Photo: © Elevcon News | April 2025 Elevcon: “Heads, ideas and innovations” The next Elevcon Congress is planned for 17 to 19 June 2025 in Altis Grand Hotel in Lisbon (Portugal).
Photo: © Motum News | April 2025 Motum makes a Norwegian acquisition Mitsubishi Electric has once again strengthened its position on the European market. It has taken over the Norwegian lift company Alt Heis via its Swedish subsidiary Motum.
Photo: © Lift & Escalator Symposium News | April 2025 Early bird and first Call for Papers The 16th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies in UK will take place on 24-25 September 2025. Registration is now open and the organisers have issued the first Call for Papers. Until 30 June an early bird rate of £360 is available.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | April 2025 New conversion package for Schindler Varidor 35 Langer & Laumann has expanded its product range: a new conversion package for the Schindler Varidor 35 is now available.
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Photo: © Schindler Deutschland News | October 2024 From service container with the cargo bike to the lift Schindler Germany has set up its first “Flexpoint” in cooperation with the DB Smart City Initiative in front of the Berlin Gesundbrunnen station. From here, the company’s lift technicians set off with cargo bikes to their service deployments.
Photo: © VLR News | October 2024 New chairman of VLR Harold Bussing (Kone Netherlands) has handed over the chairmanship of Nederlandse Vereniging voor Lift en Roltraptechniek (VLR) to Reinier Geradts (DLR Eurlicon).
Photo: © TKD Kabel GmbH News | October 2024 TKD: getting the desired cable fast with the product finder To help its customers make a quick selection from the growing supply of cables and accessories, TKD Kabel has developed a new product finder for its catalogue portfolio.
Photo: © Hohner Automation News | October 2024 Hohner introduces a new BME-INC Encoder Hohner Automation, a manufacturer of encoders and industrial automation solutions, has launched the on-axis bearingless incremental encoder BME-INC, an innovation specifically designed to modernize elevator control systems efficiently and cost-effectively.
Photo: © Galenau Mihal/iStock.com News | October 2024 Is your website up to date? The Telemedia Act is passé; instead, the Digital Services Act has been in force for several months. Consequently, all operators have to adjust the impressum (similar to “printer's imprint” or “masthead”) and data protection declaration.
Photo: © AndreyPopov/iStock.com News | October 2024 E-invoice obligation from 2025: this is how to prepare Ready for the e-invoice? On 1 January 2025, all companies, small entrepreneurs and freelancers must be able to receive e-invoices from their suppliers and wholesalers.
Photo: © Schindler News | October 2024 Schindler: Changes to the Group Executive Committee The Board of Directors has appointed Danilo Calabrò and Vikén Martarian as members of the Group Executive Committee.
Photo: © VSA News | October 2024 Three new Board of Management members at VSA There have been personnel changes at the Association of Swiss Lift Companies (VSA). After serving 20 years, Christian Gantenbein (Lift AG) has resigned from the Board of Management.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | October 2024 What are your plans, Mr President? Wim Koster, the new President of the European Lift Association (ELA), travelled from his home country of the Netherlands to the LIFTjournal publishing house.