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Chicago Public Schools Reports $20K-Plus to Schindler in 2021

Schindler did US$20,456 worth of work for Chicago Public Schools in 2021, according to the Department of Procurement within Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City Wire reports. In 2020, this amount...

Elevator Collapses in Brazil Stadium

An elevator collapsed at the Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 23 with a Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Botafogo) player as well as fans inside,...

Residents of Tower With Broken Elevators Take Drastic Measures

Residents living on the upper floors of the 18-story residential Tower D of Elegant Ville in Ghaziabad, India, were seen crossing over to the adjacent Tower E using wooden planks...

15 Otis Units for 10 World Trade in Boston’s Seaport District

Otis provided 15 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 13 Gen3TM elevators and two LinkTM escalators — for the LEED Gold-certified 10 World Trade building in Boston's Seaport District. The OEM was...

Reminder: EESFC Boat Cruise Coming Up on August 18

The board of the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation Canada (EESFC) says the boat is filling up fast for the EESF annual Boat Cruise on August 18. The cruise will set...

AEDARSA: Register for Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar

Alberta Elevating Devices & Amusement Rides Safety Association (AEDARSA) CEO Gord Pattison encourages those planning to attend the Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar (AEIS) at the JW Marriott in the Edmonton...

Indian State Government: Towers Taller Than 70 M Need FELs

The Maharashtra Government's Energy Development Agency, which covers large Indian cities including Mumbai and Thane, issued an advisory on July 23 stating that all high-rise towers of at least 70...

NAEC QEI Certification Program Receives ANSI/ANAB Certification

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) announced on July 25 that its Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI) certification program received accreditation from the prestigious ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB). Launched...

Milwaukee’s Ascent Officially World’s Tallest Timber Hybrid

The 25-story, 284-ft-tall Ascent, developed by New Land Enterprises and designed by Thornton Tomasetti at 700 East Kilbourne Avenue in Milwaukee, was officially declared the world’s tallest mass timber hybrid...

New WAGO Hire Brings Unique Perspective to Role

Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, says its new senior sales and application engineer Jeffrey Govek brings a unique perspective to...

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Alvarado Named GM of MEGA Elevator U.S. Facilities

Otis Integrated Dispatch integrates autonomous service robots with Otis elevators; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Integrates Robot and Elevators in New Zealand

SCHINDLER EXPECTS U.S. TARIFFS TO COST MILLIONS

Schindler Expects U.S. Tariffs to Cost Millions

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Escalator Repair Begins in Ukraine

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

Wittur India’s Ahmedabad Warehouse Completes First Dispatch