International News
Car and Driver Fall Down German Elevator Shaft
A woman in Stuttgart, Germany, plunged her car 35 ft down an elevator shaft after mistaking it for a parking spot on October 8, International Business Times reports. The 38-year-old...
28-Story “Green” Tower in Amsterdam to Start Construction
The 28-story, mixed-use Brink Tower in north Amsterdam is set to start construction this month, with city officials giving the Meccanoo-designed plan formal approval, Archinect reports. Named for the Dutch...
28 New Escalators for Main Thoroughfare in Ashgabat
City officials in Ashgabat, the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan, the Central Asian country bordered by the Caspian Sea and largely covered by the Karakum Desert, have approved a...
15 Otis Elevators for Luxury Downtown Toronto Development
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it has been selected by construction services company EllisDon Construction to provide 15 elevators for The United Building at 481 University Avenue in downtown Toronto. Developed...
Alimak Group Names Nomination Commitee for 2023 AGM
Alimak Group, the construction hoist specialist headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 10 announced the appointment of the Nomination Committee for its 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Tasked with preparing...
Wucherer to Take Helm as Ziehl-Abegg CEO
Dr. Marc Wucherer, who has held numerous management positions both in Germany and abroad, will take the helm as CEO of Künzelsau, Germany-headquartered Ziel-Abegg in December. The supervisory board of...
Anticipation Builds for Interlift 2023 in Augsburg, Germany
Anticipation is building for interlift 2023, planned on October 17-20, 2023 in Augsburg, Germany, and organizers are optimistic that lack of travel restrictions, promotional efforts and a new hall structure...
Close Call for Man in Russian Apartment Elevator
A man in an apartment block in the city of Krasnodar, Russia, recently had a close call with an elevator, The Irish Mirror reports. CCTV footage shows the man entering...
TSSA Safety Inspector Strike Ends
Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) Local 546 safety inspectors, working for Canada’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), have ratified their first Collective Agreement, ending their 11-week strike on...
Elevcon 2023 in Prague Issues 2nd Call for Papers
Organizers of Elevcon 2023, the 23rd international Conference of the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE), have issued a 2nd call for papers for the event, set to take place...
