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Is TKE Europe set to be acquired by a private equity firm?

According to insiders, TK Elevator’s (TKE) European business is set to be sold off for the most part as part of the takeover of TKE by Kone, reported the Reuters news agency on 1 October. LIFTjournal has investigated the matter further and also asked corporate transactions expert Dr Lars Watermann for his assessment.

News | February 2019

Wittur reinforces service team

Dominic Haf is reinforcing the Wittur team "Technical support / after-sales Wittur components", Dieter Pechler the Wittur team "Spare parts Wittur components".

News | February 2019

German premiere for new lift technologies

The ONE should alter Frankfurts skyline and expedite the development of construction technology through the use of new lift technologies.

News | February 2019

Customized load pins for cargo lifts

WEP-Weisshaupt and Zemic Europe have worked together to develop an overload detection system which can be integrated in their cargo lifts.

News | February 2019

Railoc: the solution for temporary protective rooms

Aleatec is expanding its portfolio: apart from the enev-kit lift shaft smoke extraction system, the company is now marketing the electric protective room catch.

News | January 2019

HelpyGSM and LiftTelefoon GSM-9000 are all-in-one

SafeSolutions GmbH wants to simplify things for its customers, "This is why we’ve created an emergency call telephone, mounted as a complete unit on the car roof."

News | January 2019

Linear measurement system for safe shaft copying

Inspired by "everything under one roof", Kübler came up with the idea of marketing a new measurement system for safe, absolute shaft copying, together with its portfolio of encoders and bearingless encoders.

News | January 2019

Lift Group Kone is top employer

For the second time in a row, Kone has been honoured by Forbes Business Magazine as one of the best employers in the world.

News | January 2019

New member of EFESME

The Bulgarian Association of Lift Manufacturers (BALM) is a new member of EFESME.

News | January 2019

Innovative robotic system for elevators

Schindler has announced the debut of its breakthrough Robotics Installation System for Elevators (R.I.S.E), with which it hopes to pave the way for greater automation and digitalization in the lift industry.

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Wittur reinforces service team

German premiere for new lift technologies

Customized load pins for cargo lifts

Railoc: the solution for temporary protective rooms

HelpyGSM and LiftTelefoon GSM-9000 are all-in-one

Linear measurement system for safe shaft copying

Lift Group Kone is top employer

New member of EFESME

Innovative robotic system for elevators