Events

Singapore’s “Hotel in Nature” Named CTBUH Best Tall Building

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that Singapore's Pan Pacific Orchard "hotel in nature," served by Schindler elevators, was named the 2024 Best Tall Building Worldwide...

Inside the Future of the Elevator Workforce

How the SkillsUSA Conference is an integral part of developing a talent pipeline for our industry Every summer, SkillsUSA hosts its National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC), a weeklong event...

KONE Hosts Capital Markets Day in Helsinki

KONE hosted its Capital Markets Day for institutional investors and analysts in Helsinki on September 27. During Capital Markets Day, KONE presented its new strategy called “Rise” for 2025-2030. A...

Deadline Extended for Elevcon 2025 Abstract Submission

Organizers of Elevcon 2025, the 24th International Congress on Vertical-Transportation (VT) Technologies, planned on June 17-19, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal, have extended the deadline to submit abstracts to September 30....

United Convention Program Now Available Digitally

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) announces the full program for the upcoming United Convention, bringing together NAEC, the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association, the International Association of Elevator Consultants...

U.K.-Based Access BDD to Launch New Platform Lift in NA

Following the successful launch of its range of stairlifts in North America in 2021, U.K.-based Access BDD plans to showcase its Supra Linea Platform Lift to the North American market...

Wisconsin Elevator Symposium Golf Outing a Great Success

The annual golf outing at the Wisconsin Elevator Symposium, of which NAESA International is a founding member and one of the regular sponsors and donors to the Elevator Escalator Safety...

Nordic Lift Expo to Welcome Record Number of Visitors

Partnering this year with Elevator World, Inc., the Nordic Lift Expo expects to welcome a record number of visitors to Scandic Infra City in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 12. Organizers...

Schindler Debuts New Training Center in Ohio

To celebrate Schindler's 150th anniversary in 2024, CEO Ray Bisson welcomed the community to tour the OEM's new Main Learning Center in Holland, Ohio, on September 11. The state-of-the-art facility...

LiftLogic Advising’s Brothers Joins Forces With AES

Alliance Elevator Solutions (AES), headquartered in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, announced that Brittany Brothers, who recently launched LiftLogic Advising, has joined AES as architectural elevator liaison. With extensive industry knowledge, Brothers will...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir