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.
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.
Photo: © Schmitt + Sohn News | July 2026 Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge: Change in management The announcement has caused quite a stir: Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge, one of the largest family-run businesses in the European lift industry, is restructuring its management. For the first time, an external managing director has also been appointed.
Photo: © TÜV Süd News | July 2026 “We don’t take our decisions in a vacuum” Jörg Becker has been the Chairman of the Coordination Group of the Accredited Inspection Bodies in Germany and as a result the successor of Dieter Roas for over a year.
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Photo: © privat News | April 2026 New DACH head at Raloe Klaus Gerhards has been the new head at the lift builder Raloe for the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland (“DACH”) since February.
Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | April 2026 Hans-Jürgen Lutz has passed away On 20 January 2026, Hans-Jürgen Lutz, former managing partner of Lutz Aufzüge, passed away at the age of 92.
Photo: © Wittur News | April 2026 Wittur sells site and relocates Wittur has sold its Wiedenzhausen site to a municipal company owned by the Wiedenzhausen municipality. This information was published on the website of the Bavarian municipality of Sulzmoos.
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.
