International News
LML Lift Consultants Appoints NSW Senior Consultant
LML Lift Consultants, headquartered in Victoria, Australia, in July announced the appointment of Shayne Puckering as New South Wales (NSW) senior consultant. Puckering has more than 30 years' vertical-transportation (VT)...
Squamish Nation Vancouver Development To Open by End of Year
The Squamish Nation-led work site Sen̓áḵw at Kits Point adjacent to Vanier Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, is set to open its first units to residents by the end of...
EQT Announces US$2.7 Billion Tender Offer To Privatize Fujitec
BPEA Private Equity Fund IX ("EQT") is set to make a US$2.7 billion tender offer to privatize Fujitec Co., Ltd., PR Newswire reports. This marks the largest sponsor-led take-private deal in Japan year-to-date and EQT's largest...
Lift Technician Dies After Crushed by Elevator in Hong Kong
A lift technician died after being crushed by an elevator in the largest district general hospital in Pok Fu Lam on Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong on July 27, Hong...
TKE Publishes Sustainability Report 2023/2024
TK Elevator (TKE), the global vertical-transportation OEM headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany, has published its Sustainability Report 2024: Driving Growth and Responsibility, TKE announced on July 29. The fourth annual publication...
Man Dies After Falling Through Shaft of Faulty Elevator in India
A man died after he accidentally fell into the shaft of a faulty elevator at an apartment complex on Ayodhya Road in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, on July 24, the...
Elevator Safety Regulations Out for Review in Southwestern China
A draft of the Sichuan Province Elevator Safety Regulations was submitted for review on July 28 at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the People’s Congress in the southwestern...
NAESA International Hosting Events in Puerto Rico in August
NAESA International is hosting two upcoming events in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The first is the Elevator Code Association (ECA) 101 course on August 20. This course is designed to...
Three Workers Die When Freight Elevator Collapsed in Italy
Three workers died when a freight elevator collapsed in the Vomero neighborhood of Naples, Italy on July 25, Agenzia Nova reports. According to initial reports, the workers were operating the elevator on...
Emergency Toilets Installed in Some Japan Elevators Due to Earthquakes
Japan has taken a step toward earthquake preparedness by installing emergency toilets in some elevators for individuals who may become stranded during seismic events that lead to power outages and...
