Italy

Woman Dies in Multiple-Hour Elevator Entrapment

A 61-year-old woman was recently found dead after being trapped in an elevator in a residential building for several hours in Palermo, Italy, the Mirror reports. The elevator was stuck...

Hydroware To Focus on Complete Lift Packages in Italy, Signs Reseller Agreement

Present in Italy for 10 years through a subsidiary, Sweden-headquartered Hydroware S.r.l. announced on July 21 it will focus on complete new lift packages in Italy. The company also announced...

Lorino Becomes New CEO of KONE Ibérica & Italia

KONE Corp. appointed Giovanni Lorino CEO of KONE Ibérica & Italia effective July 1. Lorino has more than 25 years' experience in the vertical-transportation industry, including serving as CEO of...

Wittur Italia Named Third in Kaizen Award Italia 2023

Wittur Italia was recently selected as one of the six finalist companies for the Kaizen Award Italia 2023, organized by the Kaizen Institute Italy. The awards ceremony for the fifth...

TKE Italy Provides New Elevators at Formula 1 Racetrack in Italy

TK Elevator (TKE) Italy provided two new, custom elevators for a new footbridge at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari Autodrome in Imola, Italy. They will be unveiled to the public...

Elevator Debuts at Rome Colosseum After Five Years of Construction

An elevator that makes the higher levels of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum accessible to people with mobility issues was inaugurated with much fanfare on May 30 after five years of construction,...

Schindler To Participate in First Edition of GEE in Milan

Schindler announced on May 11 its participation in the first edition of the Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE) on November 15-17 at Fiera Milano Rho in Milan, Italy. The international trade...

KONE Announces Addition of Hilti Nuron Platform in Italy

KONE announced it has strengthened its partnership with Hilti by being the first player in Italy to choose the Nuron cordless platform for safer, more efficient, productive and technologically advanced...

Italy’s ANACAM To Host Regional Seminar in Sicily

The Sicily division of Anacam (Italian elevator association) plans to host a regional seminar on April 20 at the Hotel Torre del Sud in Modica, Sicily. Also open to condominium...

AKE, Del Bo Provide 12 Escalators for Naples Underground Metro

AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, and the Naples office of Italy's Ascensori Del Bo are partnering to provide 12 escalators to the Naples underground metro system. Scheduled...

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Skyline Elevator System For New Brooklyn Residential Building

David M. Childs; headshot via the Architect's Newspaper

In Memoriam: David M. Childs

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Stannah Urges Lift Owners To Prepare for PSTN Switchover

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Ziehl-Abegg Reports Bright Outlook for 2025

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Sims4Lifts Now SIMSINLIFTS, Launches Enhanced Portal