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Second E2 Forum China To Explore Urban Renewal and Sustainable Development

E2 Forum China returns to Shanghai on September 20, exploring the themes of urban renewal and sustainable development. This year’s edition aims to establish a cross-industry collaboration and exchange platform,...

Schindler Lift Australia Partners With CIBSE Awards 2023

Schindler Lifts Australia is partnering with The Chartered Institution of Building Services Australia and New Zealand (CIBSE ANZ) Young Engineers Awards. Held annually, this event gathers members and industry guests...

Trio Elevators Co-Owner Launches E-Motorcycle Business

A co-owner of Ahmedabad, India-based Trio Elevators has ventured into the electric vehicle market with an indigenous e-motorcycle that can travel a maximum of 180 km on a single charge,...

First RMS AKE Escalator Installed in France

The consortium between RATP Maintenance Services (RMS) and AKE Europe recently commissioned its first new escalator in France for the city of Saint-Cloud. The result of an industrial partnership between...

35-Story Tower Approved for Islington, U.K.

The Islington, U.K. council approved Kohn Pedersen Fox’s plans to transform the Inmarsat building on Old Street roundabout into a 35-story office tower, Building Design reports. The Shoreditch scheme proposes...

18-Story Tower Approved for Glasgow City Center

HAUS Collective, an architecture studio based in Glasgow, U.K. has secured unanimous approval from Glasgow council’s planning committee for its design of an 18-story “aparthotel” in the city center, Building...

Australia’s LML Lift Consultants Gains Senior Consultant

Australia-based LML Lift Consultants recently announced the hire of Marty Jenkins as a senior consultant. Jenkins brings more than 43 years of vertical-transportation industry experience to his new role. In...

First Escalators Installed at Brisbane CRR Underground Station

The first two of almost 100 escalators to be installed in the Cross River Rail’s (CRR) underground stations have been placed at the Brisbane, Australia, project’s Woolloongabba site, Rail Express...

CECA Western Region Meeting Planned for October 13

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) is hosting a Western Region Meeting on October 13 at 9 a.m. PST at the Italian Cultural Centre at 3075 Slocan Street in Vancouver,...

U.K. FC To Increase Height of Tower Next to Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (FC) has submitted plans to increase the height of a consented but unbuilt hotel tower next to its north London, U.K. stadium, Building reports. The changes...

ALBERTA GOVERNMENT ISSUES VT CODE AND SAFETY NOTICES

Alberta Government Issues VT Code and Safety Notices

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Kerns Joins Hyperion as Manager of Customer Care

The Sphinx Observatory is served by two high-speed Schindler elevators; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Elevators at Europe’s Highest Research Facility

INVERTEK DRIVES RECEIVES KING’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE

Invertek Drives Receives King’s Award For Enterprise

CECA OFFERS UPDATE ON COLLEGIATE ELEVATOR PROGRAMS

CECA Offers Update on Collegiate Elevator Programs