Ukraine
Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa
The Department of Municipal Economy of the Odesa City Council has selected Steel Made LLC to repair nine elevators in Odesa, Ukraine, through an auction held on May 10, ίntent reports. Steel...
Escalator Repair Begins in Ukraine
Major repairs to an escalator at the Khreshchatyk metro station in Kyiv, Ukraine will begin soon, UNN reports. The scheduled repairs were announced by the Kyiv City State Administration and were said...
TKE Welcomes New North West Market Cluster Head Aren
TK Elevator (TKE) welcomed Özgür Aren as the new head of TKE's North West Market Cluster this month. Aren's leadership promises to drive growth in the France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands...
Hospital Elevator To Be Replaced in Southwestern Ukraine
Leaders of the nonprofit Chornomorskaya Hospital in the Odesa Oblast province of southwestern Ukraine along the northern coast of the Black Sea announced open bidding to install a new elevator...
Odesa Authorities Tender Elevator Maintenance Contracts
Authorities in Odesa, Ukraine, recently held several tenders to select elevator maintenance companies, Intent reports. As long as the company is able to eliminate tender document inconsistencies, Gamayun Lift Limited...
KONE Completes Sale of Russian Division, Leaves Country
Finnish elevator maker KONE has completed the sale of its Russian operations to S8 Capital, a Russian holding company that has acquired assets from several departing Western firms, Reuters reports....
Increased Power Outages Cause Elevator Issues in Ukraine
Nearly 10 months into the war in Ukraine, Russia’s large-scale missile barrages, along with smaller localized attacks targeting substations, transformers and electrical nodes across Ukraine have been crippling, resulting in...
Otis Reevaluating Its Future in Russia
Elevator manufacturer Otis Worldwide Corp. announced on April 25 it is reevaluating its future in Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, WGAU is among outlets to report. In an...
Alimak to Shut Down Its Operations in Russia
Industrial and construction-based elevator manufacturer Alimak Group announced April 26 that it will exit Russia. Alimak says it is making the move in light of recent events regarding Russia’s military...
Otis Ceases New Elevator, Escalator Orders in Russia
Otis, in light of the unfolding crisis in Ukraine and ongoing supply-chain disruptions, is ceasing new elevator and escalator orders in Russia, which represented approximately 2% of its 2021 revenue,...
