TK Elevator Switzerland
TK Aufzüge AG, operating under the TK Elevator brand, is the Swiss company for building mobility, offering new elevator and escalator installation, modernisation and servicing. It is headquartered in Rümlang near Zurich and maintains branches across Switzerland including St. Gallen, Chur, Lucerne, Basel, Bern and Geneva.
Also known as: TK Elevator (Schweiz) AG, TK Aufzüge AG
83 public people · 6 tender wins · 3 verified market signals
| Country | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Region | DACH · Europe · EMEA |
| Employees | 450 |
| Fleet (est.) | ~15,000 units |
| Revenue (Vertisk estimate) | ~US$100M (FY2025, est.) |
| Website | https://www.tkelevator.com |
Public people
- Alexander Poggel — Servicetechniker
- Selim Asani — Servicetechniker Aufzüge
- Marco Aucone — Troubleshooter
- Selim Asani — Servicetechniker
- Laura Di Giuseppe — Sachbearbeiterin Kundendienst
- Ricardo Pessoa — Technicien ascenseur
- Serkan Avsar — Beratung und Verkauf Service & Wartungen
- Raphael Weber — Field Trainer Service
- Hüseyin Dikyar — Service-Techniker
- Patrick Keller — Technical Expert / Field Support
- Martin Zapf — Leiter Kundendienst Serviceregion Nord- und Zentralschweiz
- Tanja Roggli — Verkäuferin Wartungsdienstleistung
People & organisation
Across tracked career histories this company is losing more people than it is hiring — 21 tracked people, 17 in leadership roles, a median 3 years in role, 3 external hires, 3 internal promotions, 5 tracked departures over the last two years.
Recent arrivals and where they came from
- David Schneebeli — Leiter Contract Engineering, joined in 2025 from Schindler Aufzüge AG (Schweiz)
- Marc Ehlers — Projekt - & Montageleiter Modernisierung/Ersatzanlagen, joined in 2024 from AS Aufzüge AG, Wettswil
- Yaara Lea Stutz — Head Health & Safety TKE Switzerland, joined in 2024 from Abbott
Where their people come from
- Abbott — 1 hire
- AS Aufzüge AG, Wettswil — 1 hire
- Schindler Aufzüge AG (Schweiz) — 1 hire
Where leavers went
- Thyssen Krupp Elevator AG — 1
- Thyssen Krupp Elevators — 1
- ThyssenKrupp — 1
- thyssenkrupp Elevator — 1
- Trapo Küng AG — 1
Based on tracked public career histories linked to this company and refreshed weekly. This is a sample of the organisation, not its headcount.
Tender wins (6)
All 6 lift contracts.
- TRF2026 - Wartung und Instandhaltung Transport- und Förderanlagen — SBB CFF FFS Infra-Niederspannungsverbraucher
- Switzerland – Lift installation work – BKP 261 Aufzüge — Stiftung Rosenpar Gersau (Jung Meyerhans AG)
- Framework agreement for elevator maintenance TK Aufzuge AG — Baudirektion Kanton Zurich - Immobilienamt
- Switzerland – Repair and maintenance services of escalators – Instandhaltung Transport- und Förderanlagen — SBB CFF FFS Infra-Publikumsanlagen und Technologie Entwicklung
- Switzerland – Repair and maintenance services of escalators – Instandhaltung Transport- und Förderanlagen — SBB CFF FFS Infra-Publikumsanlagen und Technologie Entwicklung
- Switzerland – Repair and maintenance services of escalators – Instandhaltung Transport- und Förderanlagen — SBB CFF FFS Infra-Publikumsanlagen und Technologie Entwicklung
Market signals
- Modernization is one of the biggest opportunities in our industry. Many elevators and escalators in Europe are decades old and still in daily use.
But no two buildings are the same. That's why our p
Modernization is one of the biggest opportunities in our industry. Many elevators and escalators in Europe are decades old and still in daily use. But no two buildings are the same. That's why our principle is simple: we adapt to our cus…
- At 2,146 meters above sea level, the Motta Naluns mountain station now features Switzerland’s highest installed EOX elevator — proving that TK Elevator’s mobility solutions truly #MoveBeyond limits. 🏔
TK Elevator installed Switzerland's highest EOX elevator at 2,146 meters above sea level at the Motta Naluns mountain station following renovations, with other TK Elevator products also featured at the valley and mountain stations.
