International News
Intern Dies in Nigeria Elevator Incident
An 18-year-old male student of the Lagos State Skills Acquisition Centre Technical School, Egan, Nigeria, died in an elevator accident at a construction site in the state’s Ikoyi area where...
CECA February Elle-levator Meeting Offered In-Person, Online
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Elle-levator — Women in Industry group will meet in February with an in-person and virtual option. CECA member Louise Stalling of Mohawk College will...
Arkel Electronic India Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony at Upcoming Manufacturing Unit
Arkel Electronic India Pvt. Ltd. recently held a groundbreaking ceremony (Bhumi Pujan) at its upcoming manufacturing location at Savli Manjusar GIDC, Vadodara, Gujarat. A Facebook post stated that Savli GIDC...
ELEVATOR WORLD Holiday Closings
The U.S. offices of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed on December 25 in observance of Christmas Day. Both the U.S. and Türkiye offices of Elevator World will be closed...
Nigeria Urbanization Surge Increases VT Demand
Engr. Oluwole Dada, vertical transportation (VT) manager, Building Services Division, at PPC Ltd. has noted that recent challenges in Nigeria have brought to light the need for innovation and excellence...
Otis India Provides 107 Units to BLR Airport’s T2
Otis India, a subsidiary of Otis Worldwide Corp., announced on December 18 it provided 107 units to the newly inaugurated Terminal 2 (T2) at Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru [BLR] Airport)...
Vietnam Elevator Media Channel’s Advantages, Potential
Chicilon Media, the building elevator media channel in Vietnam, is increasingly popular, covering more than 90% of advertising screens at buildings and offices — having installed up to 32,000 screens...
Hydroware UK Ltd. Announces New MD
Hydroware UK Ltd. has announced Mark Golder as the company’s managing director (MD), starting in January and succeeding Matt Thompson, who has been a significant contributor to Hydroware over the...
Otis Brazil Selected for Elevador Lacerda Modernization
Otis Brazil has been selected to modernize all four elevators at the historic Elevador Lacerda in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Elevador Lacerda is a public elevator and tourist attraction that carries...
Alimak Investigates Sweden Accident, Reports Errors
After five people died in the fall of a construction site elevator in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 11, Alimak Group sent three senior experts to the accident site for observation,...
