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3Phase Acquires Commercial Portfolio From Southeast And Partners
Canton, Massachusetts-headquartered 3Phase Elevator, a leading elevator and escalator service company, has partnered with Southeast Elevator to service Southeast’s commercial maintenance and service customers, the companies announced on April 28....
Hitachi Elevator Provides 219 VT Units to Four Chinese Hospitals
Guangzhou, China-headquartered Hitachi Elevator provided 219 pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment to four hospitals in Beijing, Hefei and Suzhou, China, Equal Ocean reports. At the Chengnan Campus of Peking University...
TKE Launches MAX Link Communications in North America
TK Elevator (TKE) has launched MAX Link Voice and Multimedia digital emergency communication services, providing two-way voice, video and text messaging between passengers and emergency personnel, the company announces. Available...
Cibes Lift Group Acquires Bella Elevator
Cibes Lift Group, headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, will strengthen its U.S. presence with the planned acquisition of Bella Elevator, LLC, manufacturer of Symmetry Elevating Solutions. The deal is set to...
Savage Wright Group Acquires PTL Equipment
Independent investor Savage Wright Group announced on May 1 it has acquired PTL Equipment, a provider of elevator and escalator fixture components to the U.S. and international markets. The acquisition...
Group in Switzerland Unveils Tallest Timber Building
The designing group Schmidt Hammer Lassen recently revealed its plan behind construction of a wood-framed building project, a 100-m residential building in Winterthur, Switzerland, that, when complete, would be the...
Apartment Elevator Being Serviced in Tennessee Falls 11 Floors
The Knoxville, Tennessee, Fire Department responded to an apartment complex on April 26 after an elevator fell 11 floors, WVLT reports. According to officials, no one was injured. The elevator,...
KONE Reports First-Quarter Earnings, Order Intake
KONE said its overall order intake was up after it posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter core earnings and trimmed its full-year outlook on the back of supply chain constraints and a decline...
Schmersal Böhnke + Partner Showcase Jeeves Robot API for Lifts
With social-distancing requirements of the pandemic in mind, Schmersal Böhnke + Partner showcased a software application programming interface (API) it developed with Robotise AG, manufacturer of the JEEVES® service robot,...
Plans Submitted for 50-Story Birmingham, U.K., Tower
Developer Cordia Blackswan has put forward plans for a 50-story build-to-rent tower in Birmingham, U.K., Architects’ Journal reports. The developer has claimed the tower would be the tallest in Birmingham....
