME Motor 2008, S.L. completely. As a result, the Bavarian producer of safety brakes, safety couplings and shaft couplings now has Mayr Antriebstechnik has its own subsidiary in Spain.
Photo: © Donati Deutschland GmbH News | July 2025 Change of management at Donati Daniel Lange has been the new registered managing director of Donati Deutschland GmbH since the beginning of March.
Photo: © okapidesign / frei verfügbar gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | July 2025 The reality no one wants to acknowledge How distorted perceptions in management and "managed ignorance" block the potential of SMEs - and how we can expose this.
Photo: © Kübler News | July 2025 65 years Kübler Group: from one-man show to global player This year, the Kübler Group will be celebrating its 65th anniversary – a special anniversary for a company that began as a one-man show in Schwenningen.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | July 2025 New Metron LTx A1-V2 conversion package now available The Metron LTx A1-V2 has now been added to the list of Langer & Laumann conversion packages.
Photo: © Schindler News | July 2025 Simmen succeeds Hess at Schindler Franz-Xaver Simmen is the new CEO of Schindler Aufzüge AG. He took charge of the Swiss national company on 1 April 2025 from Patrick Hess.
Photo: © Cibes Lift Deutschland News | July 2025 Reorientation of distribution and service structure Hiro Lift took over the direct distribution and service of Cibes in South Germany on 1 June. The longstanding partner is to concentrate on the north and train distribution partners nationally.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik News | July 2025 Two-sense lift emergency call now standard Barrier-freedom in lift emergency calls is now standard at Telegärtner Elektronik. With immediate effect, VNS visual two-sense emergency calling has been integrated as standard in the NRT1XT emergency call telephone.
Photo: © Hundt Consult News | July 2025 Subsidiary in Austria Following the Dutch company Hundt Consult B.V. in 2020, the lift management company Hundt Consult is now opening its second international subsidiary, Hundt Consult Austria, with offices in Vienna and Innsbruck.
