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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Photo: © VDMA News | May 2025 Image campaign: ‘We can only become more visible together’ The Trade Association Lifts and Escalators in the VDMA (German Engineering Federation) has launched the second round of the image campaign “Beweger gesucht” (starring movers). Jan Steeger, project manager of the campaign, has compiled the most important questions and answers for LIFTjournal.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | May 2025 TKE: New investor and a joint venture TK Elevator and Alat announce strategic joint venture to manufacture end-to-end elevator and escalator solutions in Saudi Arabia, with Alat also becoming a shareholder in TK Elevator.
Photo: © Elfin News | April 2025 Two-sense emergency call with sign language Elfin Technology has developed a two-sense emergency call, which in addition to classic speech communication, also opens a visual communication channel.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | April 2025 120 years young - Bode Components celebrates anniversary 1905 is not just the year of the consecration of the Berlin Cathedral and the decision to build the Mittelland Canal. It was also the year in which Theodor Bongers established his first company in Dusseldorf, the precursor company to today’s Bode Components GmbH.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | April 2025 Three questions to … Christian Dreßler Christian Dressler has been second managing director at Meiller Aufzugtüren since 1 January 2024. The 42-year old has taken on the role of the management spokesperson.
Photo: © privat News | April 2025 Kostas Papadopoulos: Job change after 15 years Kostas Papadopoulos has made a career change: He is now the new sales manager at Greek lift manufacturer Vigor Technology PC in Thessaloniki.
Photo: © zoff-photo/iStock News | April 2025 Routine call messages in lift emergency calls Routine call messages are an important part of the security architecture of emergency call systems in lifts. Their purpose is the early detection of malfunctioning emergency call systems. But how exactly do these messages work?
Photo: © Avire News | April 2025 New Country Sales Manager at Avire Avire has announced the promotion of Shawn Gabor to Country Sales Manager for the German-speaking countries and Eastern Europe. Avire is a provider of lift safety and communication products.
Photo: © Elevcon News | April 2025 Elevcon: “Heads, ideas and innovations” The next Elevcon Congress is planned for 17 to 19 June 2025 in Altis Grand Hotel in Lisbon (Portugal). The program is now available.
