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: © Motum News | April 2025 Motum makes a Norwegian acquisition Mitsubishi Electric has once again strengthened its position on the European market. It has taken over the Norwegian lift company Alt Heis via its Swedish subsidiary Motum.
Photo: © Lift & Escalator Symposium News | April 2025 Early bird and first Call for Papers The 16th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies in UK will take place on 24-25 September 2025. Registration is now open and the organisers have issued the first Call for Papers. Until 30 June an early bird rate of £360 is available.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | April 2025 New conversion package for Schindler Varidor 35 Langer & Laumann has expanded its product range: a new conversion package for the Schindler Varidor 35 is now available.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | April 2025 Change of leadership at LEIA Karis Walker, Head of Commercial at TK Elevator, has been appointed President of the Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA), and Andrew Renwick, MD at Caltech Lifts, as Vice-President.
Photo: © okapidesign / Frei nutzbar gemäß Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | April 2025 Practical implementation of the testing of firefighting lifts When a fire breaks out, the emergency services must be able to rely on the firefighting lifts working without any flaws. But in practice, there are considerable safety deficits in the operation of these lifts. The following points must be considered in practice when testing.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift News | April 2025 Cobianchi: change in the top management Stephan Rohr (48), up to December 2024 CTO at Elgo Batscale AG, assumed the management of Cobianchi Liftteile AG in January 2025. Rudolf Ramseier (59) will remain Chairman of the Management Board.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | April 2025 New Vice President Operations Central Europe In addition to his previous tasks, Sebastian Wohlleben has assumed the position of Vice President Operations Central Europe.
Photo: © Henning Scheffen / TÜV Nord AG News | April 2025 When lift inspectors talk to themselves The first lift inspectors at TÜV Nord now have the support of AI (artificial intelligence) during their work. From now on, the specialists will document defects during inspections by voice entry and no longer as before on the computer.
Photo: © generiert mit Dall.e News | April 2025 Cyber security in practice: Don’t crack a nut with a sledgehammer! The subject of cyber security did not just suddenly become a topic of conversation in the lift sector upon the entry into force of ISO 8102-20:2022, published in August 2022. The problems and tasks associated with the subject are indeed not new.
