Photo: © Kuebler Group News | December 2025 Farewell to Erika Kübler Erika Kübler, the wife of the company founder Fritz Kübler, passed away on 4 September 2025 at the age 94, according to the Kübler Group.
Photo: © Funtap/shutterstock/okapidesign News | December 2025 The latest news from the world of standards DIN EN 81-41 is now available and the Technical Committee CEN/TC10 “Lifts, escalators and moving walks” has published the draft of EN 81-28:2024. The most important changes.
Photo: © TK Elevator / Philip Schwarz News | December 2025 TKE inaugurates its “Product Competence Center” TK Elevator (TKE) held a big ceremony in Esslingen to open its new centre for lift technology. Research and development are to be bundled with the production of the latest lift technology on a site of 33,000 m2. This also accommodates a completely digitalised logistics centre.
Photo: © Clemenspool–eigenes Werk News | December 2025 EN 81-76: The practical application of the new standard In part 1 of this article series described the functionality of a lift according to EN 81-76:2025. The second part deals with its practical application and the prerequisites for a suitable lift configuration.
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Photo: © Andrea Piacquadio/pexels News | October 2022 How to sell your company successfully If internal family succession is not an option, selling the company may make sense as an alternative. To ensure such a project succeeds, many aspects have to be taken into account before implementation.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | October 2022 New CEO at Ziehl-Abegg SE The Ziehl-Abegg SE Supervisory Board has appointed Dr Marc Wucherer as the new CEO. The 52 years old will take over his new position in December 2022.
Photo: © marinazg/123RF.com News | October 2022 No end to the new standards … In the last issue, LIFTjournal presented the new draft standards in the EN 81 series. Further important changes have occurred in the regulatory framework: five standards have now been revised and published.
Photo: © Europäische Union News | October 2022 Updated “Blue Guide” published The guideline for the implementation of the product rules of the EU 2022 (“Blue Guide”) was published on 29 June 2022 in the Official Journal C 247 of the European Union.
Photo: © Adam Borkowski/unsplash News | October 2022 A fire safe lift system into the EU’s tallest building 2N installed the lift emergency system in the Varso Tower in Warsaw – Europe’s tallest skyscraper.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | October 2022 TK Elevator acquires Nordic Lift TK Elevator is expanding its presence in Sweden. The company will acquire Nordic Lift from the Pegroco Invest Group.
Photo: © Schmersal News | September 2022 Schmersal: New evaluation logics – for example for wind turbines Schmersal has developed new versions of its multifunctional SRB-E series of safety relay modules for lifts in wind turbines.
Photo: © Nikolai Lenets/123RF.com News | September 2022 Lödige acquires Northern Elevator Lödige Industries, a supplier of lift solutions, acquires the British lift installation, repairs and maintenance provider Northern Elevator Limited.
Photo: © Kübler News | September 2022 Kübler: Innovative medium-sized company for the fourth time In 2022, the Kübler Group is once again one of the 100 most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany for the fourth time in a row according to WirtschaftsWoche.
