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Early Bird Registration Deadline for Lift & Escalator Symposium Approaches
The 14th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies will bring together vertical-transportation experts on September 20-21 at the Hilton Hotel in Northampton, U.K. An early registration discount is available until...
International CAN Conference Issues Call for Papers
The program committee of the 18th International CAN Conference, chaired by Holger Zeltwanger, CAN in Automation (CiA) managing director, has issued a call for papers. Organized by the nonprofit CiA,...
Wittur Hosts WiConnect Events in Slovakia and Mexico
Wittur Group, the Germany-headquartered supplier of components for lifts, elevators, doors, engines and lift cars, held WiConnect events at Wittur plants in Krupina, Slovakia, and Monclova, Mexico, on June 6...
Developer Proposes High-Rise, Mixed-Use Tower for Raleigh
Capital City Urban Development is seeking permission from the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, to rezone several acres of land downtown, CBS17 is among outlets to report. Developer Robert Ferris...
Eleven Rescued From India Elevator
Eleven Hajj pilgrims were trapped in an elevator for an hour in a building in Bhopal, India, on June 18, before being rescued safely, according to police officials, The Free...
Dueitt Celebrates 25 Years as EESF Program Director
Laurie Dueitt celebrated her 25th anniversary as Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) program director in May. A native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Dueitt moved to Mobile, Alabama, where EESF is based,...
VDMA: German Robotics and Automation Sector Projects Record Year
Representing more than 3,500 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies, VDMA Robotics + Automation says the sector is on track for another record year. The industry forecasts a...
Bangladesh FY24 Budget Proposes Duties on VT
Bangladesh businesses urged the government to withdraw additional duties for vertical transportation (VT) proposed in the FY24 budget and integrate them into the list of capital machinery to help the...
NYC MTA Plans To Reassign Elevator Operators at Deep Manhattan Stations
NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) plans to reassign two dozen operators of elevators at five of the subway’s deepest stations in upper Manhattan, a move met by outrage from the...
Cooper Named VP of CIBSE
David Cooper, CEO of London-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy LECS UK, has been named vice president (VP) of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), LECS UK recently announced. A...
