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News | September 2023

Butz Liftparts transfers sales management to Sven Reiling

Sven Reiling is the new distribution director at Butz Liftparts. The 48-year old has been working in the lift sector since 2020.

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News | September 2023

Hoist car and drive system: Lighter and more energy efficient

The Swedish manufacturer Almak has launched a lightweight hoist car and drive system in the form of the Scando 650a.

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News | September 2023

New tool for managing lifts

es2000 Errichter Software GmbH is offering lift builders a tool to map several lifts in one order with its “Extended lift management”.

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News | September 2023

The "Twin" was launched 20 years ago

TK Elevator celebrates 20 years of Twin, the elevator was launched in 2003 and first showcased at the University of Stuttgart in Germany.

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News | September 2023

“There is a huge gap to fill”

Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen is the new Chairwoman and Programme Director of Elevcon 2023. She was available to LIFTjournal for a brief interview.

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News | September 2023

Sara Berggren: the new Secretary General at Hissförbundet

Sara Berggren has taken over from Anne Geitmann as Secretary General of Hissförbundet, the Swedish Lift and Escalator Association.

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News | September 2023

Elevcon: Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen succeeds Ami Lustig

Dr Marja-Liisa Siikonen is the new Chairwoman and Programme Manager of Elevcon 2023, the 23rd International Congress of the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE).

News | September 2023

Completely new motives for the sale of an elevator company

A headlong change in the market for company transactions is observable: those who currently want to sell their lift companies are doing so for completely different reasons. Simultaneously, there is also a fundamental reorientation on the buyer's side.

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News | September 2023

Shortened construction times thanks to high performance construction lifts

The new Quartier Vienna Twentytwo is being erected by Signa and ARE within sight of Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Kone is installing the first of its second generation JumpLifts there.

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Butz Liftparts transfers sales management to Sven Reiling

Hoist car and drive system: Lighter and more energy efficient

New tool for managing lifts

The "Twin" was launched 20 years ago

“There is a huge gap to fill”

Sara Berggren: the new Secretary General at Hissförbundet

Elevcon: Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen succeeds Ami Lustig

Completely new motives for the sale of an elevator company

Shortened construction times thanks to high performance construction lifts