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Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg

News | April 2026

Ziehl-Abegg breaks the one-billion-euro barrier

The industrial company Ziehl-Abegg based in Künzelsau (Germany) has released business figures for 2025: for the first time in the company’s 116-year history, revenue exceeded one billion euros (previous year: EUR 893 million).

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News | April 2026

New DACH head at Raloe

Klaus Gerhards has been the new head at the lift builder Raloe for the German-speaking countries Germany, Austria and Switzerland (“DACH”) since February.

Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge

News | April 2026

Hans-Jürgen Lutz has passed away

On 20 January 2026, Hans-Jürgen Lutz, former managing partner of Lutz Aufzüge, passed away at the age of 92.

Photo: © Wittur

News | April 2026

Wittur sells site and relocates

Wittur has sold its Wiedenzhausen site to a municipal company owned by the Wiedenzhausen municipality. This information was published on the website of the Bavarian municipality of Sulzmoos.

Photo: Grafik: © VLR

News | April 2026

Getting from top to bottom safely

Member companies of the Dutch VLR association can provide their customers with a toolkit that provides information about the correct use of lifts and escalators.

Photo: © TK Elevator

News | April 2026

Personnel changes at TKE

TK Elevator (TKE) has announced two personnel changes: there is a new COO and a new position of Chief Legal Officer has been created.

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News | April 2026

orderbase business now also available via browser

The users of orderbase can now also access the ERP solution with current browsers with no installation. This means they can use the same data and process core as in the existing desktop application.

News | March 2026

What to watch out for when working on the lift car roof

A lot of the work involving lift car technology is carried out in the shaft and from the car roof. While lift users can enter the car at ground level and without further precautions, service personnel must take additional safety precautions when working in the shaft.

News | March 2026

In Scandinavia, financial investors are buying up medium-sized companies

The Swedish lift market is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Unlike in other European countries, it is not the major OEMs that are buying up small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but new, financially strong groups. LIFTjournal spoke to Daniel Nyman about this.

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Ziehl-Abegg breaks the one-billion-euro barrier

New DACH head at Raloe

Hans-Jürgen Lutz has passed away

Wittur sells site and relocates

Getting from top to bottom safely

Personnel changes at TKE

orderbase business now also available via browser

What to watch out for when working on the lift car roof

In Scandinavia, financial investors are buying up medium-sized companies