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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 | January 2019

Giovenzana: New emergency light devices

Giovenzana International B.V has widened its product range, which now includes light maintenance stations for the car roof and under the car in compliance with the standards EN 81.20 and EN 81.50.

News | December 2018

Fast solution for the Graz railway hub

To prevent travellers at the railway station in Graz from being hindered by defective escalators, the specialists from Weber Tec in Hamburg travelled to Austria to repair the escalators with their "EsCare" repair method.

News | December 2018

Lift systems as kit or certified complete system

LiftEquip has been selling lift components for over 35 years and has almost 15 years of experience with kits and system solutions.

News | December 2018

Going up: Reducing downtime in elevators

Many of today’s elevator systems are experiencing mind-boggling lock ups and loss of programming.

News | December 2018

Yaskawa christmas campaign: Help for helpers

With its Christmas campaign this year, Yaskawa Europe GmbH is supporting the international medical emergency aid organisation "Doctor without Borders" with a sum of EUR 15,000.

News | December 2018

Peter Walker new CEO at thyssenkrupp Elevator

Peter Walker is the new CEO of thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Technology business area. His appointment was resolved by the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Elevator AG.

News | December 2018

Affordable lightweight construction in lift building

Lightweight construction is an important trend in lift building and in many other industrial sectors. The Plastic Centre Leipzig in Leipzig (KUZ) supports lift builders as development partners.

News | December 2018

Digital platform for the German market

The keywords digitalisation, predictive maintenance and proactive service – Otis will implementing this trend now. Otis Germany boss answered LIFTjournal’s questions in an exclusive interview.

News | December 2018

Recruiting fresh blood with a mouse

There are constant complaints about the lack of new recruits in the lift sector. Ziehl-Abegg adopted an unusual course a while ago.

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Giovenzana: New emergency light devices

Fast solution for the Graz railway hub

Lift systems as kit or certified complete system

Going up: Reducing downtime in elevators

Yaskawa christmas campaign: Help for helpers

Peter Walker new CEO at thyssenkrupp Elevator

Affordable lightweight construction in lift building

Digital platform for the German market

Recruiting fresh blood with a mouse