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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 | January 2022

New managing director at Ascendor

Erwin Roither is the new managing director of Ascendor from Niederwaldkirchen, Austria.

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News | January 2022

Ferrari moved to Sassi

Gianluca Ferrari has moved to Alberto Sassi S.p.A. He worked as a manager in the lift sector for more than 30 years in various roles, both in multinationals and in private companies.

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News | December 2021

Meiller: Active commitment to environmental protection

The SME Meiller Aufzugtüren has had itself certified according to ISO 14001:2015 EMAS. EMAS is the most sophisticated system worldwide for sustainable environmental management.

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News | December 2021

The new competitors march to a different beat

Digitalisation is increasingly leading to business segments merging and to new competitors forcing their way into previously fenced-off sectors. These are not always start-ups, but occasionally also established players with strong financial backing.

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News | December 2021

IEE Expo 2022 expects lucrative business opportunities

The IEE Expo 2022 want to reconnect the elevator industry to initiate business recovery and provide lucrative business opportunities on its show floors.

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News | December 2021

IGV in register of historical Italian trademarks

IGV Group is now included in the Special Register of Italian Historical Trademarks, set up by the Patent and Trademark Office of the Ministry of Economic Development, where a limited number of companies with more than 50 years of history are listed.

News | December 2021

TK Elevator: Positive performance in first financial year

TK Elevator reports that it was able to increase all relevant key figures in the 2020/21 financial year ending September 30 – despite the Corona pandemic, material cost inflation and supply chain bottlenecks.