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NYT Piece Uses Elevator To Explain Housing Costs and Other Woes

Stephen Jacob Smith, founder and executive director of the Center for Building in North America, used the elevator to explain why housing costs have skyrocketed, among other woes, in a...

NAESA Approved for New York Mechanics Training Classes

NAESA International has announced it has received approval to teach New York Mechanics training classes. Registration is now open with courses offered on the following dates below that have been...

Ziehl-Abegg Events in Vietnam See Success

Ziehl-Abegg, a leader in drive and control technology, held two seminars in June on elevator technology in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in collaboration with Doza Technology, Machine...

SEES Enlist Industry Expert Lloyd To Drive Growth

Elevator parts supplier SEES, Inc., headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida, has announced a strategic partnership with vertical-transportation (VT) industry veteran Sterrett Lloyd as its national business advisor. With a distinguished...

Indian Railways Makes Accessibility Strides Through VT Installations

Indian Railways (IR) has made significant efforts to increase passenger convenience and accessibility during the first quarter of FY 2024-2025 through installations of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment across its stations, the...

Wheelchair Lifts To Be Removed in Seoul, Elevators Coming

Seoul Metro, an operator of the city's subway service from Line Nos. 1 to 8, will remove 23 wheelchair lifts in 17 subway stations with a plan to install elevators...

Otis Named to International List for Disability Inclusion

Otis Worldwide Corp. has been recognized for its commitment to disability inclusion by the Disability Equality Index® by being named a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for 2024...

TKE Leads Escalator Modernization at Iconic Site in Barcelona

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on July 16 it has been selected to modernize all 22 escalators that provide access to the iconic Montjuïc area in Barcelona, Spain. The escalators, originally...

LIEMA: More Than 90% of Iran VT Components Domestically Made

More than 90% of the components and parts used in elevators and escalators in Iran are domestically made, Lift and Escalator Component Manufacturers Association of Iran (LIEMA) Head Samad Shafahi...

East Indian State of Bihar Makes Registration of VT Mandatory

The east Indian state of Bihar made registration and inspection of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment mandatory on July 12, with the State Cabinet approving the Bihar Lift and Escalator Bill proposed...

The residential delivery robot; image courtesy of Hyundai Engineering

Hyundai Launches Residential Delivery Robots in South Korea

The Pinnacle One Yonge jobsite; image courtesy of PERI Canada

PERI Describes Innovative Formwork for Canada’s Tallest Residential Tower

THREE-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES FROM FALLING FROM ESCALATOR HANDRAIL

Three-Year-Old Boy Dies Falling From Escalator Handrail

Lift Comm by TEC is proud of its role in making the 14 St Station Complex fully accessible; image courtesy of Lift Comm.

TEC Subsidiary Lift Comm Continues MTA Accessibility Collaboration

Mareterra; photo © Hufton+Crow for Mareterra

Monaco Sustainable Development With Maspero Lifts Competes