News

Photo: © Safeline

News | April 2026

Stuart Garcia has been promoted at Safeline

Safeline Group has appointed Stuart Garcia, the current CEO of Safeline UK, to its Group Management Team. He was previously the CEO in the UK, Ireland and Australia.

Photo: © metamorworks, istock

News | April 2026

CiA board-of-directors statement

The Board of Directors of the non-profit international user and manufacturer association CiA (CAN in Automation) has published a declaration on the EU Cyber Resilience Act (EU CRA) and its effects on CAN networks.

Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik

News | April 2026

Telegärtner, Henning and Kübler cooperating

The component manufacturers Henning, Fritz Kübler and Telegärtner Elektronik are bundling their respective portfolios to create a more comprehensive joint range of products and services.

Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg

News | April 2026

Ziehl-Abegg breaks the one-billion-euro barrier

The industrial company Ziehl-Abegg based in Künzelsau (Germany) has released business figures for 2025: for the first time in the company’s 116-year history, revenue exceeded one billion euros (previous year: EUR 893 million).

Photo: © privat

News | April 2026

New DACH head at Raloe

Klaus Gerhards has been the new head at the lift builder Raloe for the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland (“DACH”) since February.

Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge

News | April 2026

Hans-Jürgen Lutz has passed away

On 20 January 2026, Hans-Jürgen Lutz, former managing partner of Lutz Aufzüge, passed away at the age of 92.

Photo: © Wittur

News | April 2026

Wittur sells site and relocates

Wittur has sold its Wiedenzhausen site to a municipal company owned by the Wiedenzhausen municipality. This information was published on the website of the Bavarian municipality of Sulzmoos.

News | April 2026

Getting from top to bottom safely

Member companies of the Dutch VLR association can provide their customers with a toolkit that provides information about the correct use of lifts and escalators.