Switzerland
Schindler Elevators at Europe’s Highest Research Facility
On October 21, Schindler spotlighted its two elevators serving Europe’s highest research facility — the Sphinx Observatory in the Swiss Alps, which sits at an altitude of nearly 3,600 m...
Schindler Reports Increased Profits Despite Decreased New Installations
Schindler recently reported a turnover of CHF2.76 billion (US$3.44 billion) for the months of April to June, blue News reports. This was 5.7% less than the previous year and corresponded to a...
Schindler Expects U.S. Tariffs to Cost Millions
Swiss elevator maker Schindler expects U.S. tariff costs to be "in the millions" as it faces an anticipated decline in new-installation business in the Americas, outlets including Blue News report. Overall, though,...
Cobianchi Liftteile Names Rohr as New CEO
Stephan Rohr, former chief technology officer of ELGO Batscale AG, has been named CEO of Cobianchi Liftteile AG, a Switzerland-based company engineering and manufacturing progressive safety devices for all kind...
CEDES and FIELDBOSS Partner To Deliver IoT Elevator Solution
Swiss Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer and original elevator light curtain manufacturer CEDES and FIELDBOSS, the Microsoft-based field service platform for elevator contractors, on November 11, announced a "transformative" partnership....
NYT Piece Uses Elevator To Explain Housing Costs and Other Woes
Stephen Jacob Smith, founder and executive director of the Center for Building in North America, used the elevator to explain why housing costs have skyrocketed, among other woes, in a...
Ziehl-Abegg Events in Vietnam See Success
Ziehl-Abegg, a leader in drive and control technology, held two seminars in June on elevator technology in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in collaboration with Doza Technology, Machine...
Industry Era Recognizes CEDES CEO Bass as Top 10 Admired Leader of 2024
Global business magazine Industry Era has recognized CEDES AG CEO Patrick Bass as one of its Top 10 Admired Leaders of 2024. Bass came to the CEO role from starting...
Bucher Hydraulics CEO Role Passing from Waller to Mühlon
The CEO role at Bucher Hydraulics, the Klettgau-Griessen, Germany-headquartered provider of hydraulic components including elevator drive systems, is passing from Daniel Waller to Frank Mühlon, effective July 1. Waller is...
Grüninger Takes On New Role at CEDES
Part of CEDES Group since 2011, Peter Grüninger recently took on a new role with the Switzerland-based company: customer success manager, joining the sales team. Grüninger previously led the Application...
