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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.

News | February 2021

Euro-Lift: One stop shop for the lift industry

The 6th Euro-Lift International Lifts and Components Exhibition is to be held in Kielce, Poland, on 28 and 29 April 2021. It was originally scheduled for October 2020, but in view of the Corona pandemic, the organizers had to postpone it.

News | February 2021

New in the Group Executive Committee at Schindler

The Schindler Board of Directors has decided to appoint Sabine Simeon-Aissaoui as a member of the Group Executive Committee responsible for Escalators and Supply Chain with effect from January 1, 2021.

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Inclined lift to the Acropolis

TK Elevator acquires Swedish elevator company

Simple UCM solution

“The pandemic has also impacted Schindler”

Management change at Ziehl-Abegg

BIM: building together – right from the design stage

Mourning for Klaus Feyrer

Euro-Lift: One stop shop for the lift industry

New in the Group Executive Committee at Schindler