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‘Modernisation, service and digitalisation are our growth drivers’

Alexander Vitt has been Managing Director of the DACH region at Kone since May 2024. In an interview with LIFTjournal, he talked about strategic priorities, the challenges in the new construction market, the role of digitalisation – and why Kone was focusing on partnerships and platform solutions in the long term.

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News | August 2025

David Cooper CIBSE President Elect

David Cooper is CIBSE President Elect of the “Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers” (CIBSE) for the 2025/26 term.

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News | August 2025

New modules for more efficient accounting

Together with the current update of the ESERP product line to version 3.1, es2000 Errichter Software GmbH is providing specialist lift building companies with two new modules related to accounting for the ERP system.

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News | August 2025

New management duo at Pepperl+Fuchs

On 1 May 2025, Dr Wilhelm Nehring took on the role of chairman of the management board at Pepperl+Fuchs SE; Martin Walter is the new finance director.

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News | August 2025

New transport solution for bicycles in residential buildings

Osma has launched the “oBike Riser”. The idea behind the new product is to provide more flexibility and safety when transporting bicycles in residential buildings.

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News | August 2025

Co-CEO at DigiPara since April

Andrés G Damjanov has been supporting the management of DigiPara as Co-CEO since 1 April 2025. The company is a software producer specialised in Building Information Modeling (BIM) for lifts and escalators. This was revealed by the investor BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital.

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News | August 2025

A new lift that adapts automatically

The international lift builder Schindler unveiled a new product at the Milan Design Week. The “X8” can be installed in any part of a building and operated with conventional household electricity, the company reported.

News | July 2025

Innovalift Group growing

esse-ti, an Italian manufacturer of emergency call systems for lifts, has taken over Syntium Lift Parts. The English company provides components for communication in lifts.

News | July 2025

Mayr Antriebstechnik with Spanish branch

Mayr Antriebstechnik has taken over EME Motor 2008, S.L. completely. As a result, the Bavarian producer of safety brakes, safety couplings and shaft couplings now has Mayr Antriebstechnik has its own subsidiary in Spain.