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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 | December 2020

Changes in the Kone Executive Board

Tricia Weener, BA (Hons), has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President, Marketing and Communications, as of January 18, 2021. She will join the Kone Executive Board.

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News | December 2020

Please do not touch: holographic entry

Are you familiar with the Theremin? It is an almost forgotten musical instrument with a special property: you can play it without touching it. The solution from Hy-Line is intended to facilitate this – touchless operation of lifts.

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News | December 2020

Thyssenkrupp Elevator recognized for sustainability

Thyssenkrupp Elevator has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP.

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News | December 2020

Lödige buys B&B Aufzugbau

Lödige Industries has taken over B&B Aufzugbau GmbH & Co KG in Berlin in order to expand the services it offers in the Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region.

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News | December 2020

A cloud of their own for SMEs

In an interview with LIFTjournal, Rudolf Ramseier from the VFA board of directors announces a dedicated cloud for the SMEs. Read the full-length interview about digitalisation in SMEs here.

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News | December 2020

Breaking ground for new company headquarters

At the end of September, Serapid laid the foundation in Martin-Église in France for the “OneSerapid” project at the new location of the company in the Eurochannel II zone.

News | December 2020

New employee at Langer & Laumann

Antje Holbein joined Langer & Laumann in mid-July. The 48-year old reinforces the sales back office.

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News | December 2020

Assa Abloy sells Cedes

The private equity investor capiton AG together with the management led by Cedes CEO Christian-Erik Thöny has bought the company from its previous owner, the Assa Abloy Group.

News | December 2020

E300 frequency converter with CANopen

Control Techniques has now adopted the newly developed CANopen interface with the CiA417 user profile for the Elevator Drive E300 in its delivery range.

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Changes in the Kone Executive Board

Please do not touch: holographic entry

Thyssenkrupp Elevator recognized for sustainability

Lödige buys B&B Aufzugbau

A cloud of their own for SMEs

Breaking ground for new company headquarters

New employee at Langer & Laumann

Assa Abloy sells Cedes

E300 frequency converter with CANopen