Photo: © Otis News | June 2026 Otis takes majority stake in WeMaintain Otis has acquired a majority stake in WeMaintain, a technology-driven service provider for the lift and escalator industry.
Photo: © Orona News | June 2026 Orona reaches a turnover of €1.195 billion Orona, Europe’s fifth-largest group in vertical mobility solutions, achieved a turnover of €1.195 billion in 2025, recording growth of over seven per cent compared to the previous year.
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).
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News | May 2017 Giovenzana means safety Since more than 60 years Giovenzana is worldwide well known in safety for lifts and handling systems.
News | May 2017 Symposium: The new and the tried-and-tested The Schwelm Symposium in June, the long-standing lecture event of the lift industry, now also has the LIFTjournal as a new media partner.
News | May 2017 Moving story (-ies) from Valparaíso It clatters and creaks, shakes and grinds. Older passengers sit on a bench in the shaking car while next to them others stand closely packed.
News | May 2017 Yaskawa among “Top 100 Global Innovators” Founded in 1915, Yaskawa Electric is one of the pioneers in the fields of drive technology, industry automation and robotics.
News | May 2017 Starting shot for the Schindler campus Schindler Germany is going to expand its company headquarters in Berlin in the next few years. The starting signal for the project was given in the presence of the district mayor, Angelika Schöttler.
News | April 2017 New managing director of KEB Automation KG KEB has shaken things up in the drive and automation industry with a new face. Curt Bauer has been in charge as the new managing director since the beginning of the year.
News | April 2017 Schmersal: New top manager for Asia Schmersal Group has named Uwe Seeger as Director Asia-Pacific-Middle EAST (APME).
News | April 2017 Small expense – big effect Whether cranes, centrifuges or lifts: where a braking resistor is replaced and the excess energy generated is to be fed back into the grid, the R1000 Yaskawa regenerative unit is an especially efficient solution.
