Photo: © Aufzugsservice Süd News | October 2025 Three questions to … René Müller A LinkedIn post drew our attention to René Müller. This was because the managing director of Aufzugsservice Süd GmbH presented an unusual idea there ...
Photo: © Aufzugshop Frano Witt News | October 2025 Aufzugshop Frano Witt now also available on app Aufzugshop Frano Witt is now launching its service directly on smartphones. Customers can request spare parts, view offers and make direct contact with the new app at any time and from any location.
Photo: © Bernd Lorenz/LIFTjournal News | October 2025 ‘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.
Photo: © Maximilian Döringer / Wiener Linien News | October 2025 Barrier-free lift operation on the Wiener Linien The Wiener Linien has implemented a comprehensive package of measures on barrier freedom in cooperation with Schaefer. At the heart of this is the Schaefer "LiftBoy" system, which permits contact-free lift operation per smartphone.
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Photo: © Philip Reeson Photography / Schindler News | February 2023 LEIA: Paul Turner is the new President LEIA, the UK trade association and advisory body for the lift and escalator industry, has appointed Paul Turner, Technical Director of Schindler, as its new President.
Photo: © Hy-Line News | January 2023 The Holo-Key: a holographic button It doesn’t have to be a touch screen: a free-floating image in the air can also display contents and receive manual feedback, Hy-Line declared. For this purpose, the new “Holo-Key” from Hy-Line employs a special 3D panel.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | January 2023 Introduction of the customer MCE with customer cockpit Meiller introduced its configuration engine (MCE) two years ago. It is now the basis for every door offer. The digital offer portal is now entering the second stage of its implementation.
Photo: © Switch News | January 2023 Switch was taken over Dr Florian Steinmann is the new managing director and partner of Switch GmbH in Isernhagen. He took over the company as part of an age-related succession together with the “Realkapital Mittelstand” of Andreas and Edgar Burr.
Photo: © Kone/Katharina Schiffl News | January 2023 Kone takes over maintenance business from Flügel Aufzüge The lift company Kone has taken over the maintenance and emergency call business of the Austrian Flügel Aufzüge GmbH as of 1 January 2023.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | January 2023 Digital functions are becoming standard TK Elevator (TKE) is launching a digital and energy-efficient lift with accompanying platform called EOX, especially for low residential buildings with only a few floors. An Nvidia chip is integrated in the product.
Photo: © Digital Spine News | January 2023 “There are no losers in the world we’re creating” They promise to greatly reduce the maintenance costs for operators with the assistance of their box: the service offered by ‘Aufzughelden’ (“Lift Heroes”) has been spurring discussions in the German lift sector.
Photo: © Aleatec News | January 2023 Changes at Aleatec At Aleatec, there have been major changes in the company management in the last two years. For example, the founder and partner Uwe Hollenberg withdrew from operational management in 2020 and Kay Nelhübel joined the company as managing director.
Photo: © Bode News | January 2023 Bode overspeed governors UKCA-certified Bode has received UKCA certification for its speed governor from TÜV Süd.
