Middle East

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...

Osman Aşkın Bak, Minister of Youth and Sports:

All Dormitories Are Visited One by One, and Lift Systems Are Inspected Osman Aşkın Bak, Minister of Youth and Sports, stated that they have appointed engineers to individually inspect the...

The Future Will Come Out of This Hangar!

The inauguration ceremony for the Makina Hangar — Science, Engineering and Technology Center, a collaborative project between Kartal Municipality and the Istanbul Branch of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (MMO),...

Asansör Dünyası Begins Publication: 1996

ELEVATOR WORLD magazine celebrated its 70th anniversary last year. Last year, in each issue, we shared the development of our publication over the decades with you through the articles of...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers