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: © okapidesign News | December 2022 Brexit deadline extended European companies will get two more years before they have to use the new UKCA marking for the introduction of products to the United Kingdom. Grant Shapps, the British secretary of state for business, announced this in mid-November.
Photo: © kritchanut/123RF.com News | November 2022 ISO 8100-32:2020 Questionnaire The ISO working group responsible for ISO 8100-32 is currently preparing a guidance document in the form of a technical report. They ask the lift industry for feedback on the standard.
Photo: © Schindler Deutschland News | November 2022 Certified sustainable lift maintenance According to the company, Schindler Germany will be providing the first TÜV-certified sustainable lift maintenance in the sector. The aim of the “Schindler Green Service” is to reduce CO₂-emissions by 99.5 percent.
Photo: © IAEE News | November 2022 Second call for papers for Elevcon 2023 Organizers of Elevcon 2023 have published a 2nd call for papers for the event. The 23rd international Conference of the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE) is set to take place on June 20-23 at the Grandior Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic.
Photo: © Aphithana Chitmongkolthong, istockphoto.com News | November 2022 Reduction of prestressing force in screw fittings The last article in this series considered the areas of use of elastic bearings. This one deals with professional mounting.
Photo: © Oxonox News | November 2022 Cold plasma to keep lifts and escalators virus free The British company Oxonox says it will unveil the world’s first cold plasma lift and escalator innovations.
Photo: © ratmaner / okapidesign/123RF.com News | November 2022 The biggest crisis: the shortage of skilled labour Delivery bottlenecks, shortages of skilled labour and enormous energy price increases – these crises also affect the lift sector, states Peter Zeitler, Managing Director of New Lift, in an interview with LIFTjournal.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | November 2022 Intelligent solutions save time and personnel Products, especially components in the lift, are subject to constantly changing market circumstances. The changed market needs bring interesting new solutions to the market.
Photo: © Guido Schwarz News | November 2022 Successors take over IBB Fördertechnik Maximilian Meierhofer and Michael Reichelt have been the managing partners of IBB Fördertechnik since 1 June.
