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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.

Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg / Rainer Grill

News | January 2021

Trainee campaign wins double gold

Ziehl-Abegg was honoured twice at the German Stevie Awards: once for the best CSR event and once for the best HR team. There were a total of 450 applications from Austria, Switzerland and Germany for the German Stevie Awards.

Photo: © Meiller

News | January 2021

Modernising landing doors easily and efficiently

Both lift builders as well as specialist planners and operators tend to avoid modernising landing doors. Meiller has now developed a new kind of concept.

Photo: © SCHAEFER GmbH

News | January 2021

CANopen for lifts

CANopen is an open communication standard, which is now supported by many lift components. The uniform application profile for lifts permits integrating components of different manufacturers into lifts, simply plug and play, directly on the building site.

Photo: © IGV Group

News | January 2021

Design award for "On air"

“On air”, the lift concept by the Italian company IGV Group, designed by Studio Marco Piva, has been awarded the “The Plan Award 2020” in the Industrial Design category of the international prize for contemporary architecture.

Photo: © GS electronic Gebr. Schönweitz GmbH

News | January 2021

New flush-mounted control panel – extra thin

As soon as EN 81-28 has been harmonised, lifts must be fitted with pictograms for emergencies. GS electronic has developed a flush-mounted control panel that can be retrofitted irrespective of the controller installed.

Photo: © Ruslan Sidorov/ iStock.com

News | January 2021

BIM in lift technology: where to begin?

Everyone is talking about digitalization. Fundamental changes are expected for the construction industry. How can a lift sector company get involved in this?

News | January 2021

BIM in lift technology: a change of perspective

“Digital twins” of lifts and buildings represent a new dimension of digitalisation – a challenge and opportunity for everyone who plans, constructs and operates lifts.

Photo: © Raloe

News | January 2021

Lift manufacturer on growth course

Raloe got to work after the interlift 2019: at the beginning of 2020, the manufacturer of complete lifts established a subsidiary for the sales region of the German-speaking countries and Denmark.

Photo: © Kone

News | December 2020

Changes in the Kone Executive Board

Tricia Weener, BA (Hons), has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications, as of January 18, 2021. She will join the Kone Executive Board.

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Trainee campaign wins double gold

Modernising landing doors easily and efficiently

CANopen for lifts

Design award for "On air"

New flush-mounted control panel – extra thin

BIM in lift technology: where to begin?

BIM in lift technology: a change of perspective

Lift manufacturer on growth course

Changes in the Kone Executive Board