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News | April 2023

Donati: addition to the German team

David Barge joined the team of Donati Germany at the beginning of 2023. He is to support the German managing director Henrik von Osten-Sacken with his knowledge of the sector in the German market.

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News | April 2023

Sustainable solutions from SMEs

Energy and raw materials are precious resources. Their economical consumption is the order of the day. SMEs from the lift sector also make a contribution to sustainability with their innovative services and long-lived products. We present five of them.

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News | April 2023

Is this really sustainable?

We are increasingly often confronted with modernisations, which are actually reconstructions of the lift. Is this always necessary? And is it always sustainable?

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News | April 2023

Energy efficiency versus sustainability?

At the moment, energy efficiency is a huge topic – also in the lift sector. Unfortunately, sustainability is suffering under this, but it should be taken just as seriously as energy efficiency, since it tackles the topic far more comprehensively.

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News | April 2023

Modernisation instead of new lifts: The sustainable way

There are currently about 6.5 million lifts in existence in Europe - and every year about 150,000 new lifts are put into operation (source: ELA - European Lift Association).

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News | April 2023

Safety first: occupational safety in lift building

Work in lift building has a very high hazard potential – not just in new construction, but also in modernisation and service. This is how fitters and technicians can protect themselves better against occupational accidents.

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News | April 2023

Noise insulation in lift construction: ride quality according to ISO 18738

In the last article, we looked at the limits of measurements according to DIN 8989. Below we aim to show the benefits of measurements according to ISO 18738.