Africa
Nigerian Officials Focus on Elevator Safety Standards
Stakeholders in the building industry have resolved that elevator safety standards must be strictly followed to prevent negative occurrences in the industry, the Nigerian Tribune reports. This resolution was part...
Order, Revenue Growth in 2023 Buoy Schindler’s 2024 Outlook
A continuing "trajectory of enhanced profitability and sustainable growth" in 2023 despite challenging market conditions, as well as a revamped business strategy focused on customer service, have Swiss OEM Schindler...
Otis Modernizing VT for EMEA Icons Burj Khalifa and Eiffel Tower
Otis will be modernizing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at two iconic structures in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Eiffel Tower...
Türkiye’s Evatek Asansör and Savera Group Launch New Venture
Evatek Asansör, a leading elevator company headquartered in Istanbul, Türkiye, on January 18 announced a new partnership with Savera Group, which specializes in manufacturing elevator guiderails and mechanical packages in...
TKE Egypt Provides 56 Elevators To New Alamein City Towers
TK Elevator (TKE) Egypt tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a total of 56 meta200 elevators to eight towers in the Alamein Downtown Towers project in New Alamein City in northwest...
Kenya Town Opens First-Ever Escalator
Naivas Mall in Kakamega, Kenya, has introduced the town’s first-ever escalator, marking a novel chapter in the local shopping scene that many residents experienced for the first time, The Saturday...
KONE Executive Board Changes Announced
Managing Director (MD) for KONE Middle East, Türkiye and Africa Nicolas Alchal has been appointed executive vice president (VP), Strategy & Transformation, as of January 1, 2025, succeeding Axel Berkling,...
Intern Dies in Nigeria Elevator Incident
An 18-year-old male student of the Lagos State Skills Acquisition Centre Technical School, Egan, Nigeria, died in an elevator accident at a construction site in the state’s Ikoyi area where...
Nigeria Urbanization Surge Increases VT Demand
Engr. Oluwole Dada, vertical transportation (VT) manager, Building Services Division, at PPC Ltd. has noted that recent challenges in Nigeria have brought to light the need for innovation and excellence...
Elevator Fall in South Africa Leads to Deaths, Injuries
On November 27, an elevator fell approximately 200 m while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75, ABC News reports....
