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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.

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News | February 2021

BIM: building together – right from the design stage

By using Building Information Modelling (BIM), you can already erect a building together just like on a building site – this applies to lifts too. You can learn the basic technical principles of this cooperation.

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News | February 2021

Mourning for Klaus Feyrer

Professor Dr.-Ing. Klaus Feyrer died on 17 December 2020, shortly after his 90th birthday.

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News | February 2021

Euro-Lift: One stop shop for the lift industry

The 6th Euro-Lift International Lifts and Components Exhibition is to be held in Kielce, Poland, on 28 and 29 April 2021. It was originally scheduled for October 2020, but in view of the Corona pandemic, the organizers had to postpone it.

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News | February 2021

New in the Group Executive Committee at Schindler

The Schindler Board of Directors has decided to appoint Sabine Simeon-Aissaoui as a member of the Group Executive Committee responsible for Escalators and Supply Chain with effect from January 1, 2021.

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News | February 2021

Team growth at Hauer

Since 1 December 2020, Daniel Westermann has been assisting in the strategic purchasing of Hauer.

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News | February 2021

Kübler: “Through the Corona crisis in a tidy manner”

Kübler Group records only a slight decline in revenues of around 2% in 2020. The subsidiaries in China and India as well as some larger OEM customers delivered growth.

News | February 2021

GS electronic reinforces sales team

With immediate effect, Alexandra Brandes has reinforced the sales team of GS electronic. She has ten years of experience in emergency call and service control centre GSECCC of the company.

News | January 2021

Schum: New head of technology

Martin Brey is the new head of technology at Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik.

News | January 2021

Blain with new location in China

Blain Hydraulics has opened a new presence in China. This opens up new opportunities to expand its footprint in the biggest elevator market in the world, the company says.

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BIM: building together – right from the design stage

Mourning for Klaus Feyrer

Euro-Lift: One stop shop for the lift industry

New in the Group Executive Committee at Schindler

Team growth at Hauer

Kübler: “Through the Corona crisis in a tidy manner”

GS electronic reinforces sales team

Schum: New head of technology

Blain with new location in China