Maintenance
Norwegian Expansion
Mitsubishi Electric's Swedish subsidiary acquires Norwegian elevator company ALT Heis. submitted by Mitsubishi Electric Aiming to further strengthen its elevator and escalator business in Europe via mergers and acquisitions (M&A),...
TKE Spotlights Universal Service Platform in Thailand
TK Elevator (TKE) recently spotlighted how its Universal Service platform ensures accessibility for metro and railway systems in Thailand. The OEM currently services more than 740 elevators and escalators at...
Atlas Elevators Signs Contract With FUJIHD
Atlas Elevators General Trading and Contracting Co. signed an exclusive contract with elevator supplier FUJIHD, on January 12, argaam reports. Both companies are based in Saudi-Arabia. The five-year contract makes Atlas Elevators...
Lift AI Acquires eMCP to “Transform Elevator Maintenance and Management”
Lift AI, based in Detroit, announced on January 7 it has acquired Tennessee-headquartered eMCP LLC, a pioneer in automated maintenance control programs (MCPs) for elevators. The acquisition expands Lift AI’s...
In Memoriam: Stephen Fall
Stephen Fall, managing director, International, of Lerch Bates (LB) with offices in Europe, the U.K., India and Dubai, passed away suddenly on December 23, 2024, of natural causes. Based in...
Fiji Hospital Patients Facing Elevator Delays
Patients at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, Fiji, who need surgery are not getting operated on on time due to faulty elevators, fijivillage reports. Hospital employees have indicated...
16 Korean Companies Found to Falsify Inspections
The Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced the results of the "2024 elevator maintenance status sample inspection" on December 27, and of the 30 companies inspected, a total...
Elevator Incident in Hyderabad Apartment Building
A serious incident involving a lift crash occurred on November 24 at an apartment building in Chandulal Baradari, located in Hyderabad’s Old City in India, The Munsif Daily reports. Six...
Liftech Elevator Partners With Axxiom Elevator
Liftech Elevator has partnered with Axxiom Elevator, a rapidly expanding independent elevator services company doing business across Arizona, California, Florida and the Washington D.C. area. Liftech Elevator Service was founded in...
Stannah Wins Network Rail Lift and Escalator Service Contract
Stannah, headquartered in Andover, U.K., announced it signed a new, potentially GBP50-million (US$63.7-million) five-year contract with Network Rail to service its lifts and escalators. Significantly, the contract includes escalator maintenance...