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: © Ziehl-Abegg News | October 2022 New CEO at Ziehl-Abegg SE The Ziehl-Abegg SE Supervisory Board has appointed Dr Marc Wucherer as the new CEO. The 52 years old will take over his new position in December 2022.
Photo: © marinazg/123RF.com News | October 2022 No end to the new standards … In the last issue, LIFTjournal presented the new draft standards in the EN 81 series. Further important changes have occurred in the regulatory framework: five standards have now been revised and published.
Photo: © Europäische Union News | October 2022 Updated “Blue Guide” published The guideline for the implementation of the product rules of the EU 2022 (“Blue Guide”) was published on 29 June 2022 in the Official Journal C 247 of the European Union.
Photo: © Adam Borkowski/unsplash News | October 2022 A fire safe lift system into the EU’s tallest building 2N installed the lift emergency system in the Varso Tower in Warsaw – Europe’s tallest skyscraper.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | October 2022 TK Elevator acquires Nordic Lift TK Elevator is expanding its presence in Sweden. The company will acquire Nordic Lift from the Pegroco Invest Group.
Photo: © Schmersal News | September 2022 Schmersal: New evaluation logics – for example for wind turbines Schmersal has developed new versions of its multifunctional SRB-E series of safety relay modules for lifts in wind turbines.
Photo: © Nikolai Lenets/123RF.com News | September 2022 Lödige acquires Northern Elevator Lödige Industries, a supplier of lift solutions, acquires the British lift installation, repairs and maintenance provider Northern Elevator Limited.
Photo: © Kübler News | September 2022 Kübler: Innovative medium-sized company for the fourth time In 2022, the Kübler Group is once again one of the 100 most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany for the fourth time in a row according to WirtschaftsWoche.
Photo: © John Gale News | September 2022 Esfandiar Gharibaan: Harmonised standards reduce costs “Technical harmonisation has many advantages for all concerned. For example, it offers cost reductions throughout the entire supply chain …” emphasised Esfandiar Gharibaan in an exclusive interview with the LIFTjournal.