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: © 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.
Photo: © Jian Fan/iStock/okapidesign News | September 2023 IoT facilitates an efficiency leap for the lift world Lifts are predestined for IoT (Internet of Things) applications. This is why the Cedes Group is developing a new portfolio of sensors.
Photo: © privat News | August 2023 GAT: Kevin Rieke as additional CEO Kevin Rieke has been appointed as a new member of the Board of Management and additional CEO of the cooperative by the Supervisory Board of the GAT Gemeinschaft Aufzugs-Technik eG.
Photo: © Otis Elevator Company News | August 2023 Otis opens new circuit board production facility Otis has opened a new circuit board factory in Berlin for which it invested eight million euros. Judy Marks, Chair, CEO and President of the international group, travelled there to attend the official opening.
