Middle East
Izmir, Türkiye, Establishes VT Maintenance/Repair Team
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in Türkiye has established a special 38-person team to maintain and repair 170 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 57 elevators and 113 escalators — on 127 overpasses throughout...
MEBS Unveils Residential Elevator for ASEAN, Middle East and Beyond
Tokyo-headquartered Mitsubishi Elevator Building Solutions Corp. (MEBS) has announced the availability of NEXIEZ-Fit, a low-rise residential elevator that combines strong cost performance with carefully selected specifications, for Association of Southeast...
Construction Resumes on Future World’s Tallest Jeddah Tower
Outlets including Architectural Digest (AD) report that construction has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which, at 3,281 ft, promises to be the world's tallest tower once completed...
KONE EVP People & Communications Role Transitions to Bridger
The KONE executive vice president (EVP), People & Communications, and Executive Board member role will transition from Susanne Skippari to Kaija Bridger, effective July 1. Beginning her career at KONE...
LECS UK Launches LECS UAE in Dubai
LECS UK, a leading independent lift and escalator engineering consultancy, has announced its expansion into the Middle East with the official launch of LECS UAE, based in Dubai. LECS CEO...
Hyundai Elevator Sings MOU With Saudi Arabia
On May 3, Hyundai Elevator signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cultural Affairs Department of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to exchange human resources (HR)...
New Gearless Machine and Control Panel from Istanbul Lift in its 10th Anniversary
Supplying complete systems to various countries from Istanbul, Istanbul Lift (ILALIFT) has started the mass production of gearless machines on which it has been working for a long time. As...
China Customs released data on the import and export of elevators and escalators in 2023
Elevator and escalator 2023 production data was released at the end of January by the China National Statistics Bureau, and the total number of units was 1.557 million, increasing 3.9%...
Total of TRY45-Million in Penalty Fines for Lift Companies
The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently announced the 2023 Market Surveillance and Inspection results. According to the report, 32,101 products were inspected last year, and a total of TRY81.28...
TASIS Wins 84 Lawsuits Filed in 2023
The All Elevator Industry Employers' Union (TASIS) published its 2023 activity report. Established at the end of 2022, the union extensively toured Türkiye in 2023, conducting more than 50 meetings...