- Our technician Angelo Addesa is always on the move – quite literally – in Switzerland, keeping our escalators and moving walks running smoothly.
A ThyssenKrupp (TKE) technician, Angelo Addesa, is highlighted for his dedication to maintaining escalators and moving walks in Switzerland, ensuring their smooth operation for customers.
Who wins lift work in Switzerland
156 tender notices · 999 building permits · independents hold 33.3% of named wins
- Schindler Aufzüge AG — 43 wins
- AS Aufzüge AG — 14 wins
- KONE (Schweiz) AG — 10 wins
- EMCH Aufzüge AG — 6 wins
- Diethelm Aufzüge AG — 4 wins
- TK Elevator (Schweiz) AG (this company) — 2 wins
- AS Ascenseurs SA — 1 win
- AS Aufzüge AG, Zweigniederlassung Basel, Reinach BL — 1 win
- Norm Aufzüge AG — 1 win
- Otis Switzerland — 1 win
- TECHLIFT SA — 1 win
By type of work
- new install — 641
- modernization — 483
- maintenance — 10
- repair — 9
Switzerland by type of work
- new install — 641 notices
- modernization — 483 notices
- maintenance — 10 notices
- repair — 9 notices
Switzerland market
- Companies profiled — 32
- Tender notices — 156
- Modernisation notices — 483
- Building permits — 999
- Independents’ share — 33.3%
Compare markets — new-installation
Elevator new-installation contract notices over the last 24 months, Switzerland against comparable markets.
- Switzerland — 632 notices (this market)
- United States — 19,423 notices
- France — 9,891 notices
- Greece — 5,402 notices
- Ireland — 4,031 notices
- Poland — 3,812 notices
- Netherlands — 3,498 notices
Switzerland national portal — simap.ch
67 lift notices published on Switzerland’s own procurement portal, shown in the original language.
- CJ - Gare de Tramelan - Ascenseurs — Département Infrastructure | INFRA (tender)
- CDM121.0 - Ascenseurs, monte-charges pour la Cité de la Musique dans la commune de Lugano — Fondazione Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana (cancelled)
- (b26055-7) Bern, Monbijoustrasse 40, Gesamtsanierung / BKP 261 — Bundesamt für Bauten und Logistik BBL (tender)
- Campus Horw, Realisierung Erneuerung und Erweiterung BKP 261 Aufzüge — Kanton Luzern, Dienststelle Immobilien (tender)
- BKP 261 - Lastenaufzug - Thun, Polygon, Sanierung Gebäudehülle Haustechnik — armasuisse Immobilien (tender)
- Remplacement et modernisation de 27 installations de transport de personnes, SLA maintenance — Genève Aéroport (tender)
- PAC Ouchy - monte-charge — Ville de Lausanne – SIL – Service patrimoine (PAT) (tender)
- Montes-lits et ascenseur pour la Clinique Joli-Mont — Centrale d'achats et d'ingénierie biomédicale Vaud-Genève (CAIB) (tender)
TK Elevator GmbH in other markets
- TK Elevator GmbH
- TK Elevator USA — 382 wins
- TK Elevator France (Thyssen) — 353 wins
- TK Elevator Portugal — 319 wins
- TK Elevator Italy — 198 wins
- TK Elevator Spain — 182 wins
- TK Elevator Brazil — 97 wins
- TK Elevator Germany — 82 wins
- TK Elevator Colombia — 55 wins
- TK Elevator Austria — 50 wins
- TK Elevator Taiwan — 48 wins
- TK Elevator Sweden — 38 wins
- TK Elevator Norway — 32 wins
- TK Elevator Belgium — 31 wins
- TK Elevator Chile — 27 wins
- TK Elevator Canada — 13 wins
- TK Elevator Saudi Arabia — 13 wins
- TK Elevator Poland — 8 wins
- TK Elevator Luxembourg — 6 wins
- TK Elevator Peru — 6 wins
- TK Elevator UK — 5 wins
- TK Elevator Denmark — 4 wins
- TK Elevator de México — 4 wins
- TK Elevator Netherlands — 3 wins