Italy

25-Year-Old Falls to Her Death Down Elevator Shaft in Italy

A 25-year-old woman fell four stories down an empty elevator shaft to her death in Fasano, southern Italy, on July 1, Unilad is among outlets to report. The incident occurred...

EFESME Members Tap Leaders, Discuss Future in Brussels

Members of the European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) elected leaders and discussed the future of the Federation during its Board of Directors meeting and General Assembly...

EFESME Participates in 53rd ANACAM National Assembly in Monaco

The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) participated in the 53rd Anacam (Italian elevator association) National Assembly in Monaco on June 13. Among those to address the...

150 TKE Victoria Escalators Enhance Accessibility at Guangzhou Baiyun Train Station

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 28 it provided 150 heavy-duty victoria escalators for the newly reopened Guangzhou Baiyun train station in Guangzhou, China. Positioned as one of China's cutting-edge...

Sicor Italy To Start Servicing U.K., France and Germany Markets

Italian manufacturer Sicor Italy Srl will start servicing markets in the U.K., France and Germany directly from its facilities in Italy starting June 1. Global1 Partner entities — distribution agents...

Aritec New Materials Group Announces Alberto Sassi Partnership

Luzern, Switzerland-headquartered Aritec New Materials Group on May 3 announced a strategic partnership with Alberto Sassi S.p.A., the Italian company known for its elevator machine technology. Elevator belts, Aritec stated,...

Tattoli Elected Convener of CEN TC 10/WG 7

The European Federation for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) announced that Paolo Tattoli was elected convener of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee (TC) 10/Working Group (WG) 7...

Italy’s Prysmian to Acquire U.S.-Based Encore Wire

Italy's Prysmian Group, which includes the Draka Elevator business, on April 15 announced a US$4.15-billion deal to acquire U.S. firm Encore Wire, outlets including Reuters report. "M&A is in our...

Liftinstituut Presents Certificate of Compliance to Hydronic Lift

Liftinstituut recently presented Italy’s Hydronic Lift S.p.A with a Certificate of Compliance according to American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17.1-2019/CSA B44-19 for its hydraulic buffer. ISO 17025-calibrated measurement devices...

Elevatori Magazine Awarded Historical Trademark

The Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy has conferred the Historical Trademark (Marchio Storico) to Elevatori Magazine in recognition of its national and international achievements over the past...

Different views of Ele Glance; images courtesy of Fujitec

Fujitec to Launch New Standard Elevator Model in Spring 2025

photo by Zhang Jinhui and intern Zhu Yue, Visual Chongqing, via iChongqing

Upgrades at China Rail Station Include Escalators

One of the new elevators at the 68 Hunter St-Hunter College station on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; image courtesy of MTA

NYC Station Near Hunter College Now Fully Accessible

ELEVATORS INSTALLED TO MAKE TWO MORE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE STATIONS IN MONTREAL

Elevators Installed to Make Two More Universally Accessible Stations in Montreal

 image by Geralt for Pixabay

Closing for New Year’s Day