Photo: © Motum News | January 2026 New move by Motum Motum acquired the Swedish lift company Hisscompaniet from Kristianstad on 1 November, thus widening its service network in southern Sweden.
Photo: © privat News | January 2026 Philip Molineus celebrates anniversary At the beginning of November 2025, Philip Molineus celebrated a company anniversary: the business graduate has been managing partner of the Henning Group in Schwelm for 25 years.
Photo: © Hauer GmbH/Matthias Breunig News | January 2026 Hauer expanding its technical support Maria Bosnaki joined the technical customer service of Hauer GmbH in September 2025.
Photo: © Gottschalk & Michaelis News | January 2026 Medium-sized company takes over lift company There is another way: Berlin-based medium-sized company Gottschalk und Michaelis has now taken over a small Berlin-based lift company.
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Photo: © Mayr Antriebstechnik News | March 2025 Mayr Antriebstechnik opens plant in India The family company has been active in the Indian market since the 1990s via a distribution partnership with a local authorised dealer. The global company has now opened a production branch in the federal state Gujarat.
Photo: © Langer und Laumann / Philip Kuhlmann News | March 2025 New employees at Langer & Laumann Patrick Wennemaring and Carsten Blanke joined the team of Langer & Laumann as new members at the end of 2024.
Photo: © Peikko News | March 2025 Sophia Saile switches to Peikko Finnish construction supplier Peikko, which offers solutions for a wide range of applications in reinforced concrete and composite structures, has hired Sophia Saile as Business Development Manager.
Photo: © 2N News | March 2025 Elevator emergency communication should be inclusive Elevators occasionally break down, leaving passengers trapped for extended periods – a challenge for individuals with hearing or speech impairments.
Photo: © Wittur News | March 2025 New Chief People Officer at Wittur Wittur has announced the appointment of Christian Klümper, as the company’s new Chief People Officer, effective January 1, 2025.
Photo: © BT News | March 2025 BT intends to prepare 2G switch-off early on The 2G and 3G chapter in the United Kingdom was to be over by 2033 at the latest. British Telecommunications (BT) has now announced an earlier deadline and intends to approach its customers soon. There appears to be a more urgent need for users of the VMO2 2G network to take action.
Photo: © KPN News | March 2025 KPN will switch off 2G only at the end of 2027 The Dutch telecommunications company KPN has postponed the switch-off of its 2G network by two years. The new date is 1 December 2027.
Photo: © TGE-Gruppe News | March 2025 Distribution of the TGE Group reorganised Ralf Gebhardt became the new distribution manager of the TGE Group in January. Adrian Gollasch will in future be in charge of key account management. Matthias Höppner, who joined the company in January, will reinforce technical distribution.
Photo: © Stefanie Fahr News | February 2025 Bucher Hydraulics opens a new administrative building Bucher Hydraulics, producer of electrohydraulic system solutions, has opened a modern administrative building at its headquarters in Klettgau-Grießen (DE).
