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: © mauscraft/123RF.com News | April 2023 Energy efficiency versus sustainability? At the moment, energy efficiency is a huge topic – also in the lift sector. Unfortunately, sustainability is suffering under this, but it should be taken just as seriously as energy efficiency, since it tackles the topic far more comprehensively.
Photo: © piranka/istockphoto News | April 2023 Modernisation instead of new lifts: The sustainable way There are currently about 6.5 million lifts in existence in Europe - and every year about 150,000 new lifts are put into operation (source: ELA - European Lift Association).
Photo: © kadmy/123RF.com News | April 2023 Safety first: occupational safety in lift building Work in lift building has a very high hazard potential – not just in new construction, but also in modernisation and service. This is how fitters and technicians can protect themselves better against occupational accidents.
Photo: © Aphithana Chitmongkolthong, istockphoto.com News | April 2023 Noise insulation in lift construction: ride quality according to ISO 18738 In the last article, we looked at the limits of measurements according to DIN 8989. Below we aim to show the benefits of measurements according to ISO 18738.
Photo: © Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik News | April 2023 New recruit at Schum Aufzugtechnik Miguel Martin has reinforced the sales team of Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik GmbH since the beginning of the year as Senior Area Sales Manager.
Photo: © Schindler AB News | April 2023 Hissförbundet: New Board Member Hissförbundet, the Swedish Association of Lifts and Escalators, welcomes Luis Soler to the board.
Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | March 2023 Lutz Aufzüge: New Distribution Director Since 1 November 2022, André Szelagowski has been responsible for the distribution of new lifts and modernisation at Lutz Aufzüge in Reinbek near Hamburg.
Photo: © Telecom Behnke GmbH News | March 2023 Change in managing director at Behnke Group Since January 2023, the operational business of the Behnke Group has had dual leadership: Ralf Michels and Christoph Rudig had already worked before in the company group.
Photo: © Schaefer News | March 2023 EMC measurements during development Schaefer has been running an EMC Competence Centre at its own technology and development location in Erfurt since 2015. The company has now also begun offering EMC measurements during development for third parties since the beginning of 2023.