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On December 14, 12 mechanical engineering students from the University of Parma visited the  Wittur  plant in  Colorno  (Italy) for a very special “Open Door Day”,  organized  and coordinated by Barbara  Givera  from our local HR team. The event, part of the local employer branding activities, aims at strengthening the partnership between  Wittur  and one of the main technical universities in Italy as well as presenting our company as an attractive future employer for young, talented graduates. 

The Wittur Group (ISIN: XS1188024548, XS1188025438) announced today that, in agreement with the Supervisory Board, CFO Frank  Schulkes  has decided to leave the company for personal reasons. The Group’s Supervisory Board has initiated the search for a new CFO. With immediate effect, Wittur Group CEO Patrik  Wohlhauser,  will also take on the responsibility for the finance function. He will be supported by an interim CFO Office until a successor is found.

We are pleased to announce that, on November 16th, 2016   Wittur  Spain was acknowledged with an honorary award during the celebration of the XX Anniversary of Awards for Business Excellence, in Zaragoza (Aragón, Spain).
Wittur  Spain received this important recognition for its great contribution to the local industry and for having been the first awarded company when the Institute of Development of Aragón started these Awards.

CEA (China Elevator Association) Design & Manufacturing Committee 2016 Annual Meeting was held in Zhangjiagang Changjiang Hotel, on November 10 - 11, 2016. CEA president  Mr.  Li Shoulin, secretary-general of CEA  Mr.  Zhang Lexiang, deputy secretary-general of CEA  Mr.  Wang Mingkai, secretary-general of  national  technical committee on elevators,  Mr.  Chen Fengwang, director of  national  elevator inspection and testing  center,  Mr.  Ma Peizhong and more than 500 industry insiders attended the meeting.

On October 26, the Wittur Group was among the main participants of E2 Forum, the biennial exhibition-conference dedicated to the Italian vertical transport industry, organized by Messe Frankfurt Italy and promoted by AssoAscensori in collaboration with ANICA and ANACAM.

Wittur  announces that on September 19th, 2016 Geoffroy Durandet was appointed as Managing Director of Europe. In his new Role within  Wittur , he will be responsible for European Sales and Operations and drive  Wittur  growth in the European continent.

For the second year in succession,  Wittur  India participated at the chapter level competition of the 25th Silver Jubilee Convention of the Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI), Chennai Chapter held on 10th and 11th September 2016. Competitions were held to recognize the best entries under KAIZEN, Slogan, Quiz, Poster and Project presentations. Wittur India nominated two teams;  both teams won the Gold Awards in their respected category of case study presentation.  This was an improvement over the Gold and a Silver Award that  Wittur  India won in 2015!

The Wittur Group was present at the NAEC 67th Annual Convention & 2016 Exposition, held on September 19-22 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Tyler, a  Wittur  company, presented its solutions for entrances, its engineering capabilities for special projects including round and underdriven doors, as well as its wide portfolio  for  modernization and its experience with safety gears and gearless drives, sold worldwide and available also with ASME certifications.

The next European Lift Congress will take place at  Experimenta  Science Center in Heilbronn, Germany from October 11 to October 12, 2016.
The topic of this  edition,  conceived and managed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfram Vogel is "Lifts for the Future".
In this context, Karl Kriener from  Wittur  Austria GmbH is going to present a paper about "Innovative brake system –  electro-mechanical  brake system designed with electronics of the future" on October 12.