International News

Canadian Region Facing Numerous Outdated Elevator Inspections

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, there are more than 500 outstanding elevator inspections that Service N.L. needs to complete, according to an access to information request filed by the Progressive...

Hyundai Elevator Offers Free Inspections for 10-Plus-Year-Old Elevators in Korea

Hyundai Elevator recently announced it will provide free services to elevators more than 10 years old installed in Korea regardless of manufacturer, Maeil Business Newspaper reports. Hyundai Elevator will mobilize high-tech inspection...

Gupta Steps Away From Arkel India MD Role

Arkel Electronic India Pvt. Ltd., a leading company in the elevator control systems and components industry, has announced the departure of Anurag Gupta, who has stepped down from the role...

India Apartment Building Fatality Reported

A security guard died after falling down the elevator shaft from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Tambaram, Tamil Nadu, India, on November 10, DT NEXT reports. The victim was...

TKE Korea Again Named to Top of Korea Quality Index

TK Elevator (TKE) Korea has been named to the "2024 Korea Quality Satisfaction Index (KS-QEI)” and has been ranked No. 1 in the elevator category for three consecutive years, Maeil Business...

CEDES and FIELDBOSS Partner To Deliver IoT Elevator Solution

Swiss Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer and original elevator light curtain manufacturer CEDES and FIELDBOSS, the Microsoft-based field service platform for elevator contractors, on November 11, announced a "transformative" partnership....

Hong Kong MTR Reports 430 Escalator Incidents In Nine Months

Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) reported 430 escalator incidents for the first nine months of 2024, representing a 20% decrease compared to the same period in 2023, Dimsum Daily reports. Incidents...

Indian State Rolls Out Lift Registration Portal

The state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in north central India has launched a lift registration portal that aims to simplify the process of registering lifts and escalators to ensure they...

Interlift 2025 Preparations Underway for Nuremberg Event

Preparations are already well underway for interlift 2025, planned on October 14-17, 2025, at Messe Nürnberg in Nuremberg, Germany, organizer AFAG Messen und Austellungen GmbH announced. There are already approximately...

SLM World Expo 2026 Organizers Invite Participation

Virgo Communications & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd., organizer of the 2nd Smart Lift & Mobility (SLM) Expo, planned on February 5-7, 2026, at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Bangalore, Karnataka,...

AGVs that are able to integrate with elevators navigate the MMUH; image courtesy of Otis.

Robots Integrate With Otis Elevators at MMUH in U.K.

NAESA NEW YORK ELEVATOR MECHANIC SEMINAR COMING UP IN BLAUVELT

NAESA New York Elevator Mechanic Seminar Coming Up in Blauvelt

U.K.’S HSE CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY

U.K.’s HSE Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Designed by ADC, the mega development will include retail, dining, cultural and entertainment facilities, offices, serviced apartments and a five-star hotel; image courtesy of KONE.

KONE VT for Resort and Commercial Hub in Cambodia

JAPAN ELEVATOR SERVICE HOLDINGS OPENS NEW REGIONAL HEAD OFFICE

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Opens New Regional Head Office