Germany

Elevating the VW “Bulli”

How the 3XL elevator from Schmidt Aufzüge Medebach is integrated into the automated production process images by Hans-Wilhelm Berghoff In November 2023, your author visited the freight elevator built by...

Enhancing Quantity and Quality of Employees in the Elevator Industry

The VDI Standard 2168 is being revised. Your author, Undine Stricker-Berghoff (USB), spoke to Horst Schickor (HS) from SBR Aufzugstechnik (Elevator Technology) in Gladbeck, Germany, about the revision of the...

Adaptable and Innovative

Omniturm’s high-performance elevators from Schindler submitted by Schindler Group In the heart of Frankfurt, Germany’s city center stands the striking Omniturm tower. At 190-m tall, this adaptable and innovative structure...

CEDES CTO Role Transitions From Freedman to Frömming

Switzerland-headquartered sensor specialist CEDES AG welcomes Sascha Frömming as chief technology officer (CTO), as Steven Freedman steps down as CTO to take on the new roles of chief revenue officer...

Lödige Systems Middle East Celebrates Certification “Hat-Trick”

Doha, Qatar-based Lödige Systems Middle East (LSME), a subsidiary of Germany-based global supplier of lift logistics solutions and more Lödige Industries, recently celebrated a "certification hat-trick" — receiving three different...

Big News for interlift

World’s leading trade fair for elevators to move from Augsburg to Nuremberg, Germany, in 2025. submitted by AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH While plans for interlift 2023 were ramping up,...

UK Service Lifts Now Exclusive U.K. Distributor for Metallschneider GmbH

UK Service Lifts, a leading company in the supply and installation of service and goods lifts, announced it has become the exclusive distributor for Metallschneider GmbH, a German manufacturer of...

Otis Sponsors Special Olympics World Games in Berlin

Continuing a more than 30-year tradition of giving back by partnering with the Special Olympics, Otis sponsored the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany, on June 17-25. More than...

A Multi-Generational Milestone

Family-owned for 150 years, Lochbühler Aufzüge celebrates its past, present and future. Mannheim, Germany-based Lochbühler Aufzüge GmbH is commemorating a significant anniversary — 150 years in business. Founded in 1873...

Looking Back on a Successful Elevcon 2023 in Prague

Elevcon, the 23rd International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, took place in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 20-22, and CEDES Group CEO Christian-Erik Thoeny was among those who deemed the...