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News | May 2025

Elsco: New European Sales Manager

Elevator Safety Company (Elsco) has announced the appointment of Hicham Chamseddine Naamani as its new European Sales Manager. Elsco is an international provider of elevator roller and swivel guides.

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News | May 2025

“We were looking for a strong partner”

The LIFTjournal once again has three questions: In view of recent events, the person we’re talking to this time is Detlef Klinkhammer, founder and managing director of “Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponenten für Aufzüge” (KLST), based in Zülpich near Cologne.

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News | May 2025

VmA Board of Directors re-elected

Udo Niggemeier has been confirmed in his office as Chairman of the Association of SME Lift Companies (Vereinigung mittelständischer Aufzugsunternehmen - VmA). The 59-year old has been heading the association since 2021.

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News | May 2025

Hauer expands its international team

Igor Vian joined the team of Hauer – the elevator shop in March as International Sales Manager.

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ELA-General Assembly and Annual Conference in Istanbul

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Premiere for the Global Elevator Exhibition in Milan

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The "interlift" says goodbye to Augsburg

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News | January 2017

Exhilaration of height

We live in a world of superlatives. Cars and trains are supposed to get ever faster, people live ever longer and skyscrapers get higher and higher. There are to be no exceptions – including lifts.

News | January 2017

interlift 2017: Continuity as success factor

The interlift 2015 was the biggest one so far. With 540 exhibitors, 20,440 visitors and 42,500 m² of occupied space it was able to set three new records. These will probably already be history in 2017.

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News | October 2015

The arched escalators of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall

They are unique in form and technology: the arched escalators of the Hamburg Philharmonic Hall which will be handed over to the guests in October 2015. From November 2016 they are to transport the members of the audience to the "Plaza” viewing platform. From here there is a fascinating view of Hamburg, the harbour and the Elbe. The overall complex will open in January 2017.