News

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.

News | September 2018

E2 Forum – future themes for lift construction

The main subjects of the E2 Forum, which had its premiere in Frankfurt, were innovation, digitalisation and sustainability in the buildings of tomorrow.

News | September 2018

BTR: Change of generations completed

The BTR Brandschutz-Technik- und Rauchabzug Service GmbH and Seifert & Jedamski Brandschutz-Technik und Rauchabzug Service GmbH have decided on a change of generations.

News | September 2018

New communication tools for drives

Two new generation mobile and contactless communication tools allowing faster set-up, commissioning and real-time monitoring of its variable frequency drives (VFDs) have been launched recently by Invertek Drives. OptitoolsMobile and OptistickSmart.

News | September 2018

New sales director at Riedl Quantum

Samira Nabulsi has been named the new sales director of the DCC department (doors, cars and components) at Riedl Quantum. She is responsible for all tasks related to marketing, trade fairs and company presentation.

News | September 2018

Explosion-protected lift doors – redefined

A new legal framework entered into effect for the new regulation of explosion protection in Europe on 20 April 2016 in the form of the ATEX Directive 2016/34/EU.

News | September 2018

Lifts and the Eco-design Directive

In order to reach the objectives of its environmental policy, the EU adopted a series of legislative acts with the goal of improving energy efficiency.

News | September 2018

CiA: Re-election and a new CEO

On the annual CiA General Assembly, the members re-elected the three members of the board. In addition, there was a change at the top of the CiA GmbH.

News | September 2018

Are hazard evaluations mandatory in lifts?

Regular maintenance and inspection are not enough. Those who operate lifts must guarantee they are safe to use. To this end, operators have to recognise potential hazards early on.

Vertical mobility for enhanced requirements

T-shirts pay tribute to everyday heroes

The most important events for the lift industry

THE newsletter for the international lift industry

Journal 1/2026

Journal 10/2025

Journal 5/2025

interlift 2025: Premiere in Nuremberg

Impressions from Liftex 2025

Lift Expo Italia: More than 100 exhibitors and around 16,000 visitors

ELA-General Assembly and Annual Conference in Istanbul

Subscription

Newsletter

Advertising rates

Contact persons

Verlagsanstalt Handwerk

Bookshop

interlift 2019: New representative for Turkey

E2 Forum – future themes for lift construction

BTR: Change of generations completed

New communication tools for drives

New sales director at Riedl Quantum

Explosion-protected lift doors – redefined

Lifts and the Eco-design Directive

CiA: Re-election and a new CEO

Are hazard evaluations mandatory in lifts?