International News
Iran Elevator and Escalator Symposium Planned for February
The 13th International Symposium on Elevators and Escalators will take place on February 22, 2024, at the Industrial Management Institute in Tehran, Iran. The event is organized by the Koosha...
Third Lift City Expo To Take Place in Saudi Arabia
Lift City Expo Riyadh is planned for October 28-30, 2024. The third iteration of the international conference for elevator and escalator technology, attachments and accessories in Saudi Arabia will take...
Sweden Elevator Fall Results in Deaths
Five people died in the fall of a construction site elevator in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 11, Reuters is among outlets to report. The construction elevator fell 20 m with...
Construction Begins on Baan Tower in the Netherlands
Construction has begun on Baan Tower in the remodeled Baan Quarter neighborhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Arch Daily reports. Seven years after the original draft, the project has recently...
Schindler Appoints President & CEO for India/South Asia
Schindler announced the appointment of Nitin Chalke as the president and CEO for India and South Asia. He rejoins Schindler after more than a decade at Eaton and will be...
Finland Participates in COP28 With Its Own Pavilion For First Time
Finland, a leader in the race toward carbon neutrality, participated in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP28, at Expo City in Dubai on November 30-December...
Inovance Expands India Presence With New Noida Office
Chennai-headquartered Inovance Technology India, the Indian arm of global industrial automation specialist Inovance, announced on December 11 the inauguration of a new office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The 1,100-m2...
Plan Submitted for Scotland’s Tallest “Building”
The redrawn plans for Portcullis House — which would become the tallest “building” in Scotland at 125 m— near Glasgow’s Charing Cross station, were submitted by developer Watkin Jones Group...
CiA Announces Safety Meeting, New CAN Dictionary
CAN (controller area network) in Automation (CiA) will hold an online meeting on January 30, 2024, to discuss the future of the CANopen Safety standard. The agenda includes the status...
Alimak Group Considers Consolidating Assembly Activity
Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Alimak Group is considering consolidating assembly activity in Mammendorf, Germany, to its manufacturing facility in Madrid, Spain, as part of an effort to deliver significantly improved margins in...
