Photo: © Orona Niederlande News | November 2026 Orona buys two Dutch lift builders The Dutch subsidiary of the Spanish lift group Orona has taken over the UP company group. It was part of the portfolio of the investment company Karmijn Kapitaal.
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News | April 2019 Lift fitters help one another Initially, there was an idea and a smartphone – that was all that was needed: the Facebook group "Lift fitters help one another" was born. The idea is a success – the number of members is growing constantly.
News | April 2019 Serapid: new branch in Singapore The Serapid Group has opened a new branch in Singapore. Robert Degenkolb, previously employed in a senior position at JR Clancy, will assume management of the office.
News | April 2019 A new era – even more BLACK & Yellow "A new era – even more BLACK & Yellow" is Giovenzana International B.V.’s motto for ringing in the future. The company has invested heavily in Italy and Hungary to achieve this.
News | April 2019 Schiffner: 25 years in the service of standardisation It is a very special anniversary: the career of Dr Gerhard Schiffner as international standardisation expert began 25 years ago.
News | March 2019 Schmersal: new head of the technology division Schmersal has named Axel Schneider as the new head of its technology division.
News | March 2019 EN 81-28: Free pocket guide The lift safety company SafeLine has released a free pocket guide to the new version of the EN 81-28.
News | March 2019 interlift 2019: Branch leader presents world firsts The coming interlift is 2019’s largest lift trade fair. And it will probably be even bigger than the previous event in 2017. The most important news, tips and facts for exhibitors and visitors:
News | March 2019 ZenitXtreme – a new dimension in lift doors They have been available since the beginning of the year: doors in extra-large dimensions for heavy duty industrial lifts are now available from the lift door specialist Meiller Aufzugtüren GmbH in Munich: ZenitXtreme.
News | March 2019 New execution of the Fineline door Wittur announces the availability of Fineline door in a new execution with restrictor device for coupling with manual swing landing doors according to the requirements of EN81-20/50 (Paragraph 5.3.15.2).
