Photo: © Orona Niederlande News | November 2026 Orona buys two Dutch lift builders The Dutch subsidiary of the Spanish lift group Orona has taken over the UP company group. It was part of the portfolio of the investment company Karmijn Kapitaal.
Photo: © Dirk Müller/LIFTjournal/KI-assistiert mit ChatGPT-5.6 Sol + Adobe Photoshop 2026 News | November 2026 The French want more modern lifts According to a survey by the French lift association “Fédération des Ascenseurs”, a large proportion of the French population would like to see older lifts modernised.
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Photo: © diego vito cervo/123RF.com News | June 2026 Kone expands its presence in northern Germany Kone’s acquisition spree continues. Through its subsidiary M.S. Aufzüge, the Finnish lift manufacturer has acquired a medium-sized company from the north of Germany.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | June 2026 Lift motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg mourns the loss of Uwe Ziehl Uwe Ziehl passed away on 6 June 2026 at the age of 79. He served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the technology group Ziehl-Abegg from 2005 to 2020.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift e.V. News | June 2026 Internationalization of standardization: A challenge for SMEs The publication of EN ISO 8100-1 and -2 represents the continuation of a development that has characterised lift standardisation for several years: the greater international harmonisation of technical codes.
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.
Photo: © K-Solutions News | May 2026 AI's influence on lift service K-solutions – the IT company of the controller manufacturer Kollmorgen – has developed its own chatbot, based on a large LLM (“Large Language Model”). The aim is to cut reaction times for customers.
Photo: © Geda GmbH News | May 2026 Safety in the shaft – Flexibility in the system Geda has presented the new “Shaft Lift” – a lift solution for use in shafts. It is intended for use both in new construction and renovation projects, the manufacturer of construction and industrial lifts emphasised.
Photo: © AFAG/Timm Schamberger News | May 2026 New project director for the interlift After 30 years of working in the lift sector, Joachim Kalsdorf, project director of the interlift, has stepped back from active working life and handed over the project management to Alexander Stein.
Photo: © Dirkmüller/KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | May 2026 International standardization for lifts and escalators International standardization for lifts and escalators is going strong with many new standards in development and many existing standards under revision.
