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Photo: © Hydroware

News | March 2024

Hydroware: Numerous staff changes

Hydroware, a manufacturer of lift drive and control systems based in Sweden, has undergone numerous personnel changes: In the UK, the Benelux countries and Germany.

Photo: © Caltech Lifts

News | March 2024

LEIA: Three new board members

LEIA has announced three new appointments to its management board: Karis Walker, Head of Commercial at TK Elevator, Andrew Renwick, Managing Director at Caltech Lifts, and David Martin, Managing Director at DeSeM Lifts.

Photo: © Langer & Laumann

News | March 2024

L&L package optimised for Thyssen VF08

Langer & Laumann has optimised the drive, drive pinion and deflection pulley for the Thyssen VF08 package.

Photo: © Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust

News | March 2024

Symposium: Call for Papers

The 15th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies will be held on 18-19 September 2024. Abstract submission deadline is 31 March 2024.

Photo: © Wittur

News | March 2024

Wittur appoints new CEO

Wittur appoints Udo Aull as new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Udo Aull succeeds Tom Stephenson, who will step down after more than 3.5 years as CEO.

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News | March 2024

Ziehl-Abegg recruits manager from Kuka

Wolfgang Mayer (50) has been the new technology director at Ziehl-Abegg since February. The graduate engineer had previously been employed for 27 years at Kuka, a provider of intelligent robotics, plant and system technology.

Photo: © TK Elevator

News | March 2024

TK Elevator: Sales growth in service and modernisation

In its third full financial year of independence, the sales of TK Elevator rose FX-adjusted by 6 percent to €8.9 billion.

News | March 2024

The Safety of older lifts in Sweden

During autumn 2023, the Swedish government decided on new legal requirements aimed at improving the safety of older lifts.

News | February 2024

Growth in members at Next Group

Last year, the Next Group succeeded in adding seven new members from Australia, Germany, Sweden and Turkey, as reported by Volker Hager (Hydroware) at the Annual General Meeting at the end of November.

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Hydroware: Numerous staff changes

LEIA: Three new board members

L&L package optimised for Thyssen VF08

Symposium: Call for Papers

Wittur appoints new CEO

Ziehl-Abegg recruits manager from Kuka

TK Elevator: Sales growth in service and modernisation

The Safety of older lifts in Sweden

Growth in members at Next Group