Photo: © makslab/123RF.com News | January 2026 Schindler Switzerland acquires Swiss SME Schindler subsidiary AS Aufzüge has acquired a Swiss lift company.
Photo: © Pace Group, Konstantin32/123RF.com News | January 2026 Further acquisitions by the Pace Group The British Pace Holding announced another acquisition. Exel Elevator, The Lift Company and D.J. Lift Services are now part of the group of medium-sized lift companies. Further acquisitions are to follow.
Photo: © A.S.T. Aufzüge & Service Thieme Silex GmbH News | January 2026 A.S.T. Aufzüge & Service Thieme Silex becomes new member of AVD Shortly before Christmas, Schindler Germany announced another acquisition. Since 1 January 2026, a lift manufacturer from Saxony has been part of the German Lift Association (AVD).
Photo: © Schindler Deutschland News | January 2026 Why are more and more medium-sized companies selling their business? In Germany, there is currently a rise in the number of medium-sized lift manufacturers being taken over by large corporations. Are medium-sized companies under acute threat? What are the reasons? Why are such high sums being paid?
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Photo: © Mayr Antriebstechnik 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.
Photo: © Donati Deutschland GmbH News | July 2025 Change of management at Donati Daniel Lange has been the new registered managing director of Donati Deutschland GmbH since the beginning of March.
Photo: © okapidesign / frei verfügbar gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | July 2025 The reality no one wants to acknowledge How distorted perceptions in management and "managed ignorance" block the potential of SMEs - and how we can expose this.
Photo: © Kübler News | July 2025 65 years Kübler Group: from one-man show to global player This year, the Kübler Group will be celebrating its 65th anniversary – a special anniversary for a company that began as a one-man show in Schwenningen.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | July 2025 New Metron LTx A1-V2 conversion package now available The Metron LTx A1-V2 has now been added to the list of Langer & Laumann conversion packages.
Photo: © Schindler News | July 2025 Simmen succeeds Hess at Schindler Franz-Xaver Simmen is the new CEO of Schindler Aufzüge AG. He took charge of the Swiss national company on 1 April 2025 from Patrick Hess.
Photo: © Cibes Lift Deutschland News | July 2025 Reorientation of distribution and service structure Hiro Lift took over the direct distribution and service of Cibes in South Germany on 1 June. The longstanding partner is to concentrate on the north and train distribution partners nationally.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik News | July 2025 Two-sense lift emergency call now standard Barrier-freedom in lift emergency calls is now standard at Telegärtner Elektronik. With immediate effect, VNS visual two-sense emergency calling has been integrated as standard in the NRT1XT emergency call telephone.
Photo: © Hundt Consult News | July 2025 Subsidiary in Austria Following the Dutch company Hundt Consult B.V. in 2020, the lift management company Hundt Consult is now opening its second international subsidiary, Hundt Consult Austria, with offices in Vienna and Innsbruck.
