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150 TKE Victoria Escalators Enhance Accessibility at Guangzhou Baiyun Train Station

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 28 it provided 150 heavy-duty victoria escalators for the newly reopened Guangzhou Baiyun train station in Guangzhou, China. Positioned as one of China's cutting-edge...

Arkel Electronic India Announces 100,000th Arcube Sale Milestone

Announcing its 100,000th ARCUBE sale milestone, a LinkedIn post by Arkel Electronic India said, “We're excited to share that we've reached a milestone: the sale of our 100,000th ARCUBE! Since...

Register for CTBUH 2024 Europe Conference in Istanbul

Organizers of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Europe Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 18-19 invite interested parties to register now to secure their spots...

Arkel India To Build Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat

Arkel Electronic India Pvt. Ltd. (Arkel India), a subsidiary of Arkel Elektrik Elektronik San Ve Tic A.S. of Türkiye, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Gujarat to...

Bayraktar Appointed GM at Istanbul-Based EKA

Bilgehan Bozkurt, who served as deputy general manager (GM) and GM of Istanbul, Türkiye-based Emlak Konut Asansör (EKA), respectively, since its establishment, recently handed over the GM position he has...

TASİS Football Field Carpet Tournament

Akkaya Lift was the champion at the football tournament organized by TASİS in Istanbul.  All-Elevator Industry Employers' Union (TASİS), founded last year as the one and only union for the...

Turkey’s Problems

O, human!Make less excuses for fate.As if you planted wheat but reaped barley. Fuzûlî Education System Equal citizenship rights and equality of opportunity in education are the most important problems....

EW Türkiye Moving into New Office

ELEVATOR WORLD Türkiye’s office is moving into a new Istanbul office on the fourth floor of the 16-story Canan Business Tower in Ataşehir, Istanbul. Also boasting a large meeting room...

“Substandard Construction” May Have Played Role in Earthquake Devastation

Several reports reveal “old structures and substandard construction practices” may have played a role in the high number of casualties — including approximately 2,000 in Türkiye — resulting from three...

Earthquakes on the Agenda of Asansör Istanbul

 Asansör İstanbul Fair, organized by Tarsus Türkiye and supported by AYSAD, was held at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Türkiye on March 9-12. In the wake of...

222 Broadway; photo © John W. Cahill for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion

ARCHI-TREAD RELOCATING FROM N.J. TO FLORIDA

Archi-Tread Relocating From N.J. to Florida

Entrance to the Victoria Building, which was built in 1945; photo by SnowyBadger for Wikipedia

Halifax Hospital to Get Elevator Replacement, Upgrades

Stationslift Storingen, a website for reporting broken elevators, was created in response to the structural problem by wheelchair user Kasrt Lovers; image courtesy of X.

Out-of-Order Lifts at Dutch Train Stations Leave Wheelchair Users Stranded

FUJITEC EXPLAINS NEW STRATEGY CENTERED AROUND DIGITAL TWIN CONCEPT

Fujitec Explains New Strategy Centered Around Digital Twin Concept