Photo: © wrightstudio/123RF.com News | May 2025 A strong brand makes a difference A clear brand identity not only strengthens a company but also its employees and customers. This also applies to small and medium-sized lift manufacturers.
Photo: © Elsco News | May 2025 Elsco: New European Sales Manager Elevator Safety Company (Elsco) has announced the appointment of Hicham Chamseddine Naamani as its new European Sales Manager. Elsco is an international provider of elevator roller and swivel guides.
Photo: © KLST News | May 2025 “We were looking for a strong partner” The LIFTjournal once again has three questions: In view of recent events, the person we’re talking to this time is Detlef Klinkhammer, founder and managing director of “Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponenten für Aufzüge” (KLST), based in Zülpich near Cologne.
Photo: © VmA News | May 2025 VmA Board of Directors re-elected Udo Niggemeier has been confirmed in his office as Chairman of the Association of SME Lift Companies (Vereinigung mittelständischer Aufzugsunternehmen - VmA). The 59-year old has been heading the association since 2021.
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Photo: © PhonlamaiPhoto/iStock.com News | December 2023 Chatbots as digital service employees They are available around the clock, answer customer queries and make online appointments. Chatbots on websites can relieve companies from the lift sector of a great deal of work in terms of communication and service.
Photo: © Hundt Consult GmbH News | December 2023 New CFO at Hundt Consult Falko Stolte has been the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Hundt Consult since 1 July 2023. The 42-year old business graduate will be responsible for the finance and controlling departments.
Photo: © Bucher Hydraulics News | December 2023 Just like new: modernisation of hydraulic lifts The climate crisis shows: the time of the throwaway mentality has passed - modernisation is the order of the day. This also applies to hydraulic lifts.
Photo: © Ascendor News | December 2023 Ascendor: New homelift at the interlift Ascendor Lifttechnik presented a new homelift at the interlift. The modern DuraPorte homelift boasts a durable aluminium shaft and lifting height of up to 3 m, according to the company.
Photo: © KW Aufzugstechnik News | December 2023 Third generation of frequency converters KW Aufzugstechnik has presented a new frequency converter at interlift in the form of the Goliath 921.
Photo: © Algi News | December 2023 Electrical interlocks for heavy goods lifts The product range of ALGI has been expanded with electrical interlocks for heavy goods lifts. The company presented them at this year’s interlift.
Photo: © bussarin rinchumrus/iStock.com News | November 2023 How much lift does a building need? Long impatient waits for lifts? Many users have to experience this and they often vent their irritation about it to their specialist companies. But how much lift does a building absolutely need to reduce or optimise the waiting time to what feels normal?
Photo: © mayr Antriebstechnik News | November 2023 Lift brakes: safety knows no compromises Safety-relevant components such as lift brakes have to meet the highest quality requirements. Nevertheless, due to intense global competition in the lift sector, price repeatedly plays a decisive role even when it comes to safety-relevant components.
Photo: © Henning News | November 2023 New product for overload measurement Henning presented its new product for overload measurement from the WeightWatcher product series at the interlift: the evaluation unit “AE12wifi”.
