German businessman Alexander Böcker was reading the news with his wife last Sunday when she told him about a robbery at the Louvre in Paris. "My wife said, 'Well, look at this: Somebody broke into the ...

The makers of the furniture lift used by the Louvre thieves have told Sky News the device is "certainly not intended for burglaries" after publishing a tongue-in-cheek advert making the most of the ...

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The thieves behind the daring Louvre Museum heist in Paris, France, appear to have used a truck-mounted moving lift — the kind professional movers use to hoist furniture up to apartment windows — in ...

A daring daylight jewellery heist at the Louvre Museum has inadvertently provided an unexpected boost for a German manufacturer, after images of their freight lift, used by the thieves, went viral.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. BERLIN — Forget France: The Louvre Museum jewelry heist was a classic case of German efficiency. Photos of a ...

The brazen daylight robbery of the Louvre has turned into a marketing opportunity for Böcker, a German maker of cranes and elevators whose product was used in the heist. By Francesca Regalado When ...

Last weekend's heist gave German company Boecker some unexpected publicity. When Alexander Boecker and his wife, Julia Schwartz, woke up last Sunday morning, the first headlines were not what they ...

A German firm has launched a humorous advertising campaign after it turned out that one of its freight lifts was used in the Louvre jewel robbery earlier this week. Thieves used a German-made mobile ...

German lift manufacturer, Böcker, turned to social media when they spotted their ladder used in the Louvre theft. In a post, the firm said: "The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures weighing up to ...

As French police, government officials and top executives at the Louvre Museum continue to scratch their heads over how thieves managed to brazenly steal priceless jewelry in broad daylight, a German ...

Bocker was founded in 1958 and uses the slogan "My way to the top." Days after one of its lifts was used in the Louvre Museum heist, German firm Bocker made the most of its sudden fame with a new ad ...