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Photo: © EdmoLift News | January 2026 The EN 1570 series is expanding EN 1570-1, Safety requirements for lifting tables – Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings has already been available since 1998. It has undergone continuous further development over the course of time.
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News | August 2018 New lifts and escalators at Königssee Otis Germany has won the order from Berchtesgaden Bergbahn AG to supply all of the lifts and escalators for the renewal of the Jenner cable car at Königssee in the Berchtesgaden region.
News | August 2018 Rooted in the Allgäu, connected with the world Based in the Allgäu region, connected with the world - Mayr Antriebstechnik wishes to underline its commitment to the location in Mauerstetten with its new Communication Centre mayr.com.
News | August 2018 ETN celebrates its 25th anniversary ETN Elastomer-Technik Nürnberg GmbH had plenty to celebrate: founder Horst Eichler could look back proudly on 25 years of company history in the company of his employees, their partners and local suppliers.
News | August 2018 No. 1 for training The lift motor manufacturer and industrial company Ziehl-Abegg (based in Künzelsau, Germany) is clearly no.1 when it comes to training. This was revealed by the study "Germany‘s best training companies 2018."
News | August 2018 Bridging device with protective cap The Italian company Pizzato has announced two innovations: the VE GG bridging device now has a lockable protective cap. In addition, in future it will be possible to attach the ELA series control stations directly to the wall.
News | August 2018 Personnel carousel turning at the Wittur Group Antoine Doutriaux, who previously held leading positions at Valeo and Zodiac Aerospace, is the new CEO of the Wittur Group. He was appointed as successor of Gerrit Marx, who stepped in as interim CEO.
News | August 2018 Massimo Bezzi is the new EFESME President Following the General Assembly meeting the European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) announces the appointment of the new Board of Directors.
News | July 2018 Stay Connected, Stay Safe! SafeLine collaborates with Ericsson and Telit to set the Standard for Future VoLTE Technology. In the near future, the old 2G GSM networks will gradually start to shut down.
News | July 2018 Gustav Wolf: Expansion in the USA Gustav Wolf GmbH has now opened its new plant in the USA. The manufacturer of wire and ropes, based in Gütersloh (Germany), aims to expedite its international strategy in this way.
