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News | August 2021

EN 81-72 and 81-73 have been harmonised

At the end of july the European standards for safety rules for the design and installation of fire brigade lifts as well as for behaviour of lifts in the event of fire were harmonised.

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News | August 2021

Lift modernisation – but when and how?

When is the right time to modernise a lift? When does it make technical and economic sense? And what rules should be followed when doing so? This is what many operators – rightly – ask themselves.

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News | August 2021

Gisela Bernstein to retire

Gisela Bernstein passed on the torch of the Bernstein AG to the third generation on 1 July – her children Achim and Nicole Bernstein.

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News | August 2021

Order in the renovation of the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Maspero Elevatori has won the manufacturing and modernization ot the lifts for the UN Headquarters in Geneva.

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News | August 2021

Five Red Dot awards for Kone

The jury of the Red Dot Awards honoured Kone five times: the company's access gate system “Kone Lane” won two prizes.

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News | July 2021

Platform stair lift in the BIM database

The Austrian lift company Ascendor has recently started providing BIM data for its platform stair lift PLG7.

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News | July 2021

Orona defies the pandemic

According to the company, Orona improved its market position in 2020 despite the pandemic and achieved turnover of 799 million euros. The cooperative revealed this at its virtual annual general meeting.

News | July 2021

Greater load-bearing capacity for cargo lifts

Lödige Industries has further developed its chain lifts Sherpa and Escorta. Thanks to a 50 percent higher load-bearing capacity of up to 4.5 tons and a larger car, they can now be used to transport heavier and bulkier loads.

News | July 2021

Modular construction in the lift sector

A new lift along with shaft – quickly installed: this is possible with a complete solution from one source, the Gen2 lift from Otis combined with the modular lift shaft from Max Bögl.

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EN 81-72 and 81-73 have been harmonised

Lift modernisation – but when and how?

Gisela Bernstein to retire

Order in the renovation of the Palais des Nations in Geneva

Five Red Dot awards for Kone

Platform stair lift in the BIM database

Orona defies the pandemic

Greater load-bearing capacity for cargo lifts

Modular construction in the lift sector