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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.

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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.

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News | December 2021

Brexit: UKCA mark and implications

Following the pandemic and Brexit, Nick Mellor gives an overview of the UK lift and escalator industry and the new rules around UKCA marking.

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News | December 2021

Hundt takes over Liftinsight

Hundt Consult has taken over the Dutch company Liftinzicht, better known under its brand Liftinsight.

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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.

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.

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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IGV in register of historical Italian trademarks

TK Elevator: Positive performance in first financial year

Brexit: UKCA mark and implications

Hundt takes over Liftinsight

Change at Meiller

EN 81-40 has been harmonised

Double decker lifts in the Edge East Side Berlin high rise

Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge was established 160 years ago

TK Elevator: Two Red Dot Awards for new design