Elevators

Bucher Hydraulics Acquiring Finland’s Hydman Oy

Bucher Hydraulics, the Germany-based global provider of innovative hydraulic drive and control technology for applications including elevators, announced on November 13 it is acquiring Hydman Oy, based in Tampere, Finland....

In Memoriam: Thomas Stack

Vertical-transportation consultancy VDA, Inc., announced the passing of industry pioneer Thomas Stack in November 2024. Stack was one of VDA's original four owners following the purchase from John Van Deusen...

Canadian Region Facing Numerous Outdated Elevator Inspections

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, there are more than 500 outstanding elevator inspections that Service N.L. needs to complete, according to an access to information request filed by the Progressive...

Hyundai Elevator Offers Free Inspections for 10-Plus-Year-Old Elevators in Korea

Hyundai Elevator recently announced it will provide free services to elevators more than 10 years old installed in Korea regardless of manufacturer, Maeil Business Newspaper reports. Hyundai Elevator will mobilize high-tech inspection...

Gupta Steps Away From Arkel India MD Role

Arkel Electronic India Pvt. Ltd., a leading company in the elevator control systems and components industry, has announced the departure of Anurag Gupta, who has stepped down from the role...

India Apartment Building Fatality Reported

A security guard died after falling down the elevator shaft from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, on November 10, DT NEXT reports. The victim was...

TKE Korea Again Named to Top of Korea Quality Index

TK Elevator (TKE) Korea has been named to the "2024 Korea Quality Satisfaction Index (KS-QEI)” and has been ranked No. 1 in the elevator category for three consecutive years, Maeil Business...

Seattle-Based Elevator Consulting Services Joins VDA

Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA, Inc., headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, announced on November 11 that Elevator Consulting Services, Inc., (ECS), based in Seattle with offices in Portland, Oregon, and...

CEDES and FIELDBOSS Partner To Deliver IoT Elevator Solution

Swiss Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer and original elevator light curtain manufacturer CEDES and FIELDBOSS, the Microsoft-based field service platform for elevator contractors, on November 11, announced a "transformative" partnership....

New York Build To Include Elevator Companies And Suppliers

New York Build 2025 Expo, the largest construction and design show for NYC, is set to include numerous elevator companies and suppliers. The show, planned on March 12-13, 2025, at...

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Vertical Building Extension Method Launches in the U.K.

Members of Hyundai Elevator's choir of disabled people pose at Kangwon National University's Baeckryung Art Center in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator via The Korea Times

Hyundai Choir of Disabled People Wins Silver Prize at National Competition

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India’s ECE Elevators Launches New Ad Campaign

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KONE Awarded EcoVadis 2024 Sustainability Gold Medal

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC ACQUIRES NORWAY’S ALT HEIS

Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Norway’s ALT Heis