Photo: © Aleatec News | January 2025 Final version of the VDI 6211 published The finale version of the VDI 6211 guide-line on “Ventilation installations and installations to extract smoke from lifts and lift shafts” was published in October 2024.
Photo: © Adobe Photoshop generiert News | January 2025 Smart Readiness Indicator: an explanation and estimation The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) rates the smart readiness of buildings or building units. Member States are now invited to contribute to the optional pilot testing of the SRI.
Photo: © KONE GmbH News | January 2025 Kone takes over two companies Kone Germany has taken over two lift companies – one in southern Germany and one in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Photo: © Digital Spine News | January 2025 Aufzugshelden: the story continues In mid-August, Digital Spine – better known as "Aufzugshelden" (lift heroes) – filed for bankruptcy. But the story is set to continue: the Berlin-Charlottenburg district court, which is responsible for the case, is said to have approved managing director Simon Vestner's restructuring plan.
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News | June 2017 Born in the depths Other lift manufacturers test their installations in towers. Kone tests its new technologies in the (still active) Tytyri mine in Lohja in Finland, just 50 km as the crow flies from Helsinki.
News | June 2017 Averting the rolling danger Some people are afraid to travel by lift, but the self-evident trip on the escalator is far more dangerous, warn Dekra experts.
News | June 2017 Experts for ideas made of plastic Ascending a thousand metres with a lift: what sounds futuristic will become reality with a new kind of lift strap made of carbon fibre and plastic.
News | May 2017 Environmental certificate for the door producer The Munich door manufacturer Meiller Aufzugtüren GmbH has been able to take receipt an environmental certificate for the first time. This was preceded by an audit by an accredited environmental assessor.
News | May 2017 Customisable service portfolio Flexible and transparent: with immediate effect a customisable service portfolio is available from Kone Care that enables customers to combine various options related to lift maintenance with each other.
News | May 2017 A lift to New Zealand Lifts are fascinating – especially for children. Lots of buttons, new people, new perspectives. In the children’s book "The flying lift" the lift magic ends in a trip round the world.
News | May 2017 Giovenzana means safety Since more than 60 years Giovenzana is worldwide well known in safety for lifts and handling systems.
News | May 2017 Symposium: The new and the tried-and-tested The Schwelm Symposium in June, the long-standing lecture event of the lift industry, now also has the LIFTjournal as a new media partner.
