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: © Bernd Lorenz/LIFTjournal News | August 2023 Interview with Sefa Targit on the Turkish lift market "The earthquake in Turkey has created a new elevator market," says Sefa Targit, who has been active in the Turkish elevator industry and in various associations for more than 40 years.
Photo: © CAN in Automation News | August 2023 New CiA board of directors The nonprofit international CAN in Automation (CiA) users’ and manufacturers’ association elected the CiA board of directors as well as the members of the CiA Business Committee and the CiA Technical Committee.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | August 2023 “The MiDrive has reached a new milestone” In general, lift doors are regarded as one of the most sensitive trouble sources in a lift system. It is why diagnosing door problems as early as possible and finding the cause precisely is all the more important for keeping door standstill times to a minimum.
Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | August 2023 New plant director at Lutz Aufzüge Lukas Versemann has been the new plant manager at Lutz Aufzüge since 1 May 2023. Consequently, the 32-year old is responsible for the plant and order management.
Photo: © okapidesign News | August 2023 CE marking: deadline extended again Good news – especially for internationally active component manufacturers: The British government intends to extend the recognition of CE marking for the placing of goods on the British market indefinitely. This also applies to elevators.
Photo: © Ascendor News | July 2023 Ascendor Lifttechnik at new location Ascendor Lifttechnik has now relocated its production site from Niederwaldkirchen to nearby Neufelden in Upper Austria. At the same time, the production area has been expanded by 42 percent to 8,000 m² in total.
Photo: © privat News | July 2023 Berresheim moves to Hundt Consult Peter Berresheim joined the Cologne branch of Hundt Consult GmbH as project manager. The 54-year old will be employed there as specialist planner for building conveyance installations, in particular lifts and escalators.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | July 2023 25 years Langer & Laumann Ing.-Büro GmbH This year, Langer & Laumann Ing.-Büro is celebrating its 25th anniversary. “This is an important milestone for the company, which has blossomed into a renowned provider of door drives for lift and machine doors,” Langer & Laumann declared.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | July 2023 TK Elevator launches EOX on the German lift market After the product was unveiled in October 2022, TK Elevator has now also officially launched the new lift system EOX in Germany.
