Photo: © W+W Aufzugkomponenten News | March 2026 Duty to maintain public safety in lift building Working on lifts – whether new construction, modernisation, repair or service – can be dangerous.
Photo: © Fain-Gruppe/Dermot Byrne News | March 2026 Spanish company declares itself market leader in Ireland Fain Ascensores has taken over the Irish lift builder Accel. As a result, the Spanish company is responsible for over 8,500 lifts on the Emerald Isle and according to its own information had “for the first time assumed market leadership in a country outside of Spain in the company’s history.”
Photo: © Doppler News | March 2026 This lift carries the stairs with it Doppler presented a new product category at interlift with ‘Elevante’. It combines a home lift with a staircase. The Greek lift manufacturer is targeting owners of single-family homes in north-western Europe as potential customers.
Photo: © VDMA News | March 2026 Three questions to ... Robert Hild It is admittedly somewhat longer than the famous 100 days in office, but Robert Hild is still fairly new to the lift sector. We took the opportunity and posed our familiar three questions to the managing director of the VDMA – Trade Association Lifts and Escalators.
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News | October 2018 Elevator system for overload protection The engineering teams at Zemic have worked together to make the most efficient and cost effective solution for overload detection systems for elevators and lifting systems.
News | October 2018 Fuji: change in top management Double change in Fuji Electric Europe GmbH’s top management: Carlos Poyatos appointed as new General Manager for Drives & Automation (D&A).
News | October 2018 About the Eurolift on the European market The fifth Eurolift concluded at the beginning of October in Kielce in central Poland with almost 2,000 trade visitors.
News | October 2018 Lift without hydraulic oil for cold storage warehouses Lödige Industries recently completed the installation of a cargo lift for a Dutch logistics service provider in the health care sector.
News | October 2018 "With a clear vision into the future" Already since the end of 2017 Urs Affolter became managing director of the long-established company LM Liftmaterial. The 49 year-old intends to pay particular attention to client requirements and customer satisfaction.
News | October 2018 VFA Forum interlift ´19 – Call for Papers The VFA-Interlift e.V. will once again be holding its lecture forum at the interlift trade fair 2019. He invites the lift industry to give a presentation of about 20 minutes followed by a discussion.
News | October 2018 Bosses train DB technicians personally To ensure that customers on the spot are also well prepared for escalators breaking down, the bosses of Weber Tec, Mike and Wolfgang Weber, personally trained four technicians of Deutsche Bahn.
News | October 2018 Merger: Europe is the goal Orona approves its merger with Electra Vitoria and sets the goal to strengthen its position in Europe during its annual general meeting.
News | September 2018 interlift 2019: New representative for Turkey With Bülent Yilmaz the interlift organizer AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH has been able to win a further branch insider as a representative for the world’s leading trade fair.
