Photo: © Aleatec News | January 2025 Final version of the VDI 6211 published The finale version of the VDI 6211 guide-line on “Ventilation installations and installations to extract smoke from lifts and lift shafts” was published in October 2024.
Photo: © Adobe Photoshop generiert News | January 2025 Smart Readiness Indicator: an explanation and estimation The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) rates the smart readiness of buildings or building units. Member States are now invited to contribute to the optional pilot testing of the SRI.
Photo: © KONE GmbH News | January 2025 Kone takes over two companies Kone Germany has taken over two lift companies – one in southern Germany and one in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Photo: © Digital Spine News | January 2025 Aufzugshelden: the story continues In mid-August, Digital Spine – better known as "Aufzugshelden" (lift heroes) – filed for bankruptcy. But the story is set to continue: the Berlin-Charlottenburg district court, which is responsible for the case, is said to have approved managing director Simon Vestner's restructuring plan.
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Photo: © jannka3147/123RF.com News | June 2024 2G switch-off: experience and outlook Switzerland has it already behind it. For many other European countries, the shutdown of the 2G network is yet to come. This will affect the emergency call systems in lifts.
Photo: © Pascal Berneburg News | June 2024 Ziehl-Abegg is ‘Best managed company’ The Künzelsau-based industrial company Ziehl-Abegg has been honoured with the ‘Best Managed Companies Award’ 2024. The Best Managed Companies programme is a competition and seal of quality for successful medium-sized companies.
Photo: © Orona News | June 2024 Orona remains on course for growth The members of the Spanish cooperative Mondragón, of which Orona is part, can celebrate an increase in sales, profits and the number of maintenance orders and employees.
Photo: © Lift Expo Poland News | June 2024 New lift trade fair launches in Warsaw The Lift Expo Poland is designed to be the gateway to the lift and escalator market in Poland and Central Eastern Europe: the first International Lift, Components and Vertical Transport Technology Exhibition.
Photo: © nexusplexus/123RF.com News | June 2024 Mega-project EN ISO 8100-1/2: what can the lift sector expect? It is one of the biggest and most important standardisation projects of the lift sector. The development of the worldwide applicable standard, EN ISO 8100-1/2.
Photo: © Masitta/123RF.com News | June 2024 "The farsighted will survive" As managing directors of the Gemeinschaft Aufzugs-Technik (GAT), Jörn Wittig and Kevin Rieke deal with lift sector SMEs every day. Over 90 specialist companies in Germany belong to the purchasing cooperative. What does their future look like?
Photo: © Wittur News | May 2024 New Managing Director for Wittur Nordics The Wittur Group has appointed Peter Aman as Managing Director of Wittur Nordics with effect from 1 February 2024.
Photo: © boarding1now/123RF.com News | May 2024 A comment: Buy-outs of SMEs The Association of SME Lift Companies (VmA) has recently observed a marked increase in buy-outs of small and medium-sized lift companies by the Big 4. Since 1 January 2023, seven member companies have been bought out alone in the sphere of the VmA.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | May 2024 High-speed door system for fast lifts Fast lifts need a fast door system. Meiller has now optimised the Sprint 4.0i door system for this purpose.
