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 | April 2018 New control stations for the toughest conditions The Italian company Pizzato Elettrica presented two new control stations at interlift 2017 in Augsburg.
News | April 2018 Investing in homelifts Etna France, familiar under its export brand name EtnaLift, invented the lift for private households in 1986 and the private lift with direct hydraulic drive in 2008.
News | April 2018 Women in the Lift Industry in Europe Five years of professional life in the lift business in Germany brought up the plan to look into the topic of women in the lift industry in Europe.
News | April 2018 Escalators: Adjustment of standards and guidelines EN 115-1 “Safety of escalators and moving walks – Part 1: Design and Installation” was revised by the responsible European working group and published by CEN in July 2017 in the English reference edition.
News | April 2018 Digitalisation is fun! SME component manufacturers in the lift sector should grapple with the subject of digitalisation as a matter of urgency, according to Wolfgang Nothaft.
News | April 2018 Entrepreneur looking for successor In recent years, many SME companies have been sold and achieved top prices. Matthias Ehnert knows the background and answers our questions.
News | April 2018 Launch of Schaefer Webshop Operating and display elements from Schaefer are used worldwide and are distinguished by their diversity, high quality and attractive design.
News | April 2018 Mike Weber – authorised signatory at Weber Tec The junior member of the family company Weber Tec in Hamburg, Mike Weber, has been entrusted with the commercial power of attorney.
News | March 2018 QR code and app for support Meiller Aufzugtüren presented its new door drive concept MiDrive at the interlift 2017. These doors can be controlled with a QR code and app.
