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Terry Lifts Joins BHTA

Terry Lifts recently announced it is now a member of the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), which brings together healthcare and assistive technologies manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and service providers to...

Designs Revealed for What Would Be London’s Tallest Tower

Eric Parry Architects has revealed new visualizations of its overhauled designs for One Undershaft, which is set to be the City of London’s tallest tower, Architects’ Journal reports. The plans...

CTBUH 2024 Awards Program Portal Now Open for Submissions

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Awards Program portal is now open for project submissions, and the submission deadline is February 9, 2024. Judged by an...

Lift Emotion Addresses Challenges With Refit Model

Lift Emotion (ELEVATOR WORLD Cover Story, November 2015) has addressed the challenge of integrating an elevator into an existing yacht by developing a specialized refit lift model, a lightweight lift...

India’s Hybon Elevators Opens Chandigarh Experience Center

Hybon Elevators and Escalators recently announced the inauguration of its Experience Center in Chandigarh, India, strategically positioned in the thriving tri-city area of Chandigarh, Mohali and Zirakpur, IndianRetailer.com reports. As...

TKE Acquires Regional Elevator

TK Elevator (TKE) has acquired Regional Elevator, one of the largest independent elevator companies in Ottawa-Gatineau, Canada. TKE Americas CEO Jeremy Rainwater said the acquisition will allow TKE to continue...

Plans Revealed for Tower Set To Be Tallest in Manchester

The architect behind the five tallest buildings in Manchester, U.K., has unveiled plans to break another record in the city with proposals for an even higher tower, Building reports. Simpson...

Call for Abstracts for CTBUH 2024 International Conference

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Development (CTBUH) has issued a call for abstracts for the CTBUH 2024 International Conference to be held in London and Paris on September...

Wittur Mexico Breaks Ground on Facility Expansion

Wittur Mexico, a leading global provider of elevator components and solutions, marked a significant milestone in its expansion plans with a groundbreaking ceremony for its 5,000-m2 state-of-the-art manufacturing facility expansion...

Elevator Fall in South Africa Leads to Deaths, Injuries

On November 27, an elevator fell approximately 200 m while carrying workers to the surface in a platinum mine in South Africa, killing 11 and injuring 75, ABC News reports....

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