Photo: © Otis News | June 2026 Otis takes majority stake in WeMaintain Otis has acquired a majority stake in WeMaintain, a technology-driven service provider for the lift and escalator industry.
Photo: © Orona News | June 2026 Orona reaches a turnover of €1.195 billion Orona, Europe’s fifth-largest group in vertical mobility solutions, achieved a turnover of €1.195 billion in 2025, recording growth of over seven per cent compared to the previous year.
Photo: © LIFTjournal-Bernd Lorenz News | June 2026 A new academy for SMEs The new GAT Academy was launched on 1 April. It was established at the request of members.
Photo: © Gartec News | June 2026 LEIA appoints new leadership for Personal Lift Group The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has appointed Andrew Harper, Group CEO of Gartec, as Chair of its Personal Lift Group (PLG).
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News | December 2018 Peter Walker new CEO at thyssenkrupp Elevator Peter Walker is the new CEO of thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Technology business area. His appointment was resolved by the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Elevator AG.
News | December 2018 Affordable lightweight construction in lift building Lightweight construction is an important trend in lift building and in many other industrial sectors. The Plastic Centre Leipzig in Leipzig (KUZ) supports lift builders as development partners.
News | December 2018 Digital platform for the German market The keywords digitalisation, predictive maintenance and proactive service – Otis will implementing this trend now. Otis Germany boss answered LIFTjournal’s questions in an exclusive interview.
News | December 2018 Recruiting fresh blood with a mouse There are constant complaints about the lack of new recruits in the lift sector. Ziehl-Abegg adopted an unusual course a while ago.
News | December 2018 Gateway, the magic mirror: IoT application for lift cars Gateway, an Internet of Things-technology (IoT) applied to glass mirrors in lift cars (patented in Italy – European patent pending), transforms common lift car mirrors into interactive touch-screen displays.
News | December 2018 Wittur and LM Liftmaterial celebrate 50th anniversary Together over 100 years of experience, technical knowledge and high quality standards: Wittur GmbH and LM Liftmaterial GmbH celebrated the 50th anniversary of Wittur in Germany together.
News | December 2018 You can work better in a network… Lift Technology GmbH, a subsidiary of Hundt Consult GmbH, has joined the PropTech Initiative (GPTI), because according to the company, "You can work better in a network."
News | December 2018 Disinfected handrails for customer satisfaction The start-up Uvis has now realised the first germ-free escalator in a shopping centre. The modern UV technology is intended to ensure care-free Christmas shopping in the Hamburg Phoenix Centre.
News | November 2018 Lift 4.0: top-quality technology in the cloud Everyone is talking about the smart new lifts of the future - Schmersal-Böhnke+Partner wants to present a dynamic online solution for its customers with its first cloud product: Lift2CLOUD®.
