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’.
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News | May 2018 Lift company is among the top 20 employers Schindler Germany is one of the 20 best employers in Germany. For what is now the ninth time in a row, the company was honoured with the title "Top Employer" for very good working conditions.
News | May 2018 Time magazine honours the Multi Respected global news source Time Magazine today named the Multi elevator system by thyssenkrupp Elevator as one of its "25 Best Inventions of 2017". In addition Multi has won the 2018 Innovation Award.
News | May 2018 Just measure it… Averdi is currently doing an ‘enlightenment’ tour throughout Germany with a mobile load measurement system and calibrated and certified scale.
News | May 2018 UCM recognition according to EN 81-20 The door zone area is the one of the areas of a lift most in need of monitoring and therefore has to be considered with considerable care in relation to its safety.
News | April 2018 New Filler two for EsCare Damage to the ribs of escalators frequently results in the entire system coming to a standstill during routine maintenance work.
News | April 2018 Smart door drives Wherever people are on the go, Langer & Laumann ensure that they can get ahead quickly. Compact and architecturally integrated, Langer & Laumann open all kinds of lift doors with their door drives.
News | April 2018 interlift: World’s leading trade fair with top scores The international lift industry will get together once again in Augsburg from 15 to 18 October 2019.The review of the interlift 2017 is gratifying: it was the most successful since the premiere in 1991.
News | April 2018 Access solutions: thank goodness for radio Doors as well as locks are among the things we use every day. Even if they seem at first glance to many to be unspectacular and in part inconspicuous, they often have an important function:
News | April 2018 On the way up If we are to believe what experts from the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) are telling us, the future of building technology is going to rise to new heights.
