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: © david-underland/pexels/berya/123RF.com News | October 2024 Lift-Link has great potential for medium-sized companies Up to now, the platform needed for a real-time digital overview of the lifts and lift components of different manufacturers has been missing. This could now change thanks to the Lift-Link initiative. What is to be made of this solution from the point of view of a consulting and planning office and from the perspective of operators?
Photo: © Bosch Service Solutions News | October 2024 Bosch Service Solutions: New Monitoring Services Director Volker Postel has assumed the positon of Director Monitoring Services at Bosch Service Solutions.
Photo: © Fédération des Ascenseurs News | October 2024 Fédération des Ascenseurs: New President The Fédération des Ascenseurs elected Olivier Rouvière as its new President at its General Assembly.
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.