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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.

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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).

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