Photo: © Aufzugsservice Süd News | October 2025 Three questions to … René Müller A LinkedIn post drew our attention to René Müller. This was because the managing director of Aufzugsservice Süd GmbH presented an unusual idea there ...
Photo: © Aufzugshop Frano Witt News | October 2025 Aufzugshop Frano Witt now also available on app Aufzugshop Frano Witt is now launching its service directly on smartphones. Customers can request spare parts, view offers and make direct contact with the new app at any time and from any location.
Photo: © Bernd Lorenz/LIFTjournal News | October 2025 ‘Modernisation, service and digitalisation are our growth drivers’ Alexander Vitt has been Managing Director of the DACH region at Kone since May 2024. In an interview with LIFTjournal, he talked about strategic priorities, the challenges in the new construction market, the role of digitalisation – and why Kone was focusing on partnerships and platform solutions in the long term.
Photo: © Maximilian Döringer / Wiener Linien News | October 2025 Barrier-free lift operation on the Wiener Linien The Wiener Linien has implemented a comprehensive package of measures on barrier freedom in cooperation with Schaefer. At the heart of this is the Schaefer "LiftBoy" system, which permits contact-free lift operation per smartphone.
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Photo: © Ulrike Lotze News | September 2023 “There is a huge gap to fill” Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen is the new Chairwoman and Programme Director of Elevcon 2023. She was available to LIFTjournal for a brief interview.
Photo: © privat News | September 2023 Sara Berggren: the new Secretary General at Hissförbundet Sara Berggren has taken over from Anne Geitmann as Secretary General of Hissförbundet, the Swedish Lift and Escalator Association.
Photo: © Ulrike Lotze News | September 2023 Elevcon: Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen succeeds Ami Lustig Dr Marja-Liisa Siikonen is the new Chairwoman and Programme Manager of Elevcon 2023, the 23rd International Congress of the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE).
Photo: © ikonoklast_Fotografie/iStock.com News | September 2023 Completely new motives for the sale of an elevator company A headlong change in the market for company transactions is observable: those who currently want to sell their lift companies are doing so for completely different reasons. Simultaneously, there is also a fundamental reorientation on the buyer's side.
Photo: © Kone News | September 2023 Shortened construction times thanks to high performance construction lifts The new Quartier Vienna Twentytwo is being erected by Signa and ARE within sight of Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Kone is installing the first of its second generation JumpLifts there.
Photo: © Marie-Theres Niessalla News | September 2023 Transferring a company is working on the future What does it take to successfully lead a company? Technical knowledge, leadership skills and personality – on this we can quickly agree. What does it take to successfully transfer a company? Many questions and anxieties arise here…
Photo: © privat News | September 2023 Ana Efata leads ELA committee on safety, education and training Ana Efata is the new chairwoman of ELA Safety, Education & Training Committee and successor of Andreas Hönnige.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugstüren / okapidesign / Montage News | September 2023 Lift door as digital twin in building planning The impending integration of the new Meiller Configuration Engine (MCE) in the Liftdesigner planning software of Digi-Para is intended to provide its users with many benefits.
Photo: © NASA/Joel Kowsky News | September 2023 Elevators on the moon are closer than you think This article does NOT discuss the well-known concept of a Space Elevator or delve into science fiction. Instead, it focuses on a new emerging market for elevators.
