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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.

Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren

News | December 2021

Change at Meiller

Peter Will, sales and product manager at Meiller Aufzugtüren, is retiring at the end of the year. He will be succeeded by Jürgen Kral.

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News | December 2021

EN 81-40 has been harmonised

The European standard for safety rules for the construction and installation of inclined stair lifts and platform lifts with inclined track for persons with impaired mobility was harmonised in mid-October.

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News | December 2021

Double decker lifts in the Edge East Side Berlin high rise

The lift group Kone will be installing 14 lifts and three escalators in the under construction Edge East Side Berlin building, whose main tenant is Amazon. These include the first eight double decker lifts in the German-speaking countries.

Photo: © Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge

News | December 2021

Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge was established 160 years ago

This year, the family company Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge will be celebrating its founding 160 years ago.

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News | November 2021

TK Elevator: Two Red Dot Awards for new design

Since February 2021, TK Elevator has been an independent company and has a new brand identity and brand design. It was designed together with the design and brand consultancy MetaDesign.

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News | November 2021

VmA supports Wolie ideationally

Since April 2020, the Initiative “Women in the Lift Industry in Europe” (Wolie) has a new ideational sponsor, the German Federation of Medium-Sized Lift Companies (Vereinigung mittelständischer Aufzugsunternehmen, VmA).