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Otis Inaugurates PCB Production Hall in Berlin
Otis Worldwide Corp. recently inaugurated its new printed circuit board (PCB) production hall in Berlin. Otis invested EUR8 million (US$8.9 million) in this state-of-the-art production hall dedicated to advanced and...
Russian Elevator Week Held in Moscow
The 11th Russian Elevator Week, organized by VDNKh and the National Lift Society, was held in Moscow on June 7-9 at the 57th Hall of the International VDNKh Fairground. The...
Indian Guests Among 400-Plus Attendees at Fermator Open House in Spain
Twenty India-based representatives of elevator companies, traders, distributors and suppliers were among the 400-plus guests from more than 30 countries at Fermator Open House 2023 in Reus, Spain, on June...
ICC Head: Iran Exports E&E Equipment and Parts to More Than 15 Countries
Iran is exporting elevator and escalator (E&E) equipment and parts to more than 15 countries globally, and exports are expected to exceed imports over the next two to three years,...
In Memoriam: Helder Filipe Mendes
Helder Filipe Mendes, past owner of Canwest Elevators, host of the 2018 Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) convention in Calgary, Canada, passed away suddenly alongside his mother, Maria Victoria Mendes,...
Nazareth Official Makes Ruling on Shabbat Elevator Use
After a lawsuit was filed about the use of Shabbat elevators in high-rise buildings, Nazareth Supervisor of Real Estate Registration Einat Medan Blum has determined that the Shabbat elevator in...
Fatality Reported in Mexico Elevator Incident
A man has been taken in for questioning after the death of a six-year-old at a hospital in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Riviera Maya News reports. The girl died after...
Mogilevliftmash Encouraged To Take Advantage of Increased Demand
As Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko toured the production facilities of Mogilev-based elevator manufacturer Mogilevliftmash, he talked with company employees saying, “We must make the most of the current high demand...
Schindler Providing 150 VT Units to Latest Phase of Mecca Giga-Project
Schindler will provide 150 vertical-transportation (VT) units, including 44 Schindler 7000 elevators, 65 Schindler 5500 elevators, 36 Schindler 9300 escalators and five platform lifts to Masar, a mixed-use "giga-project" in...
Elevator Issues Reported at Two India Hospitals
Two women — a patient and a therapist — were injured after an elevator at a private Ayurveda hospital in Kochi, India, collapsed on July 9, The New Indian Express...