Photo: © Martina Lundqvist/Ascenco Group News | March 2026 SJEC Danmark A/S joins Ascenco Group Ascenco Group AB (“Ascenco”) continues to expand in the Nordics, entering Denmark through the partnership with SJEC Danmark.
Photo: © Otis Elevator Company News | March 2026 Vertical mobility for enhanced requirements For 2026, Otis has announced two new approaches in the form of Arise MOD and the Gen3 platform for flexible modernisation of existing lifts and intelligent technologies for new buildings that are tailored to different needs.
Photo: © Lift Professional/Shorts Industries Ltd. News | March 2026 T-shirts pay tribute to everyday heroes The English lift sector spare parts provider “Shorts Industries” has now also moved into fashion. In keeping with the motto “Make Your Value Known”, the aim is to put the spotlight on all those who keep the world running from day-to-day.
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Photo: © helinntonfantin/123RF.com News | April 2024 The Spaniards are coming Do the Big 4 have to get ready for expansion? A company transaction largely unnoticed by the public now points to this.
Photo: © funtap/shutterstock/okapidesign News | April 2024 News from the world of standardisation The drafts of EN ISO 8100-1/2 have appeared. They are now available as pr DIN EN ISO 8100-1 and pr DIN EN ISO 8100-2. A brief of overview of the changes compared to DIN EN 81-20/50.
Photo: © privat News | April 2024 Obituary for Gerhard Thumm Gerhard Thumm died at the end of February 2024 at the age of 72. He held various responsible positions at TK Elevator from 1976 to 2018.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | April 2024 Grabmayer moves to Safeline Martin Grabmayer has been responsible as sales manager at Safeline for the launch and distribution of monitoring systems and cloud-based maintenance tools for lifts companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland since March 2024.
Photo: © Kone News | April 2024 Kone acquires Paca Ascenseurs Assa Abloy has sold its lift maintenance business Paca ascenseur (Paca) in France to Kone. With this acquisition, Kone intends to strengthen its local presence in the region.
Photo: © Wittur News | April 2024 Wittur: New Chief Financial Officer Gero Neumeier is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Wittur Group. He has been appointed with effect from 1 April 2024. Neumeier succeeds Bob Rajan, who served as interim CFO of the company.
Photo: © Cedes / Langer & Laumann News | April 2024 Partners for smart lift doors Cedes and Langer & Laumann have agreed on a partnership. Cedes is a global leader in lift door safeguarding, Langer & Laumann provides solutions in the field of door drives on the European market.
Photo: © Bernd Lorenz/LIFTjournal News | April 2024 Schickor transfers his company Horst Schickor, owner and managing director of SBR Aufzugtechnik GmbH, transferred his company shares to Benjamin Reining, Wilhelm Bromkamp and Marc George at the end of 2023.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg / Rainer Grill News | April 2024 Ziehl-Abegg reports record year Ziehl-Abegg has completed the most successful year in its company history. The manufacturer’s turnover increased by 9.5 percent to 955 million euros.
