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Schindler Provides 32 Elevators for New Berlin Schools

Schindler tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided 32 energy-efficient, low-rise 3000 elevators to 32 new school buildings being constructed by the City of Berlin in Germany. Because the structures are timber...

In Memoriam: Dr. Peter Lauer

Dr. Peter Lauer, a well-known force in the elevator world and honorary member of VFA-Interlift e.V., passed away in mid-2024 at the age of 87, VFA-Interlift Chairman Achim Hütter announced...

CiA Issues Call for Papers for Embedded World in Germany

The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) has issued a special call for papers for the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference on March 10-12, 2026, at the Exhibition Centre Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany....

VFA-Interlift Welcomes Hemker as Academy Coordinator

VFA-Interlift e.V. on June 1 welcomed Kristin Hemker as new coordinator of the VFA Academy, supporting further development and supervision of a diverse range of training courses. In close cooperation...

Ziehl-Abegg Wins Germany’s Prestigious MX Award

Künzelsau, Germany-headquartered Ziehl-Abegg, a ventilation, control and drive technology specialist, has been honored with the prestigious Manufacturing Excellence (MX) Award, with the jury highlighting its innovation, vertical integration and consistent...

Innovations To Take Spotlight at interlift 2025

AFAG Messen und Austellungen GmbH, organizer of the interlift 2025 international vertical-transportation (VT) industry trade fair to be held at the Messe Nürnberg in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 14-17, provided...

Upcoming CiA Webinars on Functional Safety and CANopen Lift

The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association’s upcoming webinars include Functional Safety and CANopen on June 5 and CANopen Lift Status and the Future on October 1. The first 1-h webinar, planned to start...

Mayr Hosts Event at Germany HQ and Opens Spanish Subsidiary

Mayr GmbH + Co. KG hosted representatives from more than 30 countries in early April at its Mauerstetten, Germany, headquarters (HQ) to learn more about its new technologies, products and...

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The World Elevator and Escalator Federation (WEEF), founded in 2019, held its second in-person meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, on April 7. The first meeting took place in Shanghai in 2023....

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Germany’s TK Elevator (TKE), the fourth-largest elevator maker in sales behind U.S.-based Otis, Switzerland’s Schindler and Finland-based KONE, is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. in 2026, Reuters reports....

CAUTION URGED AFTER FATAL ESCALATOR FALL IN CANADA

Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada

One of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two ADA Units for Brooklyn Station

AZERBAIJANI-CHINESE VT FACTORY TO LAUNCH IN AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Factory in Azerbaijan

Elevators were installed in wooden shafts using a certified, high-efficiency assembly method; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Provides 32 Elevators for New Berlin Schools

Biodiverse plan for 1 Silk Street; image courtesy of SOM

1980s London Buildings to Make Way for New Tower Plan