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News | December 2022

Brexit deadline extended

European companies will get two more years before they have to use the new UKCA marking for the introduction of products to the United Kingdom. Grant Shapps, the British secretary of state for business, announced this in mid-November.

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News | November 2022

ISO 8100-32:2020 Questionnaire

The ISO working group responsible for ISO 8100-32 is currently preparing a guidance document in the form of a technical report. They ask the lift industry for feedback on the standard.

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News | November 2022

Certified sustainable lift maintenance

According to the company, Schindler Germany will be providing the first TÜV-certified sustainable lift maintenance in the sector. The aim of the “Schindler Green Service” is to reduce CO₂-emissions by 99.5 percent.

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News | November 2022

Second call for papers for Elevcon 2023

Organizers of Elevcon 2023 have published a 2nd call for papers for the event. The 23rd international Conference of the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE) is set to take place on June 20-23 at the Grandior Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic.

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News | November 2022

Reduction of prestressing force in screw fittings

The last article in this series considered the areas of use of elastic bearings. This one deals with professional mounting.

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News | November 2022

Cold plasma to keep lifts and escalators virus free

The British company Oxonox says it will unveil the world’s first cold plasma lift and escalator innovations.

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News | November 2022

The biggest crisis: the shortage of skilled labour

Delivery bottlenecks, shortages of skilled labour and enormous energy price increases – these crises also affect the lift sector, states Peter Zeitler, Managing Director of New Lift, in an interview with LIFTjournal.

News | November 2022

Intelligent solutions save time and personnel

Products, especially components in the lift, are subject to constantly changing market circumstances. The changed market needs bring interesting new solutions to the market.