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TKE Secures Major Service Contract With Denmark’s DSB

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on September 4 it secured a five-year service contract with Danske Statsbaner (DSB), Denmark's largest railway company, covering maintenance of more than 200 elevators and escalators...

Montanari North America Launches Belt Gearless Series

Montanari North America, the U.S. subsidiary of Montanari Group, proudly announces the launch of its new MBA series, high-performing belted gearless for elevator modernizations and new installations across the U.S....

IEES To Explore the Future of VT Safety From Many Angles

The program for this year’s International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES), planned on December 11-12 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is now available, showing the symposium theme, “The Future of Vertical-Transportation...

India Recommends Anti-Dumping Duty on Chinese Elevator Parts

India’s Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has recommended imposing an anti-dumping duty for five years on T-shaped elevator guide rails and counterweight guide rails imported from China, Rediff is...

KONE Launches Major Investment Initiative in Southern China

KONE signed an agreement with the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone of Shenzhen, China, in late August, formalizing plans to set up its southern China headquarters (HQ)...

India BIS Initiative a Major Step Forward for Elevator Safety

An initiative mandated under revised Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms requiring lift manufacturers to incorporate systems that ensure elevator cars remain securely locked until the doors are completely closed...

Fujitec Launches Brand Statement and Vision

Fujitec Co., Ltd. has announced the launch of its brand statement and brand vision (both in Japanese and English), “Moving freely. Elevating lives,” which embody the shared strength, sense of...

TKE Almoayyed Celebrates 15 Years in Bahrain

TK Elevator (TKE) Almoayyed is celebrating 15 years in Bahrain this year, stating on LinkedIn that its Kingdom of Bahrain team “remains committed to improving the quality of urban life...

Barss Promoted to VP of Operations at FIELDBOSS

FIELDBOSS, the business management software provider headquartered in Toronto with offices in NYC and Florida, announced on August 29 it has promoted Corey Barss to vice president (VP) of operations....

KONE Lands Major Elevator Order For Three-Tower Dubai Project

KONE announced on September 1 it landed a major elevator order from developer Binghatti for Binghatti Skyrise, a 250-m-tall, three-tower residential development in Dubai's Business Bay scheduled for completion in...

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In Memoriam: John Lee Kennedy

The renovation features new escalators and more; image courtesy of Robins & Morton.

Huntsville Airport Renovation Includes Vertical Transportation

ALIMAK’S 3Q RESULTS SHOW “RESILIENCE IN A CHALLENGING MARKET”

Alimak’s 3Q Results Show “Resilience in a Challenging Market”

ROBUST SERVICE AND MODERNIZATION BUOY KONE IN 3Q

Robust Service and Modernization Buoy KONE in 3Q

ALBERTA GOVERNMENT ISSUES VT CODE AND SAFETY NOTICES

Alberta Government Issues VT Code and Safety Notices