Photo: © Kübler News | June 2025 Kübler: New global industry manager for elevator technology Felix Baier has been the new global Industry Manager for Elevator Technology at Kübler since 1 September 2024.
Photo: © Meiller News | June 2025 The hinged door in lift building: an underestimated classic Manual hinged doors in lift building – a relic of days gone by? Quite the contrary. This solution is more than just a niche product.
Photo: © osma GmbH & Co. KG News | June 2025 osma sale: “The rumour is complete nonsense” The handover at osma from one generation to the next was completed several years ago. Jens-Albert Schenk already took over the strategic and operational responsibility for the lift manufacturer from his father in 2019.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | June 2025 Gero Markowski joins Henning Gero Markowski joined the team of the German component manufacturer Henning as Global Sales Director on 1 March. The 42-year old already has some experience in the lift sector.
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Photo: © Peikko News | March 2025 Sophia Saile switches to Peikko Finnish construction supplier Peikko, which offers solutions for a wide range of applications in reinforced concrete and composite structures, has hired Sophia Saile as Business Development Manager.
Photo: © 2N News | March 2025 Elevator emergency communication should be inclusive Elevators occasionally break down, leaving passengers trapped for extended periods – a challenge for individuals with hearing or speech impairments.
Photo: © Wittur News | March 2025 New Chief People Officer at Wittur Wittur has announced the appointment of Christian Klümper, as the company’s new Chief People Officer, effective January 1, 2025.
Photo: © BT News | March 2025 BT intends to prepare 2G switch-off early on The 2G and 3G chapter in the United Kingdom was to be over by 2033 at the latest. British Telecommunications (BT) has now announced an earlier deadline and intends to approach its customers soon. There appears to be a more urgent need for users of the VMO2 2G network to take action.
Photo: © KPN News | March 2025 KPN will switch off 2G only at the end of 2027 The Dutch telecommunications company KPN has postponed the switch-off of its 2G network by two years. The new date is 1 December 2027.
Photo: © TGE-Gruppe News | March 2025 Distribution of the TGE Group reorganised Ralf Gebhardt became the new distribution manager of the TGE Group in January. Adrian Gollasch will in future be in charge of key account management. Matthias Höppner, who joined the company in January, will reinforce technical distribution.
Photo: © Stefanie Fahr News | February 2025 Bucher Hydraulics opens a new administrative building Bucher Hydraulics, producer of electrohydraulic system solutions, has opened a modern administrative building at its headquarters in Klettgau-Grießen (DE).
Photo: © EdmoLift News | February 2025 Change at EdmoLift On 28 February 2025, Anders Wahlqvist, EdmoLift's CEO, will retire after 35 years. To guarantee a smooth transition, Jonathan Grip will assume the role of CEO while Tomas Edmo becomes Deputy CEO.
Photo: © Computec News | February 2025 Universally usable door drive The Computec Door Drive 6 (CDD6) from Zagro is capable of universal use. It can operate DC motors with and without brushes up to 40V with or without encoder.
