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: © Algi News | October 2023 Hydraulic drive modernisation ALGI and New Lift have used the joint project “Smart Pack Basic & Smart Pack Eco” to develop an optimised product for hydraulic drive modernisation. They intend to unveil it before the international lift market at the interlift.
Photo: © compreneur News | October 2023 Service for lift operators and maintenance companies A newly founded company aims to provide lift operators and maintenance companies with a comprehensive service package and will present what it has to offer for the first time at the interlift 2023.
Photo: © privat News | September 2023 Butz Liftparts transfers sales management to Sven Reiling Sven Reiling is the new distribution director at Butz Liftparts. The 48-year old has been working in the lift sector since 2020.
Photo: © Alimak News | September 2023 Hoist car and drive system: Lighter and more energy efficient The Swedish manufacturer Almak has launched a lightweight hoist car and drive system in the form of the Scando 650a.
Photo: © es2000 Errichter Software News | September 2023 New tool for managing lifts es2000 Errichter Software GmbH is offering lift builders a tool to map several lifts in one order with its “Extended lift management”.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | September 2023 The "Twin" was launched 20 years ago TK Elevator celebrates 20 years of Twin, the elevator was launched in 2003 and first showcased at the University of Stuttgart in Germany.
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).
