Photo: © Gartec News | June 2026 LEIA appoints new leadership for Personal Lift Group The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has appointed Andrew Harper, Group CEO of Gartec, as Chair of its Personal Lift Group (PLG).
Photo: © diego vito cervo/123RF.com News | June 2026 Kone expands its presence in northern Germany Kone’s acquisition spree continues. Through its subsidiary M.S. Aufzüge, the Finnish lift manufacturer has acquired a medium-sized company from the north of Germany.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | June 2026 Lift motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg mourns the loss of Uwe Ziehl Uwe Ziehl passed away on 6 June 2026 at the age of 79. He served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the technology group Ziehl-Abegg from 2005 to 2020.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift e.V. News | June 2026 Internationalization of standardization: A challenge for SMEs The publication of EN ISO 8100-1 and -2 represents the continuation of a development that has characterised lift standardisation for several years: the greater international harmonisation of technical codes.
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Photo: Grafik: © VLR News | April 2026 Getting from top to bottom safely Member companies of the Dutch VLR association can provide their customers with a toolkit that provides information about the correct use of lifts and escalators.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | April 2026 Personnel changes at TKE TK Elevator (TKE) has announced two personnel changes: there is a new COO and a new position of Chief Legal Officer has been created.
Photo: © orderbase/Adobe Stock News | April 2026 orderbase business now also available via browser The users of orderbase can now also access the ERP solution with current browsers with no installation. This means they can use the same data and process core as in the existing desktop application.
Photo: © kadmy/123RF.com News | March 2026 What to watch out for when working on the lift car roof A lot of the work involving lift car technology is carried out in the shaft and from the car roof. While lift users can enter the car at ground level and without further precautions, service personnel must take additional safety precautions when working in the shaft.
Photo: © KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz/Dirkmüller/LIFTjournal News | March 2026 In Scandinavia, financial investors are buying up medium-sized companies The Swedish lift market is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Unlike in other European countries, it is not the major OEMs that are buying up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but new, financially strong groups. LIFTjournal spoke to Daniel Nyman about this.
Photo: © Yanalyso/123RF.com News | March 2026 Digital support for maintenance The software producer CSG AUPOS aims to set new standards in digital maintenance and project management through a combination of artificial intelligence, well-conceived deployment planning and mobile apps.
Photo: © Stannah News | March 2026 Stannah: Sixth generation and new executive board The UK family-owned lift business Stannah has announced that it will strengthen its leadership with the addition of a sixth generation and a new executive board.
Photo: © SimsInLifts News | March 2026 SimsInLifts expanding to the continent The British specialist for lift communication technology, SimsInLifts, can now also be found in Belgium apart from the United Kingdom with its multi-roam SIM cards, which can be installed in emergency call systems.
Photo: © W+W Aufzugkomponenten News | March 2026 Duty to maintain public safety in lift building Working on lifts – whether new construction, modernisation, repair or service – can be dangerous.
