Photo: © privat News | May 2025 New convenor of Working Group 1 Daniel Bisang (52) has been elected unanimously as the new convenor of the working group 1 “Lifts and service lifts” of CEN TC 10.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik GmbH News | May 2025 Michael Puttrus goes to Telegärtner Michael Puttrus has assumed a new position: the mechanical engineer is now Business Development Manager at the German lift emergency call specialist Telegärtner Elektronik.
Photo: © VDMA News | May 2025 Image campaign: ‘We can only become more visible together’ The Trade Association Lifts and Escalators in the VDMA (German Engineering Federation) has launched the second round of the image campaign “Beweger gesucht” (starring movers). Jan Steeger, project manager of the campaign, has compiled the most important questions and answers for LIFTjournal.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | May 2025 TKE: New investor and a joint venture TK Elevator and Alat announce strategic joint venture to manufacture end-to-end elevator and escalator solutions in Saudi Arabia, with Alat also becoming a shareholder in TK Elevator.
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Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | December 2024 On Fridays, three stay at home Employers looking to recruit the best workforce have to offer employees and applicants something. At Aufzugsservice Steck, this is the four-day week at the same pay. The idea came from the four employees.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | December 2024 TK Elevator announces new CFO Philipp Müller has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer at TK Elevator with effect from 1 October. He succeeds Ercan Keles, who has been appointed as CEO of TK Elevator’s business unit Access Solutions.
Photo: © Konstantin32 / Dall.e/123RF.com News | December 2024 Fibre-optic expansion puts British lift operators under pressure The UK is converting its landline network from analogue to digital. The copper cables will probably be cut for good at the beginning of 2027. By then, the emergency call systems of lifts must also be converted.
Photo: © DALL.E / perfectpixelhunter_123RF / okapidesign News | December 2024 Cyber security: what manufacturers can do now Cyber security has been playing a major role in the lift world for quite some time. Up to now, there was no lift-specific harmonised standard for cyber security. Many lift and component manufacturers are unsure how they should tackle this issue.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | November 2024 Leading brand of the railways for barrier-free stations Meiller’s lift doors were once again recommended as leading brands in the current call for tenders of Deutsche Bahn. They are also to be used in Stuttgart 21.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Tim Haubner News | November 2024 VFA Forum interlift '25: Call for Papers From 14 to 17 October 2025, the VFA-Interlift e. V. will once again be holding its international lecture forum for exhibitors and visitors at the interlift trade fair. The association is inviting interested parties to apply for a presentation.
Photo: © DALL.E/okapidesign News | November 2024 CANopen Lift, CRA and cyber security Cybercrime is the world’s third-largest economy after the U.S. and China: estimates put it at $ 10.5 trillion next year. Therefore, cybersecurity is a hot topic - also for CAN-networked systems as used in many lift control systems.
Photo: © Kone/Ken Schluchtmann News | November 2024 Event lift in Berlin-Schöneberg Gasometer The EUREF-Campus Berlin promotes innovative solutions in energy, mobility and sustainability. The companies and research institutions here work on future urban development.
Photo: © Butz-Neumair Aufzugbau News | November 2024 Hospital lift requirements What special requirements do hospital lifts have to meet? What in fact are hospital lifts? Lift consultant Horst Schickor has compiled the most important information for hospital lift operators.
