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Photo: © Bode Components

News | September 2025

New Bode website with useful information

Düsseldorf-based Bode Components GmbH went online with a new website in June 2025. It not only provides company information but also for example a tool for calculating tripping speed.

Photo: © Kone

News | September 2025

Kone appoints Michelle Wen to Executive Board

Michelle Wen has been appointed Executive Vice President, Procurement and a member of the Kone Executive Board (EXB), effective 1 August 2025.

Photo: © Ascenco Group

News | September 2025

Stockholms Hiss-Service AB becomes part of Ascenco Group

The Ascenco Group, specialised in the maintenance of critical infrastructure from Sweden, has acquired lift service companies Hiss-Service from Stockholm.

Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren

News | September 2025

Replacement for four-leaf folding landing doors in situ

The power-actuated Meiller folding landing door “Sinius” now also meets the requirements of the fire protection standard EN 81-58 E60. Sinius was developed for the 1:1 modernisation of existing four-leaf door systems in situ.

Photo: © privat

News | September 2025

Jason Southgate moving to UK Service Lifts

Jason Southgate has been the Project Delivery Manager at UK Service Lifts, a manufacturer of cargo and service lifts from Peterborough, since mid-May 2025.

Photo: © Henning GmbH & Co. KG / ChatGPT

News | September 2025

Intelligent load measurement for lifts

Thanks to intelligent sensors and high capacity integrated computing units, overload measurement has become an important instrument for efficiency valuation and condition-based maintenance.

Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik

News | September 2025

Telegärtner celebrating its 35th anniversary

Telegärtner Elektronik got its start 35 years ago as a subcontractor of Deutsche Telekom. Thanks to this know-how, the company was able to build up the TGE Group. It serves a wide spectrum with its solutions and services.

News | September 2025

New standard for evacuation of persons with disabilities

The new standard EN 81-76:2025 is available at CEN. Publications by the national standards organisations have already been issued or will be issued shortly. Citation in the Official Journal of the EU is expected in the first quarter 2026.

News | September 2025

Lödige Fördertechnik enlarges management

Curt Bauer and Emanuel Roman will be reinforcing the management team of Lödige Fördertechnik. They will be supporting the sole managing director Renate Junker.

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New Bode website with useful information

Kone appoints Michelle Wen to Executive Board

Stockholms Hiss-Service AB becomes part of Ascenco Group

Replacement for four-leaf folding landing doors in situ

Jason Southgate moving to UK Service Lifts

Intelligent load measurement for lifts

Telegärtner celebrating its 35th anniversary

New standard for evacuation of persons with disabilities

Lödige Fördertechnik enlarges management