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‘Modernisation, service and digitalisation are our growth drivers’

Alexander Vitt has been Managing Director of the DACH region at Kone since May 2024. In an interview with LIFTjournal, he talked about strategic priorities, the challenges in the new construction market, the role of digitalisation – and why Kone was focusing on partnerships and platform solutions in the long term.

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News | March 2024

Continuous data acquisition with ZAdyn frequency inverters

With its new "black box recorder", Ziehl-Abegg offers a new function in frequency inverters that is intended to make it much easier to identify and rectify faults when they occur in the lift system.

Photo: © Raloe

News | March 2024

Raloe: New Business Development Manager

Raloe Gmbh has appointed Erdinç Özçitak as Business Development Manager DACH-region, effective as of December 11th, 2023.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.