International News
Lorino Becomes New CEO of KONE Ibérica & Italia
KONE Corp. appointed Giovanni Lorino CEO of KONE Ibérica & Italia effective July 1. Lorino has more than 25 years' experience in the vertical-transportation industry, including serving as CEO of...
Product of the Year Entries Now Open
ELEVATOR WORLD’s 2023 Product of the Year Award is now open for entries, and submissions will be accepted until August 25. In its third year, the award recognizes outstanding product...
KONE Elevators India Expands with New South Delhi Office
KONE Elevators India recently expanded its footprint in North India with the opening of a new sales and service office in South Delhi on July 3, ANI reports. Located in...
WEEF Signatories Meet in Shanghai To Accelerate Cooperation Process
Signatories of the World Elevator & Escalator Federation (WEEF) met on July 6 during the World Elevator & Escalator Expo at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai to...
In Memoriam: Dr. Gina Barney
Lift Industry News announced that Dr. Gina Barney, “a remarkable engineer, researcher and leader in the lift industry,” passed away on July 6. The U.K.-based Barney authored 23 books and...
Indonesian Elevator Incident Leaves Seven Dead, Two Injured
Indonesian authorities reported a fatal elevator incident on July 5 in the country's province of Lampung that left seven construction workers dead and two others critically injured, XINHUANET reports. The...
India City Requires Fire Evacuation Lifts in High Rises
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corp. (BMC) in Mumbai, India, has made it mandatory to install fire evacuation lifts in high-rise buildings 70 m and higher, Realty Plus reports. In case of fire,...
Shorts Industries Ranked in Top Business List for Bradford, U.K.
U.K.-based Shorts Industries Ltd. announced it secured the 83rd position in the inaugural Bradford Top 100 Businesses list. The University of Bradford’s School of Management joined forces with The Telegraph...
Schmersal India Celebrates 10 Years
In July, Schmersal India is marking 10 years of manufacturing safety products at its 4,000-m2 facility in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corp. industrial area of Ranjangaon, Pune, India. To commemorate...
Interlift 2023 Expects More Than 500 Exhibitors To Completely Fill Halls
AFAG Messen und Austellungen GmbH, organizer of interlift 2023 on October 17-20 in Augsburg, Germany, said on July 4 that this year’s event is already 47% ahead of the previous...
