Middle East

LIEMA: More Than 90% of Iran VT Components Domestically Made

More than 90% of the components and parts used in elevators and escalators in Iran are domestically made, Lift and Escalator Component Manufacturers Association of Iran (LIEMA) Head Samad Shafahi...

TKE Appoints Jackson Head of OSH — Asia Pacific

TK Elevator (TKE) has appointed Terry Jackson head of Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) — Asia Pacific, effective July 1. Jackson reports directly to TKE Asia Pacific CEO Jürgen Böhler,...

Orona To Showcase Orona Next Platform at TES Dubai

Orona, Europe’s fifth-largest provider of vertical-transportation solutions for people, plans to showcase the Orona Next platform at The Elevator Show (TES) Dubai on September 16-18 in a 50-m2 stall at...

Elevator Solutions Investment Co. Acquires Two Companies

Elevator Solutions Investment Co., a subsidiary of Mayar Holding Co., signed a binding purchase agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Saudi Installation Testing and Maintenance Co. (ITM Co....

2022 Export Champions of the Year Announced

With the sectoral experience of its manufacturers and strong collaborations in the international arena, Turkish Machinery presented certificates of achievement to the export leaders of the year in the machinery...

MMO Announced the Chamber Technical Report on Controls of Rope Transport Systems

In its report published on May 24, the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (MMO) published the technical report of the chamber on the controls of rope transportation systems, especially cable cars....

“Seismic Zone Calculations in Lifts” from EMO and EAYSAD

"Seismic Zone Calculations in Lifts" seminar was held by The Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO) and Association of Aegean Lift and Escalator Industrialists (EAYSAD) at EMO Izmir Branch by Serdar...

TASFED Opens Fourth Lift Academy in Gaziantep

TASFED opened the fourth Lift Academy, which it established within Gaziantep Abdülhamithan Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, on May 31st with the leading members of the industry. After the...

AYSAD Holds Its 53rd General Assembly

The Elevator and Escalator Industrialists' Association (AYSAD) held its 53rd Ordinary General Assembly on June 3 at the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers' (MMO) Machinery-Hangar Engineering and Technology Center in Kartal....

Cem Bozdağ Becomes the New President of TASFED

TASFED determined its new management at the General Assembly held on June 7. The Elevator Industrialists' Federation (ASFED), established in 2013 to act as the umbrella organization for elevator and...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India