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Changes to Public Safety Act to Help Elevator Inspections
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada is making an amendment to the Public Safety Act in hopes of speeding up elevator inspections, the CBC reports. This comes just days after...
Hyundai Elevator Signs MOU With Samsung C&T
Hyundai Elevator signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Samsung C&T at its Modular Elevator R&D Lab in Seobuk-gu, Cheonan, Chungnam, South Korea, on May 16, the Korea It Times reports. The...
KONE Awarded Sao Khue Award
KONE has been awarded the Sao Khue Award 2025 by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association (VINASA) for its smart service robot application programming interface (API) solution, The Manila Times reports....
ILE Celebrates 50 Years, LIFTEX Booth to Represent Anniversary
International Lift Equipment (ILE), a trusted name in bespoke British lift design and engineering solutions, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1975, ILE has grown from a small team...
Telangana High Court Issues PIL Due to Recent Elevator Accidents
The Telangana high court initiated a suo motu public interest litigation (PIL) after receiving a letter that detailed the rise in elevator-related accidents in India, the Times of India reports. A division...
Otis To Modernize 20 Elevators for NSW LAHC Housing
Otis will modernize 20 elevators for New South Wales (NSW) Land and Housing Corp. (LAHC), a government agency that owns and maintains a portfolio of 125,000 social housing properties in Australia....
CIBSE Guide D 2025 Seminar and Launch Set for September
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Guide D 2025 seminar and official launch of the seventh edition will be held on September 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at...
Shanghai Mitsubishi Signs Deal to Localize Elevator Production in Uzbekista
Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Texnopark, Trend News Agency reports. The deal calls for Shanghai Mitsubishi to produce 500 elevators in Uzbekistan from 2025-2028. Texnopark is...
Indiana Church Elevator Long-Time Coming
A US$1 million elevator and disability access project has been completed at the Cathedral of St. James Episcopal Church in South Bend, Indiana, the South Bend Tribune reports. The decade-long multi-phase project...
Stannah to Host Apprentice Assessments Across the U.K.
Starting the week of May 14, Stannah, a leading U.K. lift company, is hosting lift and escalator engineering apprentice assessment days at multiple locations across the U.K. to support industry...
