Germany
AKE Starts New Year With Largest-Yet Europe Order
AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, started 2023 with its largest single order in Europe to date, AKE Europe Managing Director Norman Rosnersky tells ELEVATOR WORLD. On...
interlift 2023 Expects More Joint Participation
AFAG Messen, organizer of interlift 2023 on October 17-20 in Augsburg, Germany, expects more joint participation than in 2019, as well as several countries that will be represented in new...
TÃœV Rheinland to Acquire ABB U.K.’s Engineering Consultancy
TÜV Rheinland, which offers test technical systems and products around the world, recently announced an agreement to acquire ABB U.K.’s technical engineering consultancy, part of ABB’s Energy Industries division. Expected...
AKE Taps Borgonovo Italy Country Manager
AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, recently named Luca Borgonovo country manager for Italy. In addition to leading AKE's development in Italy, Borgonovo will contribute to elevator...
Aquarium With Panoramic Elevator Bursts in Berlin
The giant aquarium in the lobby of the Radisson Collection Hotel in Berlin, containing 1 million liters of water and 1500 tropical fish, burst for an unknown reason on December...
Austria’s Ascendor Lifttechnik Reports Record Year
Ascendor Lifttechnik, headquartered in Niederwaldkirchin in Upper Austria, expects a new sales record of EUR12 million (US$12.4 million) for the 2022 financial year thanks to a successful new product and...
Car and Driver Fall Down German Elevator Shaft
A woman in Stuttgart, Germany, plunged her car 35 ft down an elevator shaft after mistaking it for a parking spot on October 8, International Business Times reports. The 38-year-old...
Wucherer to Take Helm as Ziehl-Abegg CEO
Dr. Marc Wucherer, who has held numerous management positions both in Germany and abroad, will take the helm as CEO of Künzelsau, Germany-headquartered Ziel-Abegg in December. The supervisory board of...
Anticipation Builds for Interlift 2023 in Augsburg, Germany
Anticipation is building for interlift 2023, planned on October 17-20, 2023 in Augsburg, Germany, and organizers are optimistic that lack of travel restrictions, promotional efforts and a new hall structure...
Winners of 2021 Emporis Skyscraper Award Announced
Out of a pool of more than 600 eligible skyscrapers, Emporis, the Germany-based provider of building and construction data, has announced 10 honorees for its 22nd annual Emporis Skyscraper Award,...
