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EFESME/SBS To Host Webinar On Lift Standarization Updates

European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME)/Small Business Standards (SBS) plan to host a webinar on December 14 at 2 p.m. Central European Time covering updates on lift...

Construction Launches On Tokyo Office Tower

Construction work on a project that will include a 23-story, 120-m-tall (394-ft) office tower in Tokyo has begun, the Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat reported on December 2. Known as...

Trio Of Up-To-55-Story-Tall Towers Proposed In West London

Pilbrow & Partners has filed an application for a plan that includes two 50-story and one 55-story-tall skyscraper as part of the 1 Portal Way mixed-use development in West London,...

IUEC Local 1 To Recruit 50 Elevator-Escalator Apprentices

The New York State Department of Labor recently announced the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 1 of New York and New...

Smartrise C4 Controllers For Chicago Senior-Living Towers

Smartrise Engineering Inc. of Irving, Texas, recently provided a total of six of its C4 traction controllers to elevator systems serving three senior-living towers in Chicago. Smartrise provided two C4...

Elevator Rescue Training For The Firefighters In Kocaeli

Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Department of Fire Brigade Prevention and Education Branch Directorate Education Unit (KOBİTEM) in Turkey provided elevator rescue training for firefighters. KOBITEM, which provides vocational training for firefighters...

Bob Jackson Appointed Senior Advisor At Vantage

Effective January 1, 2022, Bob Jackson has been appointed senior advisor to Ron Cauchi, CEO at Vantage Elevator Solutions, headquartered in the Bronx. Jackson is stepping back from his day-to-day...

CECA Plans “Home Elevators: Risks And Liabilities” Webinar

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association’s (CECA) private-residence division has announced a webinar on December 9, 2021, at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. “Home Elevators: Risks and Liabilities” will be presented...

First Call For Papers For 13th Lift & Escalator Sympoisum

The Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust announced the 13th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies and has issued a first call for papers. Abstracts from industry professionals, academics and post-graduate students may be...

Boy Dies After Falling Off Elevator In Zirakpur, India

An 18-year-old boy died after falling out of an open elevator at a warehouse in Zirakpur, India, The Tribune reported in November. The boy was working at the hardware shop while school...

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