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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 | September 2022

Donati: New branch, new director

Henrik von der Osten-Sacken recently took charge of the branch of Donati for the Germany-Austria-Switzerland region.

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News | September 2022

CapMan Buyout has acquired Hydroware

CapMan Buyout has acquired Hydroware, a producer and provider of systems for modernisations of lifts from the company’s founder and other shareholders.

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News | September 2022

Wittur: New Chief People Officer

After 4 years at the helm of Wittur's HR team, Aline Estevant-Rigaut left Wittur at the end of July. Her successor is Åsa Lautenberg.

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News | September 2022

TK Elevator launches APIs

TK Elevator launches Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). Elevators and escalators from TK Elevator can be networked with various customer systems, connecting smart buildings and their users.

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News | September 2022

Interview with the new CEO of Schindler Germany

“Material shortages and delivery problems are one of the biggest problems we are currently facing,” declared Frank Schach in an interview with LIFTjournal. He has been the new chairman of the Board of Managers at Schindler Germany since 1 February.

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News | September 2022

Welcome in person to ELCH2022!

For the ninth time, this year European Lift Congress (ELCH) will take place on the 11th and 12th October, again face-to-face at Heilbronn.

News | August 2022

Lutz Aufzüge establishes branch in Panama

Lutz Aufzüge established the branch Lutz Elevators Americas in June 2022 in Panamá City. The aim is to boost its presence in North, South and Central America.

News | August 2022

The lift industry and sanctions on Russia and Belarus

ELA stands united in solidarity with Ukraine and supports the EU sanctions against Russia and Belarus. As an EU-based organisations, the ELA also has a compliance responsibility, in particular under the new horizontal services prohibition.

News | August 2022

E2 Forum announces its conference programme

More than 40 presentations and discussion panels on future scenarios in the elevator and escalator industry will be offered by the E2 Forum in Frankfurt am Main on 21 and 22 September 2022. The final conference programme has now been set.

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Donati: New branch, new director

CapMan Buyout has acquired Hydroware

Wittur: New Chief People Officer

TK Elevator launches APIs

Interview with the new CEO of Schindler Germany

Welcome in person to ELCH2022!

Lutz Aufzüge establishes branch in Panama

The lift industry and sanctions on Russia and Belarus

E2 Forum announces its conference programme