Photo: © ustudiographydd59/123RF.com News | June 2026 The most important events for the lift industry Convenient overview: The most important trade fairs and events of the lift industry at a glance! We constantly update the dates.
Photo: © faithie/123RF.com News | June 2026 THE newsletter for the international lift industry The LIFTjournal newsletter provides a monthly round-up of the most important news for the international lift industry.
Photo: © Dirk Müller/KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | May 2026 EN ISO 8100-1/2:2026 standards – global standards for lifts EN 81-20/50 are the main safety standards for lifts. These standards have been revised, so that now the EN ISO 8100-1/2:2026 standards are available.
Photo: © Bundesverband Metall News | May 2026 Rolf Rehbold joins the Bundesverband Metall Rolf Rehbold assumed the position of departmental head of occupational training at the Federal Metalworking Association (BVM) on 1 January 2026.
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Photo: © Liftowa Panorama News | April 2023 The lift industry in Ukraine up to 24 February 2022 This article is intended to provide German and other readers with an overview of the lift market in Ukraine and its opportunities in the future. It was written by Maria Pilipiv and Oleg Skripez. They are the publishers of the Ukrainian lift trade journal “Liftowa Panorama”.
Photo: © Monika Fellner News | April 2023 Ziehl-Abegg: Gold for TikTok presentation The industrial company Ziehl-Abegg was honoured at the Employee Branding Award in Vienna. The company’s TikTok presentation won gold.
Photo: © privat News | April 2023 Donati: addition to the German team David Barge joined the team of Donati Germany at the beginning of 2023. He is to support the German managing director Henrik von Osten-Sacken with his knowledge of the sector in the German market.
Photo: © learchitecto/Fotolia.com News | April 2023 Sustainable solutions from SMEs Energy and raw materials are precious resources. Their economical consumption is the order of the day. SMEs from the lift sector also make a contribution to sustainability with their innovative services and long-lived products. We present five of them.
Photo: © kadmy/123RF.com News | April 2023 Is this really sustainable? We are increasingly often confronted with modernisations, which are actually reconstructions of the lift. Is this always necessary? And is it always sustainable?
Photo: © mauscraft/123RF.com News | April 2023 Energy efficiency versus sustainability? At the moment, energy efficiency is a huge topic – also in the lift sector. Unfortunately, sustainability is suffering under this, but it should be taken just as seriously as energy efficiency, since it tackles the topic far more comprehensively.
Photo: © piranka/istockphoto News | April 2023 Modernisation instead of new lifts: The sustainable way There are currently about 6.5 million lifts in existence in Europe - and every year about 150,000 new lifts are put into operation (source: ELA - European Lift Association).
Photo: © kadmy/123RF.com News | April 2023 Safety first: occupational safety in lift building Work in lift building has a very high hazard potential – not just in new construction, but also in modernisation and service. This is how fitters and technicians can protect themselves better against occupational accidents.
Photo: © Aphithana Chitmongkolthong, istockphoto.com News | April 2023 Noise insulation in lift construction: ride quality according to ISO 18738 In the last article, we looked at the limits of measurements according to DIN 8989. Below we aim to show the benefits of measurements according to ISO 18738.
