International News

CECA WR Meeting on January 26

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) reminds its members that the next Western Region (WR) meeting is January 26 at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Held at the Italian Cultural...

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...

LEIA Appoints Three to Management Board

The U.K.’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has announced three new appointments to its management board: Karis Walker, head of Commercial at TK Elevator; Andrew Renwick, managing director (MD)...

Otis Brazil Completes One of Largest Modernization in Its History

Otis Brazil announced on January 11 it completed the modernization of 13 elevators at the iconic Birmann 21 building in São Paulo, Brazil, described by Otis Sales and Marketing Director...

Otis Hosting Q4 and Full-Year Earnings Results Call

Otis Worldwide Corp. will host a conference call on January 31, at 8:30 a.m. eastern standard time during which Otis Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks and Executive Vice President...

EFESME Announces New LinkedIn Page

The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) has unveiled a new LinkedIn page aimed at providing greater visibility for the many EFESME activities that support European lift...

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...

Scene of Elevator Death in Lagos Still Facing Issues

Five months after an elevator accident led to the death of a physician in a hospital in Odan, Lagos, the equipment has yet to be replaced, PUNCH reports. According to...

Skytrain Station With New VT Starts To Reopen in Vancouver Suburb

The reopening process has begun at the SkyTrain Brentwood Town Centre Station in the Vancouver, Canada, suburb of Brentwood, with a south entrance outfitted with a new elevator between the...

Nine Elevators, Five Lifts Part of New Sydney Metro Station

Nine new escalators and five lifts are a key part of the new “fully accessible” Crows Nest Metro Station in Sydney, Australia, the New South Wales government (NSW) reports. More...

Rendering of the Hilton Hawaiian Village addition; image courtesy of Hilton

36-Story Addition To Hilton Hawaiian Village Greenlit in Waikiki

NEXGEN 2026 EDUCATIONAL RETREAT TO SET SAIL IN SPRING

NexGen 2026 Educational Retreat To Set Sail in Spring

ATLAS ELEVATORS TO PROVIDE 34 ELEVATORS FOR MADINAH PROJECT

Atlas Elevators To Provide 34 Elevators for Madinah Project

CECA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

CECA Announces Scholarship Winners

METRORAIL AUDIT HIGHLIGHTS VERTICAL-TRANSPORTATION MAINTENANCE CONCERNS

Metrorail Audit Highlights D.C. VT Maintenance Concerns