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IEES Dates And Host City: December 2022 In Barcelona

The International Elevator and Escalator Symposium (IEES), organized by Liftinstituut B.V. and Elevator World Inc., is set take place at the W Barcelona Hotel in Barcelona, Spain, on December 12-13,...

Boy Dies In Elevator Under Repair In India

A boy died in an elevator accident in Maharashtra, India, after he entered an elevator that was undergoing repairs, Times Now reported on December 22. The boy entered the lift in...

Courthouse Elevator Repair Continues, Inspection Date Unclear

The Brooke County Commission again met in a records room in the basement of the county courthouse in Wellsburg, West Virginia, while crews continue work to replace the building’s elevator, The...

Downtown Milwaukee’s Timber-Based Tower Tops Out

Construction of 25-story Ascent in Milwaukee, the world’s tallest timber-based structure, has topped out, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Ascent, at 700 E. Kilbourn Avenue, stands 284-ft and will offer 259 residential units. General...

Luxury Extends To Elevators In Adjaye’s NYC Tower

Luxury extends to the elevators Fujitec America Inc. provided at 130 William Street, a 66-story residential tower designed by Sir David Ajaye in the Financial District of NYC. Fujitec Senior...

Elevator World Closing For Christmas, New Year’s

The offices of Elevator World, Inc. will be closed on December 24, 2021, for Christmas and December 31, 2021, for New Year’s. The office will open for regular business hours...

CTBUH Mourns The Passing Of Two Well-Known Architects

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is among those mourning the passing of Richard Rogers and Chris Wilkinson, founding partner of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and co-founder of...

Three New High-Rise Towers Planned In Midtown Atlanta

Developers are planning three high-rise towers in Midtown Atlanta, the latest addition of a growing group of projects underway densifying a 1.2-mi2 “boomtown” in the region, Urbanize Atlanta reportes. The three newest buildings...

EESF Names Jason Fisher Executive Director

The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) has named Jason Fisher executive director. Based in Fairhope, Alabama, Fisher is an accomplished nonprofit executive who grew up in eastern Iowa. He graduated...

Two-Tower Project Planned In Guatemala City

Inara Cuarto Norte, a proposed two-tower, 21-story vertical residential project in Guatemala City, is being described as a complementing sector known for its personality, movement and constant growth, Construir América Central...

CIA ISSUES CALL FOR PAPERS FOR EMBEDDED WORLD IN GERMANY

CiA Issues Call for Papers for Embedded World in Germany

Lakeman Liften’s LML-Round Series elevator at the FENIX Museum of Migration in Rotterdam; image courtesy of Lakeman Liften

Lakeman Liften Showcases Round Lift in New Rotterdam Museum

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Latham Starts New Role With PTL Equipment

China Elevator Association Secretary General Zhang Lexiang; image courtesy of GiantKONE

Data Reveals China VT Market Trends

Inspired by the form of a seashell, the architectural integrity of the station will be maintained; image courtesy of Dubai Media Office/RTA.

VT Part of Burj Khalifa/Dubai Metro Station Expansion