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: © Hissmekano News | December 2022 HissMekano opens a warehouse in Germany HissMekano, Scandinavian supplier of spare parts for lifts, is expanding its business in Germany. The Stockholm-based company will open a warehouse in Niedernhausen, Germany, in the middle of the Rhine-Main area.
Photo: © Yaskawa News | December 2022 New LA500 AC frequency inverter for lift applications The new LA500 compact AC drive for lift applications delivers maximum travel comfort thanks to its new features and reliability. This compact drive is simple and easy to integrate into existing lifting systems, which helps save time and costs during installation.
Photo: © klss/123RF.com News | December 2022 Open standards for cloud communication The moment when the CANopen-Lift standard became established in the lift sector at the beginning of the millennium was a milestone. This meant the different components of different manufacturers had now found a common language with which they could communicate with each other. But what happens when the data leave the lift?
Photo: © TK Elevator News | December 2022 TK Elevator to cut 500 jobs at German plant 500 of the 800 jobs at TK Elevator's German lift plant in Neuhausen are to be cut within the next two years. The company speaks of a "realignment" of the lift plant, the local Esslingen chapter of the trade union IG Metall calls it a "watershed moment".
Photo: © Hydroware News | December 2022 Styrbjörn Andrén joins Hydroware Starting in January 2023, Styrbjörn Andrén will join Hydroware as Head of Products and Learning. He should mobilise the company for its coming expansion.
Photo: © Kübler News | December 2022 Kübler Group growing in difficult environment in 2022 Despite high energy prices, rising costs for raw materials, logistics chains and inflation, Kübler Group also achieved rising turnover figures in the current financial year.
Photo: © okapidesign 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.
Photo: © kritchanut/123RF.com 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.
Photo: © Schindler Deutschland 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.
