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News | March 2022

Next group: Hager is new board of management member

At the Next group General Assembly at the end of November Kjell Johansson, founder of Hydroware AB, retired from his position. Volker Hager, General Manager at Hydroware GmbH, was newly elected to the board as his successor.

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News | March 2022

Schmersal stops supply to Russia

The management of the Schmersal Group has instructed the sales partner for Russia to stop the supply of safety switchgear and systems to the customers located in Russia.

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News | March 2022

Kone ceases deliveries to Russia

As a result of Russia's military actions against Ukraine, Kone has decided to temporarily cease deliveries to Russia starting March 3, 2022.

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News | March 2022

Kone: Cloud capabilities from AWS

Kone has announced an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS will provide Kone with global cloud capabilities such as Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics.

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News | March 2022

TÜV Süd accredited for certifications in the UK

TÜV Süd is the first European notified body that is also an approved body for the UK and offers certifications for the European and British market from one source.

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News | March 2022

Mourning Len Maple

Len Maple has passed away. Len was a former president of BLA (British Lift Association), one of the predecessor organizations of LEIA, the UK trade association and advisory body for the lift and escalator industry.

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News | March 2022

Aumüller celebrating anniversary with donation campaign

Aumüller Aumatic GmbH in Thierhaupten is marking its 50th company anniversary. The family company was established in 1972. The anniversary is to be celebrated with a special donation campaign.

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News | March 2022

Dekra: new app for digital lift analysis

Dekra Digital has introduced an app for digital analysis of lifts. “Lift Check” is intended to enable users to carry out detailed measurements in lifts per smartphone – irrespective of lift type and manufacturer.

News | March 2022

Level up: The LIFTjournal as digital paper

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Next group: Hager is new board of management member

Schmersal stops supply to Russia

Kone ceases deliveries to Russia

Kone: Cloud capabilities from AWS

TÜV Süd accredited for certifications in the UK

Mourning Len Maple

Aumüller celebrating anniversary with donation campaign

Dekra: new app for digital lift analysis

Level up: The LIFTjournal as digital paper