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News | June 2024

Jörn Wittig retires

GAT managing director Jörn Wittig (63) retired on 1 June. However, he will remain on the GAT Board of Management until the end of 2025.

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News | June 2024

Wim Koster is the new ELA President

Willem (Wim) Johannes Koster was elected as the new President of the European Lift Association (ELA) in mid-May (the LIFTjournal reported). A few facts about the 58-year-old Dutchman.

ELA-General Assembly and Annual Conference in Istanbul

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News | June 2024

2G switch-off: experience and outlook

Switzerland has it already behind it. For many other European countries, the shutdown of the 2G network is yet to come. This will affect the emergency call systems in lifts.

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News | June 2024

Ziehl-Abegg is ‘Best managed company’

The Künzelsau-based industrial company Ziehl-Abegg has been honoured with the ‘Best Managed Companies Award’ 2024. The Best Managed Companies programme is a competition and seal of quality for successful medium-sized companies.

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News | June 2024

Orona remains on course for growth

The members of the Spanish cooperative Mondragón, of which Orona is part, can celebrate an increase in sales, profits and the number of maintenance orders and employees.

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News | June 2024

New lift trade fair launches in Warsaw

The Lift Expo Poland is designed to be the gateway to the lift and escalator market in Poland and Central Eastern Europe: the first International Lift, Components and Vertical Transport Technology Exhibition.

News | June 2024

Mega-project EN ISO 8100-1/2: what can the lift sector expect?

It is one of the biggest and most important standardisation projects of the lift sector. The development of the worldwide applicable standard, EN ISO 8100-1/2.

News | June 2024

"The farsighted will survive"

As managing directors of the Gemeinschaft Aufzugs-Technik (GAT), Jörn Wittig and Kevin Rieke deal with lift sector SMEs every day. Over 90 specialist companies in Germany belong to the purchasing cooperative. What does their future look like?