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News | June 2026

THE newsletter for the international lift industry

The LIFTjournal newsletter provides a monthly round-up of the most important news for the international lift industry.

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News | May 2026

EN ISO 8100-1/2:2026 standards – global standards for lifts

EN 81-20/50 are the main safety standards for lifts. These standards have been revised, so that now the EN ISO 8100-1/2:2026 standards are available.

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News | May 2026

Rolf Rehbold joins the Bundesverband Metall

Rolf Rehbold assumed the position of departmental head of occupational training at the Federal Metalworking Association (BVM) on 1 January 2026.

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News | May 2026

AI's influence on lift service

K-solutions – the IT company of the controller manufacturer Kollmorgen – has developed its own chatbot, based on a large LLM (“Large Language Model”). The aim is to cut reaction times for customers.

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News | May 2026

Safety in the shaft – Flexibility in the system

Geda has presented the new “Shaft Lift” – a lift solution for use in shafts. It is intended for use both in new construction and renovation projects, the manufacturer of construction and industrial lifts emphasised.

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News | May 2026

New project director for the interlift

After 30 years of working in the lift sector, Joachim Kalsdorf, project director of the interlift, has stepped back from active working life and handed over the project management to Alexander Stein.

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News | May 2026

International standardization for lifts and escalators

International standardization for lifts and escalators is going strong with many new standards in development and many existing standards under revision.

News | May 2026

Langer+Laumann Group acquires majority stake in CPM and NDC

The Langer+Laumann Group has acquired a majority stake in the British company Complete Plant Maintenance Engineering Ltd. (CPM) and its subsidiary Northern Drives & Controls Ltd. (NDC).

News | May 2026

Optimised conversion kits for folding doors

Langer & Laumann has further improved its universal folding door conversion kits. Its focus here was on making the solutions even more cost effective, easy to install and more quickly available.

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Otis takes majority stake in WeMaintain

Orona reaches a turnover of €1.195 billion

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THE newsletter for the international lift industry

EN ISO 8100-1/2:2026 standards – global standards for lifts

Rolf Rehbold joins the Bundesverband Metall

AI's influence on lift service

Safety in the shaft – Flexibility in the system

New project director for the interlift

International standardization for lifts and escalators

Langer+Laumann Group acquires majority stake in CPM and NDC

Optimised conversion kits for folding doors