Photo: © privat News | April 2025 Kostas Papadopoulos: Job change after 15 years Kostas Papadopoulos has made a career change: He is now the new sales manager at Greek lift manufacturer Vigor Technology PC in Thessaloniki.
Photo: © zoff-photo/iStock News | April 2025 Routine call messages in lift emergency calls Routine call messages are an important part of the security architecture of emergency call systems in lifts. Their purpose is the early detection of malfunctioning emergency call systems. But how exactly do these messages work?
Photo: © Avire News | April 2025 New Country Sales Manager at Avire Avire has announced the promotion of Shawn Gabor to Country Sales Manager for the German-speaking countries and Eastern Europe. Avire is a provider of lift safety and communication products.
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).
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Photo: © Dirk Preißl News | February 2025 Regulation for lifts – fire recall systems has been updated VDI 6017 (Lifts – fire recall systems) has been revised and was published in October 2024. The chair of the Regulation Committee, Dirk Preißl, has summarised the most important changes.
Photo: © zoff-photo/iStock News | February 2025 Assistance for emergency call management The revised VDI regulation 4705 was published in October 2024. It deals with emergency call management plans for the organisational and technical handling of emergency calls.
Photo: © KLST und Mition News | February 2025 Mition acquires lift controller manufacturer Mition GmbH Mittelstandsbeteiligungen has acquired the company ‘Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponenten für Aufzüge’ (KLST). The transaction took effect on 1 February 2025.
Photo: © privat News | February 2025 New employee at GMV Felix Hartung has been working as sales manager at Oildinamic GMV elevator drives since January 1, 2025.
Photo: © Adobe Photoshop generiert News | February 2025 The good fortune of the shovel sellers Takeovers of lift manufacturers continue to receive great attention in the sector – above all the high company valuations. Why are these so much higher than for example for component manufacturers?
Photo: © Sims4Lifts News | February 2025 "Multi-roam SIMs as backup plan to protect your lift business" In the UK, fibre optics will replace copper cable by January 2027. Lift operators should take care of upgrading their emergency call systems as soon as possible. Chaim Grunfeld gives tips for the switch from analogue to digital.
Photo: © Raloe News | February 2025 Voltec: Raloe’s new rope home lift The Spanish lift manufacturer Raloe has expanded its portfolio according to the Machine Directive 2006/42 CE and following its hydraulic version Armony, is now launching the electric rope equivalent Voltec.
Photo: © VDMA News | January 2025 New technology officer of the VDMA Eray Gültekin is the new technology officer of the Trade Association Lifts and Escalators in the VDMA (German Engineering Federation). He succeeded Can Demircan on 1 September 2024.
Photo: © DALL.E / perfectpixelhunter_123RF / okapidesign News | January 2025 Data Act – the underestimated EU regulation It is underestimated despite having a wide scope of application in the lift sector. A specialist IT lawyer has compiled the most important effects and obligations for companies on behalf of the LIFTjournal.
