International News
Apex Lifts To Again Participate in U.K. Housing Sector Event
Apex Lift & Escalator Engineers is a sponsor, as well as an exhibitor, at the South East Consortium’s (SEC) 2023 annual event on November 1 at the London Stadium in...
SBS Lift Forum 2023 Planned on October 17
During the interlift international tradeshow on October 17-20 in Augsburg, Germany, the Small Business Standards (SBS) Lift Forum will be held for the first time within the framework of the...
KONE Wins Order To Provide 38 Elevators to Growing Stockholm Metro
KONE announced on October 5 it has won an order to equip seven new Stockholm Metro Stations with 38 elevators. Including the Sofia Station, which will be the deepest in...
TKE Launches EOX Renew in Spain, Portugal and Italy
On October 5, TK Elevator (TKE) launched the EOX Renew elevator — boosting accessibility, sustainability and property value in older buildings — in Spain, Portugal and Italy. The product will...
Japanese City Enforces Ban on Walking on Escalators
In a move aimed at public safety, Nagoya, Japan, has enforced a ban on walking on escalators, NDTV World was among outlets to report. The ordinance – the second of...
CiA To Host CANopen Webinar Ahead of Interlift
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association plans to host a 45-min. webinar on October 10 about CANopen Lift (the CAN communication platform for elevator control systems) prior to the...
Australia’s TLC Welcomes Moors as Senior Consultant
David Moors has joined Surfers Paradise, Australia-headquartered The Lift Consultancy (TLC) as senior consultant in the Victoria office. Moors brings more than 25 years' vertical-transportation (VT) industry experience, having worked...
World’s Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower Greenlit in Australia
Grange Development Consulting is celebrating its plan to build C6, the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower, in South Perth, Australia, winning approval from the City of South Perth after negotiations...
Solar Panel System in China Signifies TKE ESG Milestone
TK Elevator (TKE) recently announced its manufacturing facility in Zhongshan, China, achieved a major environmental, social and governance (ESG) milestone with the installation of a large rooftop solar panel system....
KONE President and CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth To Step Down
Henrik Ehrnrooth, president and CEO of Finland-based KONE, has informed the Board of Directors (BoD) he will step down in the first half of 2024, KONE announced on October 2....
