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West Virginia Commission Considers Courthouse Elevator Replacement
After years of elevator issues in the Harrison County Courthouse in West Virginia, commissioners recently considered bids to replace them, reports WV News. The courthouse’s elevator issues have been an ongoing...
Gelestino is Red Awards Elevator Contractor of the Year
Don Gelestino, president and CEO of Manhattan-based Champion Elevator Corp., will receive the Elevator Contractor of the Year award at the 2025 Red Awards, a commercial real estate event held...
MET Completes CSR Project for Bangkok School
Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MET), a leader in elevator and escalator solutions, has reaffirmed its commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the handover of a new library and...
EESF Launches Phase 1 of Safe-T-Riders App
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) recently announced on LinkedIn the launch of Phase 1 of the Safe-T-Riders App, which takes all of the vital information the Safe-T-Riders are known for teaching...
Additional VT Units Among India’s DMRC Crowd-Control Measures
Installing additional elevators, escalators and moving walks at busy rail stations is among measures being undertaken by India’s Delhi Metro Rail Corp. (DMRC) to handle surging crowds, The Economic Times reports. The...
Ministry of Health Replacing Six Elevators in Hospital in Fiji
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services in Fiji has begun the FJD1 million (US$427,541) process of replacing six elevators at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, fijivillage News reports. Minister...
KONE BoD Members Elected After AGM
At a meeting held after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Helsinki, Finland, on March 5, the KONE Board of Directors (BoD) elected from among its members Antti Herlin as...
Otis MRL Elevators for Dubai Luxury Residential Project
Working with general contractor Naresco Contracting LLC, Otis provided 13 machine-room-less (MRL) Gen2® elevators for Torino by ORO24, a new luxury residential development in Arjan, Dubai, Otis Director of Sales &...
The Arch 22 in Banjul, Gambia, Receiving an Elevator for its 60th Anniversary
The Director General of the National Center for Arts and Culture Hassoum Ceesay has announced that the Arch 22 in Banjul, Gambia, will receive an elevator as part of the...
Number of NJ Transit VT Incidents Climbs by 12%
In 2024, NJ Transit experienced 2,725 elevator and escalator incidents at train stations, representing an increase of 12.3% over 2023, when there were 2,426 incidents, Asbury Park Press reports. Incidents include such...
