Photo: © Langer + Laumann News | July 2026 New CEO at the Langer + Laumann Group The Langer + Laumann Group has a new CEO. The former managing director, Martin Platt, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on 1 December 2025 at the age of 58.
Photo: © Bunse-Aufzüge News | July 2026 The Machinery Regulation: Call for Action! As the date of application for the regulation as of 20 January 2027 is approaching, manufacturers and all other stakeholders need to be prepared urgently to comply with the new and revised requirements in a timely fashion.
Photo: © KLST News | July 2026 Three questions to ... Markus Labruier Markus Labruier (54) has been the managing director of Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponente für Aufzüge (KLST) since 1 October 2025. Mition GmbH Mittelstandsbeteiligungen took over the company at the beginning of 2025.
Photo: © LIFTjournal/Dirk Müller/KI-assistiert mit Firefly und ChatGPT News | July 2026 A wedding with strings attached The announcement of Kone’s takeover of TK Elevator has sent shockwaves through the industry. Suddenly, there is talk of a new mega-conglomerate, a potential shift in power within the service sector, and the fact that the wave of consolidation has now reached the Big Four themselves.
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Photo: © Schindler Deutschland / Alexander Knetsch News | February 2024 Stuck? Not at all! LIFTjournal published a comment by Dr Peter Hug in its 5/23 issue. In it, the managing director of the Trade Association Lifts and Escalators in the VDMA described the parking space difficulties of many lift technicians.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | February 2024 A grand seigneur of the lift sector takes his farewell Wolfgang Adldinger was a serious player: for more than four decades, he worked in various lift sector companies – from SME to multinational. His many years of commitment to standardisation have been honoured worldwide.
Photo: © Nürnberg Messe / Heiko Stahl News | February 2024 “Great interest in interlift 2025” The number of registrations for interlift 2025 was already high at the end of 2023, reports organiser AFAG. It will take place from 14 to 17 October 2025 – for the first time at the new location in Nuremberg.
Photo: © Hohner Automation News | February 2024 Hohner commemorated its 40th anniversary Hohner Automation, headquartered in Breda, Spain, is an international family-owned business specialized in the manufacturing of incremental and absolute encoders, linear measurement systems and rotary actuators.
Photo: © Alimak News | February 2024 New lift for harsh industrial environments The Swedish manufacturer Alimak has launched the rack and pinion elevator SE 240L. It is designed for installation on silos, storage vessels, and cranes.
Photo: © Cedes News | February 2024 Lift communication hub for the 21st century Cedes and relayr teamed up with 2N – an international provider of IP access control systems, creator of video door intercoms, smart readers and lift solutions.
Photo: © LIFTjournal News | February 2024 Digital companion for the installation and maintenance of Wittur doors Wittur presented at the interlift 2023 “ElevatorSense”, a hardware-software platform designed to simplify the installation and maintenance of Wittur doors.
Photo: © Aritec News | February 2024 High-tech lift belt based on aramid cord Aritec New Materials Group AG – a technology company based in Switzerland – has introduced the Aribelt 30 F3.4, a high-tech lift belt based on aramid cord, at interlift 2023.
Photo: © elevatec GmbH News | February 2024 Modular system for cargo lifts A young company on the lift market: elevatec has been offering its modular cargo lifts since the beginning of this year. The product is available in three versions.
