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Tokyo’s MEBS Develops Innovative Elevator Hall Lantern

Tokyo-headquartered Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corp. (MEBS) has developed a new elevator hall lantern for overseas markets that it says is the “industry's first elevator direction display that uses projection.”...

Fujitec DX Certification Renewed by METI

Japan-based Fujitec, Co. Ltd., announced on March 28 its national Digital Transformation (DX) certification has been renewed by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) through February 28, 2027....

Fujitec Approved as Good Corporation for Healthy Management

For the third consecutive year, Shiga, Japan-headquartered Fujitec Co., Ltd. has been approved as a Good Corporation for Healthy Management by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the...

MEBS to Launch Control Renewal Menu for Elevators by Other Manufacturers

Tokyo, Japan-headquartered Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions (MEBS) will launch a new control renewal menu on March 19 for elevators manufactured by other companies and installed in existing buildings. By developing...

Fujitec Completes New Wisdom Square VT Evaluation Facility in Japan

Fujitec Co., Ltd. announced on March 3 completion of its new quality lab, Wisdom Square, at company headquarters in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The 1,000-m2 facility is equipped with various...

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Opens Two Offices

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. announced that it opened service offices in Wakayama and Fukuyama, Japan, on February 1 for the purpose of strengthening services to its customers, MarketScreener reports. These...

Fujitec Global Field Technical Training Held in Tokyo

Fujitec's global companies gathered in Tokyo and participated in the first Global Field Technical Training in October 2024. This training was conducted to help the participants be good mentors by...

Online Discussion Held As Part of Fujitec WheeLog Sponsorship

On December 7, 2024, the nonprofit WheeLog organization and Fujitec’s Technology Research Department, which conducts technological research on elevators, hosted an online discussion called “The Wheelchair Users X Fujitec Staff's...

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Opens New Regional Head Office

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. opened a new regional head office, in Kita Shinetsu, in Nagano, Japan, on January 1, 2025, the Business Insider reports. The company aims to enhance its...

Mongolia School To Get Elevator Thanks to Grant

A secondary school in the Bayanzurkh district of Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, will get an elevator under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects of the Government of...

The Faurbourg Elevator; photo by Jeangagnon for Wikimedia Commons

Quebec City’s Fauborg Elevator Reopens After Repairs

Savannah, Georgia; image courtesy of Visit Savannah

Georgia Dealing With Elevator Inspection Backlog

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Sealey Promoted to VP of Sales at Liftkeeper

New escalators at DLR's Pontoon Dock station; image courtesy of TfL

New Escalators Part of Major DLR Station Upgrade in London

CIA ISSUES CALL FOR PAPERS FOR EMBEDDED WORLD IN GERMANY

CiA Issues Call for Papers for Embedded World in Germany