Photo: © Langer + Laumann News | July 2026 New CEO at the Langer + Laumann Group The Langer + Laumann Group has a new CEO. The former managing director, Martin Platt, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on 1 December 2025 at the age of 58.
Photo: © Bunse-Aufzüge News | July 2026 The Machinery Regulation: Call for Action! As the date of application for the regulation as of 20 January 2027 is approaching, manufacturers and all other stakeholders need to be prepared urgently to comply with the new and revised requirements in a timely fashion.
Photo: © KLST News | July 2026 Three questions to ... Markus Labruier Markus Labruier (54) has been the managing director of Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponente für Aufzüge (KLST) since 1 October 2025. Mition GmbH Mittelstandsbeteiligungen took over the company at the beginning of 2025.
Photo: © LIFTjournal/Dirk Müller/KI-assistiert mit Firefly und ChatGPT News | July 2026 A wedding with strings attached The announcement of Kone’s takeover of TK Elevator has sent shockwaves through the industry. Suddenly, there is talk of a new mega-conglomerate, a potential shift in power within the service sector, and the fact that the wave of consolidation has now reached the Big Four themselves.
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News | July 2017 New commercial director at Kronenberg Mike Braun took on the position of commercial director, focusing on sales / business development, at Hans & Jos. Kronenberg GmbH in Bergisch Gladbach on 1 July 2017.
News | July 2017 Saving time and space There is increasingly little space left in lifts for electronics. This is why the lift manufacturer Osma relies on the compact push-in terminal blocks of Phoenix Contact.
News | July 2017 No more disgust at handrails It all began with a business competition. Tanja Nickel and Katharina Obladen, upper school pupils in Cologne, developed a business plan for a fictitious product.
News | July 2017 Barrakka Lift Tower: Loved and admired The Barrakka Lift Tower in Valletta, the capital of Malta, is the most important connection to the historical fort.
News | July 2017 Outdoor range of variable frequency drives The UK-based variable frequency drives manufacturer, Invertek Drives, has launched a new range of outdoor rated general purpose drives and Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies at Hannover Messe 2017.
News | July 2017 Voice emergency call also optical – multilingual texts If people with speech or hearing impediments are trapped in a lift, they need a special emergency call system. Telegärtner has developed one with optical presentation.
News | July 2017 Net-zero energy units through modernization At the Energy Efficiency Global Forum in Washington DC thyssenkrupp showcased its latest innovation in making urban mobility greener: a net-zero energy system which can be used for existing elevators.
News | July 2017 Digital logbook for lifts What maintenance company hasn’t had this problem? You would like to have a history of the lift, know what parts have been installed or what parts have already been replaced? Every time, you have to start from scratch…
News | June 2017 Sharing idea for emergency call telephones What has long since been customary for cars, can also make sense for emergency call telephones in lifts: renting instead of buying.
