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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 2020

IGV Group: new Commercial Director

IGV Group has appointed Robert Pizzie as new Commercial Director of the company. He will be responsible for managing marketing and sales activities.

News | February 2020

Schindler grows despite global uncertainties

The Schindler Group published and presented their final trading and financial report for 2019 in Zurich. Thomas Oetterli (CEO) and Urs Scheidegger (CFO) also addressed the coronavirus situation in China.

News | February 2020

Door business taken over

The Siepe GmbH & Co. KG in Hallenberg has taken over the door business of Hütter-Aufzüge at the end of 2019.

News | February 2020

thyssenkrupp: "Intelligent" spare parts warehouse

thyssenkrupp Elevator inaugurate its first smart spare parts warehouse for elevator maintenance and repair in Madrid. With this the company intends to improve service for customers in Spain, Portugal and Italy.

News | February 2020

Moving out + moving in = moving

More customers, more challenges, more colleagues - for Langer & Laumann the time had come for more space: since the beginning of 2020, the company has been based in new premises in Steinfurt.

News | February 2020

Albert Schenk – an interview with LIFTjournal

2019 has been a special year for him: Osma celebrated its 100th anniversary and he himself his 70th. Albert Schenk talked about private and personal milestones and challenges in an interview with LIFTjournal.

News | January 2020

LIFTlex advertising in India

LIFTlex’s success story has a new chapter: after representatives of the Indian lift trade fair IEE Expo discovered the trade dictionary for the lift sector while attending interlift 2019, they were so enthusiastic they placed a direct order.

News | January 2020

Energy-saving system for smoke extraction

The smoke and heat extraction and ventilation specialist Aumüller Aumatic presented the BTR Lift-Smoke-Free (LSF), an energy-saving system for smoke extraction and ventilation of lift shafts, at the interlift.

News | January 2020

Robots communicate with lifts

thyssenkrupp Elevator has unveiled a new robot interface platform in the USA that permits delivery service within buildings.

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Door business taken over

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Moving out + moving in = moving

Albert Schenk – an interview with LIFTjournal

LIFTlex advertising in India

Energy-saving system for smoke extraction

Robots communicate with lifts