Germany

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...

Design Selected For Frankfurt’s Tallest Building

Ferdinand Heide Architekt has been selected to develop a high-rise complex in Frankfurt, Germany, that will be the city’s tallest structure upon completion, Arch Daily reports. The company was selected following an international...

57 High-Peformance, Sustainable TKE Units For Frankfurt Project

TK Elevator (TKE) will provide 57 high-performance, sustainable elevators and escalators to Frankfurt, Germany's FOUR, a mixed-use development that includes four 233-, 173-, 120- and 100-m-tall towers connected at the...

TKE’s New Brand Identity Wins Two Red Dot Awards

Since February 2021, newly identified TK Elevator (TKE) of Düsseldorf, Germany, has presented itself as a leading global provider of elevators and escalators under its new brand identity and design....

TKE Reorganizes Communications, Marketing Department

Düsseldorf, Germany-based TK Elevator (TKE), has reorganized its Communications and Marketing department, the global company announced in October, a move that installed four key executives. Dr. Anahid Rickmann was named...

Berlin Renovation Features Wood-Encased Escalators

Architecture firm OMA has completed the first quadrant of its masterplan and renovation of the Kaufhaus Des Westens (KaDeWe) department store in Berlin, Designboom reports. The project, launched in 2016, saw the transformation of a 90,000-m2 historic building into...

Market Updates: Germany and Austria

A look at each country’s economic situation and the impact on their VT sectors The German elevator industry has weathered the COVID-19 crisis well so far but is increasingly threatened...

TK Elevator Announces Changes To Management Board In Germany

TK Elevator (TKE) has announced two new changes to its management board in Germany, effective October 1. Dr. Phillip Voet van Vormizeele will succeed Dr. Detlef Hunsdiek, who is retiring,...

Germany’s Kubler Group Achieves Record Turnover

Elevators are among industries "feeling a revival," according to Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany-based Kübler Group Managing Director of Sales and Marketing Martin Huth. This revival helped usher in a successful first quarter...