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Uttar Pradesh CM: Lift and Escalator Safety Law To Be Enacted
Yogi Adityanath, chief minister (CM) of the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in northern India, said his government will enact the UP Lifts and Escalators Act, a “first-ever” law that...
Elderly Man Dies in Lift Mishap in India on New Year’s Day
A 78-year-old man visiting a marriage hall in the Mylapore neighborhood in central Chennai, India, died instantly on New Year's Day when a lift hit him in the head, the...
Elevator, Escalator Overhaul Part of BART Legal Settlement
Refurbishing 40 elevators and commencing a major escalator upgrade within downtown San Francisco and beyond over the next 16 years is part of the settlement of a 2017 class-action lawsuit...
PEW Electrical Partners With XPO Screens for Lift Media Screens
Essex, U.K.-based PEW Electrical Distributors and Netherlands-based XPO Screens have partnered to introduce innovative lift media screen solutions to the U.K. lift market. XPO Screens delivers high quality, interactive lift...
Arrests Made After India Elevator Fall
Five people, including employees of a co-working space provider, have been arrested for alleged negligence that led to a lift crash which resulted in injuries to nine staffers of an...
Fatal Elevator Accident Prompts Investigation in Malaysia
A 28-year-old man died on December 26 while working on an elevator at a shopping center in George Town on the Malaysian island of Penang, Free Malaysia Today reports, prompting...
New Elevators Enhance Accessibility at NY Train Station
Commuters are applauding a new set of elevators provided by Liberty Elevator at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Hartsdale Train Station in Hartsdale, NY, approximately 22 mi. north of Manhattan,...
Inaugural Lift Expo Uzbekistan Planned in Tashkent on June 5-7
The inaugural Lift Expo Uzbekistan is planned at the Uz Expo Centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on June 5-7. Aligned with the government’s international economic integration goals, the sole exhibition for...
KONE Elevator India Opens Office in Warangal
KONE Elevator India is further strengthening its position as a leader in innovation and safety in the industry, in the youngest state of India, by setting up a new office...
MIA VT Work Underway During Holiday Travel Rush
Travelers navigating Miami International Airport (MIA) during the holiday travel rush are finding vertical-transportation (VT) equipment out of service, Bollyinside reports. Fifty elevators, escalators and moving walkways are currently undergoing...
