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TKE Installs Fastest Elevators in Western Canada

TKE manufactured and installed the fastest elevators in western Canada at the 729-ft-tall, 60-story Telus Sky in Calgary. The trio of residential elevators travel at up to 1,600 ft/min and...

Schindler Installation Robot R.I.S.E. Deployed in Dubai

Schindler's elevator installation robot R.I.S.E. is being used at the 340-m-tall Uptown Tower in Dubai, the third deployment of the technology after its use in 2020 at Trlllple in Vienna,...

Irish Rail to Address VT at 22 Stations in 2021

TheJournal.ie recently reported on Irish Rail's accessibility-driven plans to upgrade or replace vertical transportation (VT) at 22 stations this year. The service confirmed a total of 22 stations — 10 of...

In Memoriam: Ernest James Cox

Ernest James "Ernie" Cox, manager of Markham, Canada-based Vertex Industries Inc., passed away in February after a three-year battle with cancer at age 81. He worked up until he was...

Schindler CEO Bullish on VT Market

Schindler CEO Thomas Oetterli is bullish on the vertical-transportation (VT) market and said pandemic-related health concerns could boost income as clients retrofit their VT systems with controllers, air-purification systems and...

Abels Joins Schumacher as VP

Bret Abels has joined Schumacher Elevator Co. in Denver, Iowa, as vice president (VP) of business development. Here, he will help identify strategic business opportunities to continue moving the company...

In Memoriam: Mostafa Abdel Hamid El Sisy

Mostafa Abdel Hamid El Sisy, a resident of Cairo and ELEVATOR WORLD Middle East translator, passed away on January 28 at age 68. El Sisy had 42 years' experience in...

thyssenkrupp Makes Swedish Acquisition

thyssenkrupp is acquiring Stockholm-based Sdiptech AB, which has a maintenance portfolio of 9,500 units, the OEM announced on February 19. Companies operating under the Sdiptech umbrella employ 115 and generated...

Element Elevators’ Modernization Contract In Toronto

Richmond Hill, Canada-based Element Elevators, Inc., recently won a contract from the City of Toronto to modernize a trio of traction elevators at the Toronto Reference Library, a reflection of...

Orona Elevators For Spanish Construction Group Projects

Hernani, Spain-based elevator manufacturer Orona has partnered with ÁVIT-A, the modular construction division of Madrid-based Grupo Avintia, to include its elevators in ÁVIT-A projects, Orona announced. Orona's range of gearless...

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Global Space Elevator Challenge to Kick Off at June Event

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Otis Puts Bloomfield Facility Up for Sale

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TK Elevator Presents Advanced Solutions at UITP Summit 2025

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SkillsUSA NLSC Introduces Students to Elevator Industry Careers

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Otis To Provide Elevators and Escalators for Malaysian Residential Tower