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Otis API Technology Connects Robots and Elevators in Japan

Otis' Integrated DispatchTM application programming interface (API) technology successfully integrated Nippon Otis elevators via the...

Element Elevators Acquires Toronto-Based Vertex Industries

Element Elevators Inc., headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, acquired longtime Toronto-based elevator service and manufacturing...

Pennsylvania Council Asks for Additional Elevator Funds

The Luzerne, Pennsylvania, County Council has asked for an additional US$235,000 of the county’s share...

Peelle Employees Transition to New Roles

Courtney Trotter and Christina Ott, who both joined Brampton, Ontario-based The Peelle Co. in 2021,...

Clairmont Announces Litchfield as AEG CIO

Bryan Clairmont, president of NYC-based American Elevator Group (AEG), announced Matt Litchfield as chief information...

In Memoriam: Surendra Mohan Hajela

Surendra Mohan Hajela, a highly regarded vertical-transportation (VT) industry veteran in India, passed away on...

Iowa Airport Funding Includes New Elevator

A project to expand and update the passenger terminal at The Eastern Iowa Airport in...

In Memoriam: Irene Zachata

Irene Zachata of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada-based Richmond Elevator, passed away the weekend of July...

Cottage Elevator Safety Bills Becomes Law in North Carolina

Weston's Law, named for the young boy who died when he became trapped between the...

Italy’s Sicor to Extend Warranty, Roll out New Packaging

Sicor Srl, the Rovereto, Italy-based elevator machine manufacturer, recently announced it is extending the warranty...

744 South Figueroa Street. Rendering by Johnson Fain

Construction Launches at 744 South Figueroa Street

(l-r) LECS UAE Director Lee Dean and CEO Dave Cooper; image courtesy of LECS UAE

LECS UK Launches LECS UAE in Dubai

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KONE CEO: Digitalization and Sustainability Hold Promise in China

The early 20th-century paternoster at Prague City Hall has 12 compartments and was designed by John Prokopec; image via a YouTube screengrab via expats.cz.

Prague To Begin Charging Fee for Riding City Hall Paternoster

New escalators at DLR's Pontoon Dock station; image courtesy of TfL

New Escalators Part of Major DLR Station Upgrade in London