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Flatiron-Style Building in the Works in Toronto

A flatiron-style building has been proposed for Oakland Village in Toronto, Canada, Storeys reports. The new development is said to improve walkability, supplement community services and amenities, and support existing...

WAGO Adds Regional Sales Manager

Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, announces that Joseph Kain has been named regional sales manager for WAGO’s Atlanta metro and...

Hyperion Solutions Announces Acquisition of Titan Machine Corp.

Hyperion Solutions, a premier integrated provider of systems and components, digital solutions and technical services for the vertical transportation industry, has confirmed the acquisition of Titan Machine Corp. Since 1973,...

Charlotte High-Rise Plan Refined, Gets Taller

Chicago’s Riverside Investment and Development has refined its plan for Queensbridge Collective, a trio of towers — two residential and one office — at 1111 South Tryon Street in the...

Six New Escalators Inaugurated by Prince Albert II of Monaco

Prince Albert II of Monaco inaugurated six new escalators and a new Monabike electric bike share service in Beausoleil, France, just over the border from the Principality of Monaco, Monaco...

CTBUH Announces Chicago Building Tours as Part of Event

As part of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism” conference on November 9-12 in Chicago, the council has announced...

AEG Releases “Rise: The Untapped Potential of Women in the Elevator Industry”

American Elevator Group (AEG), the largest group of independent elevator service providers in the U.S., released “RISE: The Untapped Potential of Women in the Elevator Industry,” on September 19. The...

Residents: Lift Entrapment Points to Larger Issues at India Towers

Residents of an affordable housing complex in Gurugram in northern India say the entrapment of a 6-year-old boy in a lift on September 15 points to larger elevator maintenance issues...

KONE Elevators for New Jerusalem Apartment Buildings

The 24 high-ceilinged apartments in ONE DUBNOV, a pair of buildings in Jerusalem that appear to approximately five to six stories tall, will be served by four KONE elevators, according...

Fujitec Announces EPDs for European Market Lift Products

Japan's Fujitec Co., Ltd., recently announced Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its main European market lift products. EPDs for Fujitec's Rexia (machine-room-less)/Zexia (machine room) and Elsia (high-speed gearless MR) lifts...

Ribbon cutting for the Ahmedabad warehouse; image courtesy of Wittur India

Wittur India’s Ahmedabad Warehouse Completes First Dispatch

Barcelona skyline, including the famous Sagrada Família basilica designed by Antoni Gaudí; photo by jarmoluk for Pixabay

Historic Spain and Portugal Power Outage Affects Elevators

Images courtesy of the Gale family

In Memoriam: Pat Falk Gale

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Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Ireland’s Ascension Lifts

Thea Bowman House at the DeSales Center; image courtesy of theabowmanhouse.org

Elevator Completed at Child Care Center in NY