Photo: © LIFTjournal-Bernd Lorenz News | June 2026 A new academy for SMEs The new GAT Academy was launched on 1 April. It was established at the request of members.
Photo: © Gartec News | June 2026 LEIA appoints new leadership for Personal Lift Group The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has appointed Andrew Harper, Group CEO of Gartec, as Chair of its Personal Lift Group (PLG).
Photo: © diego vito cervo/123RF.com News | June 2026 Kone expands its presence in northern Germany Kone’s acquisition spree continues. Through its subsidiary M.S. Aufzüge, the Finnish lift manufacturer has acquired a medium-sized company from the north of Germany.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | June 2026 Lift motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg mourns the loss of Uwe Ziehl Uwe Ziehl passed away on 6 June 2026 at the age of 79. He served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the technology group Ziehl-Abegg from 2005 to 2020.
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Photo: © Ascenco Group News | September 2025 Stockholms Hiss-Service AB becomes part of Ascenco Group The Ascenco Group, specialised in the maintenance of critical infrastructure from Sweden, has acquired lift service companies Hiss-Service from Stockholm.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | September 2025 Replacement for four-leaf folding landing doors in situ The power-actuated Meiller folding landing door “Sinius” now also meets the requirements of the fire protection standard EN 81-58 E60. Sinius was developed for the 1:1 modernisation of existing four-leaf door systems in situ.
Photo: © privat News | September 2025 Jason Southgate moving to UK Service Lifts Jason Southgate has been the Project Delivery Manager at UK Service Lifts, a manufacturer of cargo and service lifts from Peterborough, since mid-May 2025.
Photo: © Henning GmbH & Co. KG / ChatGPT News | September 2025 Intelligent load measurement for lifts Thanks to intelligent sensors and high capacity integrated computing units, overload measurement has become an important instrument for efficiency valuation and condition-based maintenance.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik News | September 2025 Telegärtner celebrating its 35th anniversary Telegärtner Elektronik got its start 35 years ago as a subcontractor of Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to this know-how, the company was able to build up the TGE Group. It serves a wide spectrum with its solutions and services.
Photo: © Dall.e News | September 2025 New standard for evacuation of persons with disabilities The new standard EN 81-76:2025 is available at CEN. Publications by the national standards organisations have already been issued or will be issued shortly. Citation in the Official Journal of the EU is expected in the first quarter 2026.
Photo: © Lödige Industries News | September 2025 Lödige Fördertechnik enlarges management Curt Bauer and Emanuel Roman will be reinforcing the management team of Lödige Fördertechnik. They will be supporting the sole managing director Renate Junker.
Photo: © Udo Niggemeier News | September 2025 Scaffolding in lift building Accidents repeatedly occur while working on scaffolds in lift building. Falls or collapses of the scaffolding are usually the cause for fatal accidents or severe injuries.
Photo: © Motum News | September 2025 Complete takeover of Motum AS Motum AB has completed the takeover of its Norwegian subsidiary. The co-founder Kyrre Sagen remains Executive Director of Motum AS.
