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Vietnam Elevator Media Channel’s Advantages, Potential

Chicilon Media, the building elevator media channel in Vietnam, is increasingly popular, covering more than 90% of advertising screens at buildings and offices — having installed up to 32,000 screens...

Otis Elevator Korea Finishes Modernization Project

Otis Elevator Korea recently finished the modernization of an elevator at the Namsan Seoul Tower, a popular tourist destination in Seoul, South Korea. Otis Korea was awarded the contract to...

Hyundai Elevator Co. Chair To Step Down

Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun will step down in December as chair of the board of directors at the group's elevator unit to help improve its governance structure, the company...

Winning Design for Proposed Seoul Tower Opens and Expands Public Realm

NYC-headquartered architecture firm ODA recently won the Creative Innovation Architecture Design Pilot Project for a proposed mixed-use tower in Seoul’s Gangnam District inspired by the concept that “porosity leads to...

Otis Korea Concepts Recognized as 2023 Idea Finalists

Otis Elevator Korea Vice President and Managing Director IS Cho announced on August 31 that its Gen3TM Ambiance Series and Lifeguard Handrail were recognized as 2023 International Design Excellence Award...

TKE Color Index System Wins Red Dot Design Award

TK Elevator’s (TKE) Color Index System, developed in South Korea, has won an international Red Dot Design Award for design concepts in the User Experience category, TKE announced on August...

Hyundai Elevator Alliance with LG, KT Blends Elevators, Robotics and AI

Hyundai Elevator officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LG Electronics and KT on July 26 that aims to blend the three companies' areas of expertise: elevator systems, robotics...

Hyundai Elevator Chair Unveils Future Talent Academy

During a town hall meeting on July 21 at Hyundai Elevator's headquarters in Chungju, South Korea, Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun introduced the company's Future Talent Academy, The Korea Herald...

Hyundai Elevator Announces Net-Zero Goal

Hyundai Elevator pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, in a report it released Monday, The Korea Times reports. The report shows the company's efforts between 2022 and 2023 to...

Hyundai Elevator Announces 314-Unit, US$33.9 Million Order

South Korea's Hyundai Elevator has announced its largest-ever order, both in terms of number of units and dollar amount, The Korea Herald reports. The KRW43.4 billion (US$33.9 million) contract involves...

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Canada Post Workers Return as Negotiations Continue

A worker polishes the handrail inside one of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two New Elevators at Queensboro Plaza Station

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VT Among 23 High-Profile Industries Egypt Aims to Localize

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Schindler MetaCore: Possible Solution to Office Vacancies

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TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion