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: © Schindler Holding News | December 2024 New CEO at the Schindler Group The Board of Directors of Schindler Holding Ltd. has appointed Paolo Compagna, currently Chief Operating Officer, as new CEO, effective April 1, 2025. He will succeed Silvio Napoli (photo), currently Chairman and CEO.
Photo: © Löher News | December 2024 Obituary Ali Aktaş Ali Aktaş passed away on 11 September in Izmir. The founder of the Turkish lift, escalator and moving walkway manufacturer Löher was 84 years old. He was active in the company until 2022, most recently as Honorary President.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | December 2024 On Fridays, three stay at home Employers looking to recruit the best workforce have to offer employees and applicants something. At Aufzugsservice Steck, this is the four-day week at the same pay. The idea came from the four employees.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | December 2024 TK Elevator announces new CFO Philipp Müller has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer at TK Elevator with effect from 1 October. He succeeds Ercan Keles, who has been appointed as CEO of TK Elevator’s business unit Access Solutions.
Photo: © Konstantin32 / Dall.e/123RF.com News | December 2024 Fibre-optic expansion puts British lift operators under pressure The UK is converting its landline network from analogue to digital. The copper cables will probably be cut for good at the beginning of 2027. By then, the emergency call systems of lifts must also be converted.
Photo: © DALL.E / perfectpixelhunter_123RF / okapidesign News | December 2024 Cyber security: what manufacturers can do now Cyber security has been playing a major role in the lift world for quite some time. Up to now, there was no lift-specific harmonised standard for cyber security. Many lift and component manufacturers are unsure how they should tackle this issue.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | November 2024 Leading brand of the railways for barrier-free stations Meiller’s lift doors were once again recommended as leading brands in the current call for tenders of Deutsche Bahn. They are also to be used in Stuttgart 21.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Tim Haubner News | November 2024 VFA Forum interlift '25: Call for Papers From 14 to 17 October 2025, the VFA-Interlift e. V. will once again be holding its international lecture forum for exhibitors and visitors at the interlift trade fair. The association is inviting interested parties to apply for a presentation.
Photo: © DALL.E/okapidesign News | November 2024 CANopen Lift, CRA and cyber security Cybercrime is the world’s third-largest economy after the U.S. and China: estimates put it at $ 10.5 trillion next year. Therefore, cybersecurity is a hot topic - also for CAN-networked systems as used in many lift control systems.
