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.
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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: © Switch News | January 2023 Switch was taken over Dr Florian Steinmann is the new managing director and partner of Switch GmbH in Isernhagen. He took over the company as part of an age-related succession together with the “Realkapital Mittelstand” of Andreas and Edgar Burr.
Photo: © Kone/Katharina Schiffl News | January 2023 Kone takes over maintenance business from Flügel Aufzüge The lift company Kone has taken over the maintenance and emergency call business of the Austrian Flügel Aufzüge GmbH as of 1 January 2023.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | January 2023 Digital functions are becoming standard TK Elevator (TKE) is launching a digital and energy-efficient lift with accompanying platform called EOX, especially for low residential buildings with only a few floors. An Nvidia chip is integrated in the product.
Photo: © Digital Spine News | January 2023 “There are no losers in the world we’re creating” They promise to greatly reduce the maintenance costs for operators with the assistance of their box: the service offered by ‘Aufzughelden’ (“Lift Heroes”) has been spurring discussions in the German lift sector.
Photo: © Aleatec News | January 2023 Changes at Aleatec At Aleatec, there have been major changes in the company management in the last two years. For example, the founder and partner Uwe Hollenberg withdrew from operational management in 2020 and Kay Nelhübel joined the company as managing director.
Photo: © Bode News | January 2023 Bode overspeed governors UKCA-certified Bode has received UKCA certification for its speed governor from TÜV Süd.
Photo: © Dolgachov/123RF.com News | January 2023 Six errors regarding standardisation Thomas Wollstein is a “standardiser” – and has been for about 30 years. Boring, you say? That is one of the many errors regarding standardisation.
Photo: © Gustav Wolf News | January 2023 Gustav Wolf: new management team Henning Seffers recently became the worldwide chief sales officer (CSO) at Gustav Wolf GmbH in Gütersloh (Germany).
Photo: © zsv3207/123RF.com News | December 2022 The six most common errors when looking for skilled workers The skilled labour shortage, demographic change and lack of children: a “perfect storm”. This is especially true when the rather unknown lift sector and its suppliers are looking for skilled employees.
