Andrew Abele assumes responsibility as CTO of LIFTKET Hoffmann Group
Movecat, the globally renowned specialist for stage kinetics from Nufringen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, announced personnel changes. Andrew Abele, founder of the company, is moving from the Movecat management to the LIFTKET Hoffmann Group, where he will assume technical management responsibility as CTO. Movecat is part of this group of companies.
Andrew Abele stated, „It is a great pleasure and honour for me to assume this immensely important position for the entire LIFTKET Hoffmann Group. At the same time, however, it is also a commitment to achieving the goals we have set ourselves and to promoting and strengthening the successful course we have taken so far.“
Andrew Abele is taking over responsibility for the development of new kinetic solutions in the areas of stage and studio up to market maturity and will cooperate closely with the technical manager of LIFTKET as well as the central purchasing department. He will also represent the group in forums, standards committees and associations nationally and internationally.
Andrew Abele’s new function will focus on integrating the Group’s newly developed technologies into the market. Furthermore, the acquired know-how from the stage segment will also be applied to the industrial applications of LIFTKET products in the future in order to further expand the market position achieved in this market segment.
Picture caption: Andrew Abele (Photo: Movecat)
Movecat GmbH
Movecat is currently the only manufacturer of kinetic equipment for the stage anywhere in the world capable of offering practice-tested, certified and genuinely available integrated systems compliant with BGV C1 and SIL3 – these consisting of chain hoists, trolleys, band hoists, winches, turntables, load-measurement systems and networks. The company was founded in 1986 by Andrew and Thomas Abele. The products are developed and manufactured in Germany. Movecat’s kinetic solutions are used in high profile shows, tours and TV productions not only in Germany but throughout the world. The company has garnered a host of distinctions in recent years including the TOP 100 Prize, the German Design Award, the P.I.P.A. Award, the Industry Prize and the VR Prize for Innovation.
Movecat GmbH
Rudolf-Diesel-Straße 21
71154 Nufringen
Phone: +49 (0) 70 32 / 37 117 33
Internet: www.movecat.de
Contact partner: Florian Pfeiffer
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