Germany

Otis Germany to Service More Than 130 Hospital Units

Otis Germany recently signed a service contract with EKK plus, a procurement vendor for municipal hospitals, making it the third contract between the two companies for service of elevator systems,...

Schmersal, View Elevator Partner to Develop Digitalized Lift Systems

Schmersal Böhnke + Partner, based in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, and View Elevator of Austria are working together to develop lift systems with a focus on digitalization, the companies announced on...

VFA Board Confirmed

After three years of being forced to take a break due to COVID-19, almost 150 participants came together in Munich, Germany, recently for the VFA general meeting. During the meeting,...

Wittur Holding Taps Arora As Junior Group Controller

Wittur Holding GmbH has tapped Tarun Arora as junior group controller, based in Munich, Germany, Arora announced on LinkedIn. In this role, Arora reports directly to the head of Corporate...

TÜV SÜD At Interlift: Impact Of Brexit, Cybersecurity

TÜV SÜD plans to address digitalization of lifts and the impacts of Brexit — including the U.K. Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking replacing the CE marking in Great Britain (excluding Ireland)...

Schmersal Names Bogusch As Logistics Industry Manager

Schmersal, a designer of safety switchgear devices, has announced Marcel Bogusch as industry manager for the company’s logistics solutions, officials say. Bogusch, already with the Schmersal Group in the company’s...

TKE Converting European Factories To 100% Renewable Energy

Since the beginning of 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator's (TKE) escalator and elevator factories in Spain and Germany have been operating exclusively with green electricity. The move marks the next...

DOPPLER Solutions in Germany

A range of lift types is examined. Germany is one of the largest consumer markets in Europe, in both population and purchasing power, as well as one of the largest...

Please Touch Me. Not!

In this Readers' Platform, your author describes HMI systems for touchless operation, including those from his Germany-headquartered company. by Rudolf Sosnowsky Do you know the theremin? It's an almost forgotten...

EFESME Makes Progress Through VmA Partnership

Collaborations ensure elevator SMEs will find voice and fulfillment. submitted by EFESME EFESME, by its nature in the European Federation to protect and support lift small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),...

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KONE and Partners Launch Smile on Wheels Project in India

MASSACHUSETTS FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES GRANT FOR ELEVATOR RESCUE TRAINING

Massachusetts FD Receives Grant for Elevator Rescue Training

BELARUS MODERNIZES 200 ELEVATORS IN AZERBAIJAN IN 2025

Belarus Modernizes 200 Elevators in Azerbaijan in 2025

STRONG SERVICE SALES AND MAINTENANCE FUEL OTIS 3Q EARNINGS

Strong Service Sales and Maintenance Fuel Otis 3Q Earnings

Southmoor Station was one of the elevator security program's pilot stations; image courtesy of RTD-Denver.

RTD-Denver Expands Crime Prevention Program to More Elevators