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 | 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.
News | April 2017 Kone Germany with new top management Kone Germany has new management: Erik Kahlert became the chairman of the board of management on 1 March 2017 of Kone GmbH with its headquarters in Hanover.
News | April 2017 Reliable solar mobility round the clock In Norderstedt Adlerhorst Baugenossenschaft eG has created an attractive residential facility in green surroundings in the form of "Quartier 452."
News | April 2017 Finding the right candidate One of the most critical aspects of growing any business is employing the right people. Get it right and your business’s growth is likely to continue or accelerate.
News | April 2017 The comeback of the hydraulic lift Many had already written it off. But with the MOD-HY modernisation package from New Lift, hydraulic lifts are experiencing a renaissance.
News | March 2017 New UPS makes lifts safe and economic Effekta, based in Rottweil (Germany), has now developed a device embodying an ideal combination of energy efficiency and safety.
News | March 2017 BASE lift kit sets standards The company B.A.S.E has presented a new system for controlled ventilation and smoke extraction of lift shafts.
News | March 2017 Structural cooperation growing in strength After the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the EFESME and the ELA, several meetings have been held.
