News | March 2025 Elevator emergency communication should be inclusive Elevators occasionally break down, leaving passengers trapped for extended periods – a challenge for individuals with hearing or speech impairments.
Photo: © Wittur News | March 2025 New Chief People Officer at Wittur Wittur has announced the appointment of Christian Klümper, as the company’s new Chief People Officer, effective January 1, 2025.
Photo: © BT News | March 2025 BT intends to prepare 2G switch-off early on The 2G and 3G chapter in the United Kingdom was to be over by 2033 at the latest. British Telecommunications (BT) has now announced an earlier deadline and intends to approach its customers soon. There appears to be a more urgent need for users of the VMO2 2G network to take action.
Photo: © KPN News | March 2025 KPN will switch off 2G only at the end of 2027 The Dutch telecommunications company KPN has postponed the switch-off of its 2G network by two years. The new date is 1 December 2027.
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News | April 2018 Investing in homelifts Etna France, familiar under its export brand name EtnaLift, invented the lift for private households in 1986 and the private lift with direct hydraulic drive in 2008.
News | April 2018 Women in the Lift Industry in Europe Five years of professional life in the lift business in Germany brought up the plan to look into the topic of women in the lift industry in Europe.
News | April 2018 Escalators: Adjustment of standards and guidelines EN 115-1 “Safety of escalators and moving walks – Part 1: Design and Installation” was revised by the responsible European working group and published by CEN in July 2017 in the English reference edition.
News | April 2018 Digitalisation is fun! SME component manufacturers in the lift sector should grapple with the subject of digitalisation as a matter of urgency, according to Wolfgang Nothaft.
News | April 2018 Entrepreneur looking for successor In recent years, many SME companies have been sold and achieved top prices. Matthias Ehnert knows the background and answers our questions.
News | April 2018 Launch of Schaefer Webshop Operating and display elements from Schaefer are used worldwide and are distinguished by their diversity, high quality and attractive design.
News | April 2018 Mike Weber – authorised signatory at Weber Tec The junior member of the family company Weber Tec in Hamburg, Mike Weber, has been entrusted with the commercial power of attorney.
News | March 2018 QR code and app for support Meiller Aufzugtüren presented its new door drive concept MiDrive at the interlift 2017. These doors can be controlled with a QR code and app.
News | March 2018 The comeback of the hydraulic lift The hydraulic lift is an excellent choice for residential buildings - although they only represent some 24% of the market for residential applications.
