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News | October 2018

"With a clear vision into the future"

Already since the end of 2017 Urs Affolter became managing director of the long-established company LM Liftmaterial. The 49 year-old intends to pay particular attention to client requirements and customer satisfaction.

News | October 2018

VFA Forum interlift ´19 – Call for Papers

The VFA-Interlift e.V. will once again be holding its lecture forum at the interlift trade fair 2019. He invites the lift industry to give a presentation of about 20 minutes followed by a discussion.

News | October 2018

Bosses train DB technicians personally

To ensure that customers on the spot are also well prepared for escalators breaking down, the bosses of Weber Tec, Mike and Wolfgang Weber, personally trained four technicians of Deutsche Bahn.

News | October 2018

Merger: Europe is the goal

Orona approves its merger with Electra Vitoria and sets the goal to strengthen its position in Europe during its annual general meeting.

News | September 2018

interlift 2019: New representative for Turkey

With Bülent Yilmaz the interlift organizer AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH has been able to win a further branch insider as a representative for the world’s leading trade fair.

News | September 2018

E2 Forum – future themes for lift construction

The main subjects of the E2 Forum, which had its premiere in Frankfurt, were innovation, digitalisation and sustainability in the buildings of tomorrow.

News | September 2018

BTR: Change of generations completed

The BTR Brandschutz-Technik- und Rauchabzug Service GmbH and Seifert & Jedamski Brandschutz-Technik und Rauchabzug Service GmbH have decided on a change of generations.

News | September 2018

New communication tools for drives

Two new generation mobile and contactless communication tools allowing faster set-up, commissioning and real-time monitoring of its variable frequency drives (VFDs) have been launched recently by Invertek Drives. OptitoolsMobile and OptistickSmart.

News | September 2018

New sales director at Riedl Quantum

Samira Nabulsi has been named the new sales director of the DCC department (doors, cars and components) at Riedl Quantum. She is responsible for all tasks related to marketing, trade fairs and company presentation.

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"With a clear vision into the future"

VFA Forum interlift ´19 – Call for Papers

Bosses train DB technicians personally

Merger: Europe is the goal

interlift 2019: New representative for Turkey

E2 Forum – future themes for lift construction

BTR: Change of generations completed

New communication tools for drives

New sales director at Riedl Quantum