Photo: © Langer + Laumann News | July 2026 New CEO at the Langer + Laumann Group The Langer + Laumann Group has a new CEO. The former managing director, Martin Platt, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on 1 December 2025 at the age of 58.
Photo: © Bunse-Aufzüge News | July 2026 The Machinery Regulation: Call for Action! As the date of application for the regulation as of 20 January 2027 is approaching, manufacturers and all other stakeholders need to be prepared urgently to comply with the new and revised requirements in a timely fashion.
Photo: © KLST News | July 2026 Three questions to ... Markus Labruier Markus Labruier (54) has been the managing director of Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponente für Aufzüge (KLST) since 1 October 2025. Mition GmbH Mittelstandsbeteiligungen took over the company at the beginning of 2025.
Photo: © LIFTjournal/Dirk Müller/KI-assistiert mit Firefly und ChatGPT News | July 2026 A wedding with strings attached The announcement of Kone’s takeover of TK Elevator has sent shockwaves through the industry. Suddenly, there is talk of a new mega-conglomerate, a potential shift in power within the service sector, and the fact that the wave of consolidation has now reached the Big Four themselves.
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News | December 2018 Going up: Reducing downtime in elevators Many of today’s elevator systems are experiencing mind-boggling lock ups and loss of programming.
News | December 2018 Yaskawa christmas campaign: Help for helpers With its Christmas campaign this year, Yaskawa Europe GmbH is supporting the international medical emergency aid organisation "Doctor without Borders" with a sum of EUR 15,000.
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."
