Photo: © akkamulator/123RF.com News | June 2025 Ascenco Group acquires “Hiss-Craft i Norrland” The Ascenco Group (“Ascenco”) took over the after-market company “Hiss-Craft i Norrland” (Hiss-Craft) in Northern Sweden at the beginning of February.
Photo: © privat News | June 2025 David Wallen moves to Hydroware GmbH David Wallen has been director of Hydroware GmbHsince March 2025. The 41-year old previously worked for Cedes for nine months as key account manager.
Photo: © vectorfusionart / okapidesign/123RF.com News | June 2025 Cyber security standard: application an explosive issue A standard devoted to cyber security entered into force a while ago in the form of ISO 8102-20:2022. Even though it has not yet been harmonised, technical inspection organisations have been demanding manufacturer declarations since the summer of 2024.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg / Rainer Grill News | June 2025 New financial director at Ziehl-Abegg The Supervisory Board of Ziehl-Abegg has appointed Marco Altherr as the new financial director (CFO) of the company. Altherr has taken up his office at the manufacturer of electric motors and ventilators in May 2025.
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Photo: © Cedes News | July 2023 Partnership of Cedes and relayr Cedes and relayr are entering into a strategic partnership. As a producer of safety light curtains and optoelectronic sensors for lifts, Cedes intends to combine its sensor solutions with relayr’s expertise.
Photo: © Geda GmbH News | July 2023 Digitalisation in the construction machine sector Geda has moved ahead with the development of its digital platform “Geda Central”.
Photo: © Lödige Industries News | June 2023 Wennekamp returns to Lödige Tobias Wennekamp has assumed the newly created position of Chief Product Officer at Lödige Industries.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | June 2023 Colossal six-leaf doors on the fifth continent When it comes to lifts, landing and car doors with very large dimensions are a special challenge – a task that the door specialist Meiller has been handling for years.
Photo: © Kanawastudio/Bernd Lorenz/iStock.com News | June 2023 New sector report: lack of skilled workers the new sticking point Three megatrends are currently influencing the German lift sector: digitalisation, sustainability and demographic change. This was revealed by the new sector report about the German lift and escalator sector, which has just been published.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | June 2023 TK Elevator: New CEO in Europe and Africa Bora Gülan has been appointed CEO of TK Elevator’s European and African elevator and escalator business.
Photo: © Schindler News | June 2023 Connecting lifts to an IoT system The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the lift industry by enabling the collection and transmission of data from lifts to cloud-based systems. This provides a better experience for all stakeholders involved.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | June 2023 New majority owner at Langer & Laumann The ownership of Langer & Laumann is changing: with immediate effect, there is a new majority owner. The transaction was concluded on 15 June 2023.
Photo: © Kledelmans News | June 2023 Car area increases by 50 percent The engineering and installation company in vertical transportation “Kledelmans” has developed a new arrangement for a lift car with its counterweight. According to the company, the newly arranged car area increases by 50 percent without changing shaft dimensions.
