Photo: © tomas maly/tg services News | February 2026 LACS protocol offers the opportunity for an open standard The lift industry needs a common, open IP alarm protocol. The European Lift Association (ELA) has created an important basis for this.
Photo: © Nordic Lift Expo/Björn Delin News | February 2026 Nordic Lift Expo: 80 per cent already booked Applications from exhibitors to take part in the third Nordic Lift Expo have reached a new record, with 80 per cent of the exhibition space already booked nine months ahead of the event, according to the organisers of the Scandinavian expo.
Photo: © LEIA News | February 2026 LEIA appoints Laura Webb as new Managing Director The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has appointed Laura Webb as its new Managing Director.
Photo: © Elevator Forum News | February 2026 Elevator Forum 2026: Sustainable modernisation The Elevator Forum series of events will continue this year. The meetings take place every two years and, according to the participating companies, aim to position themselves as a ‘centre of excellence for the lift industry’.
(Photo: © Elena Shchipkova/123RF.com) Subscription You can order your LIFTjournal subscription here or also request a free trial issue without obligation.
(Photo: © Jakub Krechowicz/123RF.com) Newsletter The free LIFTjournal newsletter provides subscribers with industry information monthly. Subscribe for it here.
(Photo: © rawpixel/123RF.com) Advertising rates We are experts in presenting industry products and services. Would you like to place an ad in the LIFTjournal magazine or on our homepage? You can find the current media data for print and online here.
(Photo: © dolphfyn/123RF.com) Contact persons You can find your contacts for the editorial office, adverts and subscriptions here.
(Photo: © Monika Nonnenmacher) Verlagsanstalt Handwerk The Verlagsanstalt Handwerk provides SMEs with a wide range of business literature. Newspapers and magazines, books and e-media.
(Photo: © 3ddock/123RF.com) Bookshop Order what the industry is reading here – it’s easy and uncomplicated. And what you like to read in your spare time.
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.
News | July 2018 Investor solution for lift subcontractors An investor solution has been achieved for SLC Sautter Lift Components GmbH & Co. KG, according to the insolvency administrator, Dr Matthias Lehr of Pluta Rechtsanwalts GmbH.
News | July 2018 "Max" is now also available for escalators Max, thyssenkrupp Elevator’s pre-emptive maintenance system for lifts, will in future also be extended to escalators.
News | July 2018 Latest Anechoic EMC Chamber Invertek Drives has taken delivery of one of the latest anechoic EMC chambers as part of its continued investment into research and development.
News | July 2018 Guide to application of Lifts Directive published The guide to the application of the Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU was recently published. However, to date it is only available in English.
