Photo: © Elfin News | April 2025 Two-sense emergency call with sign language Elfin Technology has developed a two-sense emergency call, which in addition to classic speech communication, also opens a visual communication channel.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | April 2025 120 years young - Bode Components celebrates anniversary 1905 is not just the year of the consecration of the Berlin Cathedral and the decision to build the Mittelland Canal. It was also the year in which Theodor Bongers established his first company in Dusseldorf, the precursor company to today’s Bode Components GmbH.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | April 2025 Three questions to … Christian Dreßler Christian Dressler has been second managing director at Meiller Aufzugtüren since 1 January 2024. The 42-year old has taken on the role of the management spokesperson.
Photo: © privat News | April 2025 Kostas Papadopoulos: Job change after 15 years Kostas Papadopoulos has made a career change: He is now the new sales manager at Greek lift manufacturer Vigor Technology PC in Thessaloniki.
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Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | March 2021 Producing lifts with solar energy In December 2020, Lutz Aufzüge put a photovoltaic system on the roof of its production facility into operation.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | February 2021 thyssenkrupp Elevator now called TK Elevator thyssenkrupp Elevator has now launched its new global brand name: The international group is now called TK Elevator. The new brand name results from the change in ownership that took place mid of last year.
Photo: © Andreas Simopoulos News | February 2021 Inclined lift to the Acropolis On 3 December, Maspero Elevatori officially handed over to the Onassis Foundation and to the Greek State the inclined panoramic lift that the company has made to measure to enable equal access to the Acropolis of Athens.
Photo: © Adam Gavlák News | February 2021 TK Elevator acquires Swedish elevator company TK Elevator – formerly thyssenkrupp Elevator – acquires the elevator operations of Sdiptech AB. Together, the companies in scope have generated revenues of about 30 mn EUR in the fiscal year 2020.
Photo: © Fuka News | February 2021 Simple UCM solution The new Fuka shaft brake protects against unintended car movement. It is a user- and installation-friendly solution that guarantees safe and easy retrofitting, also in situ, according to the company.
Photo: © Schindler press picture News | February 2021 “The pandemic has also impacted Schindler” The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on Schindler’s business in 2020. Order intake decreased by 9.1% to CHF 11 018 million and revenue dropped by 5.6% to CHF 10 640 million, operating profit reached CHF 1 032 million, corresponding to an EBIT margin of 9.7% (EBIT adjusted 11.1%).
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | February 2021 Management change at Ziehl-Abegg The entrepreneur Uwe Ziehl resigned as chair of the Supervisory Board of Ziehl-Abegg at the turn of the year. His successor as chair of the senior management committee is Dennis Ziehl.
Photo: © alphaspirit/123rf/Montage News | February 2021 BIM: building together – right from the design stage By using Building Information Modelling (BIM), you can already erect a building together just like on a building site – this applies to lifts too. You can learn the basic technical principles of this cooperation.
Photo: © IFT News | February 2021 Mourning for Klaus Feyrer Professor Dr.-Ing. Klaus Feyrer died on 17 December 2020, shortly after his 90th birthday.