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Modern Elevator Innovations Acquired by ATTA Elevators

Modern Elevator Innovations, with locations in Burlington, Canada, and NYC, has been acquired by ATTA Elevators Corp., a full-service elevator and escalator company headquartered in Concord, Canada, the companies announced...

Construction Underway at Site on NYC’s Upper East Side

Excavation works have begun preparing the site at East 83rd Street, Manhattan, NYC, for construction of a 23-story residential tower, New York YIMBY reports. The site at 250-252 East 83rd...

Young Child Loses Thumb On Australia Store’s Escalator

A young child with his mother at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, was rushed to a hospital after the thumb on his right hand received a deep cut from...

Castrol Announces Sale of LubeCon Business to LubeCon USA

White Cloud, Michigan-headquartered Castrol (BP Lubricants USA) has agreed to sell its LubeCon business to LubeCon USA, effective May 31. LubeCon USA was formed by members of Castrol LubeCon management...

TKE Publishes First Sustainability Report

TK Elevator (TKE) announced its first sustainability report on May 12, reflecting the OEM's "focus on sustainability in all business activities as an integral part of corporate strategy." The report...

Register Now for EESFC Boat Cruise

Registration is now open for the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation of Canada (EESFC) annual Boat Cruise on August 18. The cruise will set sail from Queens Quay in Toronto, Ontario,...

LML Promotes Law Calling for Upholding of Specific Parts

LML Lift Consultants is being asked by national clients, as well as by developers operating in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, about the “The Design and Building Practitioners Act and...

KONE Denmark Hospital Order Includes 40 Elevators

KONE will provide an array of vertical-transportation solutions, including 40 elevators, to the new North Zealand Hospital in North Zealand, Denmark. The order includes 12 MonoSpace® 700 DX and 28...

ELA To Push For VT As “Essential Safety Service” at Annual Conference

The European Lift Association (ELA) will call for vertical-transportation (VT) service providers and manufacturers to be granted the status of “essential safety services” during ELA’s “Conference 2022 — Lifts and...

FoB Inaugurated in Hyderabad

A new foot over bridge (FoB) in the Panjagutta area of Hyderabad, India, with lifts and escalators on both sides was inaugurated by city Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi in early May,...

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