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).
Photo: © Motum News | April 2025 Motum makes a Norwegian acquisition Mitsubishi Electric has once again strengthened its position on the European market. It has taken over the Norwegian lift company Alt Heis via its Swedish subsidiary Motum.
Photo: © Lift & Escalator Symposium News | April 2025 Early bird and first Call for Papers The 16th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies in UK will take place on 24-25 September 2025. Registration is now open and the organisers have issued the first Call for Papers. Until 30 June an early bird rate of £360 is available.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | April 2025 New conversion package for Schindler Varidor 35 Langer & Laumann has expanded its product range: a new conversion package for the Schindler Varidor 35 is now available.
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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.
Photo: © Kristina Gärtner News | January 2025 New contact at MP Lifts Deutschland MP Lifts, a provider of customised lift solutions, has recruited a new contact for the German market in the person of Peter Teichmann.
Photo: © Fraport AG News | January 2025 Lufthansa backs barrier-free emergency calling Lufthansa is modernizing its elevators with the barrier-free emergency call system from Telegärtner Elektronik. According to the company, this two-sense emergency call solution is “unique worldwide” and will initially be used at Frankfurt Airport.
Photo: © D+H Deutschland News | January 2025 D+H Deutschland takes a division from EHP Krüger D+H Deutschland GmbH took over the smoke and heat extraction division from EHP Krüger GmbH (Ennepetal) as part of an asset deal.
