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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 | June 2020

New managing director at HPM Technologie

Steffen Hoffmann is the new managing director of HPM Technologie GmbH.

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News | June 2020

Working safely during the corona crisis

Two European lift associations have published a joint compendium. It should support the lift industry during the current coronavirus crisis and provide workers with practical information on how to behave.

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News | May 2020

Tightened standards for lift operators

Passenger transport systems will be more strictly examined from 2021. Modernisation and modern emergency call systems will therefore become increasingly important in 2020.

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News | May 2020

Control panel display rounds off the emergency call system

When it comes to lift emergency calls, operators also have to think of the optical signalling. This is required by DIN EN 81-28:2018.

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News | May 2020

What is lift security for Giovenzana international?

Following the introduction of the new standard EN 81-20 / EN 81-50, Giovenzana International B.V. has developed – with the support of the most important manufacturers worldwide – systems and solutions to allow the maintenance and inspection of lifts in complete safety.

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News | May 2020

Golden telephone for 1000 connections

Loyalty is rewarded: 1000 connections to the Behnke emergency call control centre - Aufzugtechnik Süd GmbH has reached this record number. Behnke awarded a golden telephone for this achievement.

News | May 2020

TOF/Start – a solution that really works

Escalators are an integral part of our everyday lives. But it is not only increasing pedestrian traffic that is raising the demands on the safety and efficiency of escalators; climate change also calls for solutions to save more energy.

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News | May 2020

RAL quality association: New member of the Board of Directors

Jens Westphal from B.A.S.E. Gebäudetechnik GmbH in Ahrensburg (Germany) has been elected unanimously as the new deputy chairman of the RAL quality association “Montage und Wartung von RWA-Anlagen e.V.".

News | May 2020

Modernisation from the point of view of an assembly company

Modernising lifts has developed into an important challenge for lift companies in recent years in Europe – as a result of demographic change and the regular revision of the legal foundations.

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New managing director at HPM Technologie

Working safely during the corona crisis

Tightened standards for lift operators

Control panel display rounds off the emergency call system

What is lift security for Giovenzana international?

Golden telephone for 1000 connections

TOF/Start – a solution that really works

RAL quality association: New member of the Board of Directors

Modernisation from the point of view of an assembly company