Photo: © W+W Aufzugkomponenten News | March 2026 Duty to maintain public safety in lift building Working on lifts – whether new construction, modernisation, repair or service – can be dangerous.
Photo: © Fain-Gruppe/Dermot Byrne News | March 2026 Spanish company declares itself market leader in Ireland Fain Ascensores has taken over the Irish lift builder Accel. As a result, the Spanish company is responsible for over 8,500 lifts on the Emerald Isle and according to its own information had “for the first time assumed market leadership in a country outside of Spain in the company’s history.”
Photo: © Doppler News | March 2026 This lift carries the stairs with it Doppler presented a new product category at interlift with ‘Elevante’. It combines a home lift with a staircase. The Greek lift manufacturer is targeting owners of single-family homes in north-western Europe as potential customers.
Photo: © VDMA News | March 2026 Three questions to ... Robert Hild It is admittedly somewhat longer than the famous 100 days in office, but Robert Hild is still fairly new to the lift sector. We took the opportunity and posed our familiar three questions to the managing director of the VDMA – Trade Association Lifts and Escalators.
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News | August 2018 No. 1 for training The lift motor manufacturer and industrial company Ziehl-Abegg (based in Künzelsau, Germany) is clearly no.1 when it comes to training. This was revealed by the study "Germany‘s best training companies 2018."
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.
