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KONE Gains Industry-First Cybersecurity Certifications

KONE gained IEC 62443 cybersecurity certification for its DX class of elevator controllers and ISO 27001 certification for its 24/7 Connected Services, achievements that "are a first for the global...

Construction Begins on Taikang Financial Centre in Wuhan

Foundations and below-ground works of the Taikang Financial Centre in Wuhan, China, are now complete, Zaha Hadid Architects announces. Construction of the three interconnected towers that will comprise the 266,000-m2...

Bonds Named Lerch Bates Central Region Market Development VP

Rick Bonds was recently named vice president (VP) for central region market development at multidisciplinary consultancy Lerch Bates, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. He joins Lerch Bates from Austin, Texas-based global...

Schumacher Elevator Co. Receives Recognition

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Senate Small Business Committee, named Schumacher Elevator Co. of Bremer County as Small Business of the Week on April 24. The...

Nawrocki Launches Boston-Based Abel Elevator Consulting

Corinne A. Nawrocki, a vertical-transportation (VT) professional with nearly a decade of experience in the Boston area, has launched Abel Elevator Consulting, Inc. Boston-based Abel provides services related to asset...

Woman’s Body Found in Elevator Shaft Three Days After Fall

The body of a woman who fell down an elevator shaft at Kualanamu Airport in Medan, Indonesia, was found on April 27, three days after the April 24 incident, AsiaOne...

Seven New Towers Up to 55 Stories Envisioned in Toronto

A development team that consists of CentreCourt and Canadian Apartment Properties REIT envisions seven new towers ranging from 25 to 55 stories tall along Tangreen Court in the Newtonbrook community...

EESFC Plans Silent Auction During CECA Halifax Convention

The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation of Canada (EESFC) plans to hold a silent auction to benefit the Foundation during the 29th Annual Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Convention in Halifax,...

Nelson Succeeds Mason as CEO of Kings III Emergency Communications

Coppell, Texas-headquartered Kings III Emergency Communications, a leading third-party provider of elevator and pool emergency monitoring solutions in North America and part of the Arcline Investment Management portfolio, announced on...

Luxury Residential Tower Fashionz by Danube and FashionTV Planned in Dubai

Danube Properties and FashionTV have partnered to bring the 65-story, 700-plus residential unit Fashionz by Danube and FashionTV to Dubai's Jumeirah Village Triangle, The Print is among outlets to report....

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus

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Unsworth Joins LML Lift Consultants Senior Consultant

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Wurtec Celebrating 40th Anniversary

HydraSafe surveyed 17 elevators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with partner Claddagh, which will be providing a control system for single-plunger code compliance; photo by Hugo Schneider for Wikipedia.

HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire

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Hotels Prepare to Implement Recent Elevator Code Revisions