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Escalator Injury at Sydney Airport Caused by Footwear

A four-year-old girl was injured at Sydney Airport last week when her shoe became stuck in an escalator, reports Yahoo News Australia. It is believed friction from the child’s shoe...

CECA Construction Hoist Committee To Meet at CECA Convention

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Construction Hoist Committee, covering the Manlift B311 and Hoist Z185 safety codes, will meet at the CECA Convention, held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, June...

Elevators, Escalators and More Coming to Busy Brooklyn Transit Complex

Located in an area nicknamed "the dungeon" because it's arguably the darkest part of District 37 in Brooklyn, NY, according to City Council Member Sandy Nurse, the busy Broadway Junction...

US$5 Million Funding Opportunity To Support Women in Apprenticeships, Nontraditional Occupations Announced

The U.S. Department of Labor announced up to $US5 million in funding for up to 14 grants available to organizations that attract and support women in gaining access to registered...

TEI Provides Five-Elevator System for New Manhattan Residential Tower

TEI Group tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing a five-elevator system for 250 East 83rd Street, a 31-story residential building rising in the Yorkville section of Manhattan's Upper East Side....

Latest CiA News and Activities

The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association recently shared news about its latest activities and more. CiA Managing Director Holger Zeltwanger provided an overview of CiA technical groups working to...

TKE Launches Eco-Efficient, Digitally Native EOX Elevator in North America

TK Elevator (TKE) employees from across North America converged on company’s Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) in Atlanta the week of May 1 ahead of the North American launch of...

Industry Organizations Work to Raise Safety Awareness

May 1 marked the beginning of the International Code Council’s (ICC) 43rd annual Building Safety Month. This year’s theme is “It starts with you!” Throughout the month, the ICC will...

Liftinstituut Welcomes Back Molema as Function Safety Certification Expert

Netherlands-headquartered Liftinstituut, one of Europe's leading certification organizations for lifts, escalator systems, sub-systems and components, welcomed Tijmen Molema back as a functional safety certification expert after a nearly five-year absence....

Mexico-Headquartered Alamex Enters Latin American Market

Mexico-headquartered Alamex, an export-oriented company specializing in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of high-tech elevators, lifting components, parking systems, escalators and more, has entered the Latin American market, Alamex...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus