International News
Partnership Brings Patented Escalator Step Branding to Middle East
A partnership consisting of Motion Icon and Motivate Media Group is bringing Motion Icon's globally patented escalator step branding solution to the Middle East region for the first time, Khaleej...
Tokyo Tower Development Could be Complete by 2026
On June 24, the governor of Tokyo approved the formation of a redevelopment committee for the Toranomon 1 Chome East District project, a 180-m-tall, 29-story primarily office tower in front...
Chief People Officer Torch Passed at Wittur Group
The Wittur Group chief people officer role has transitioned from Aline Estevant-Rigaut to Ã…sa Lautenberg, the Wiedenzhausen, Germany-based company announced on July 5. The company thanked Estevant-Rigaut for her service...
Another Tower Proposed Near New Toronto Transit Station
Trollybus Urban Development Inc. is the latest developer to propose a residential tower near the new Mount Dennis Station, part of the Crosstown Line 5 light rail line at 9...
Four Workers Killed in Elevator Collapse in India
Four elevator workers were killed and two severely injured when an elevator on the 14th floor of the under-construction Taloja Phase 2 housing development in Navi Mumbai, India, fell on...
Belgian Train Station Passengers Deal With VT Malfunctions
Malfunctioning vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including lifts and escalators at Belgian train stations create issues for those with mobility issues, with 1,119 malfunctions reported in 2021, The Brussels Times reports. It...
Fujitec Completes Elevator Plant Expansion in Taiwan
Fujitec Taiwan Co., Ltd. has completed an expansion of its Hsinchu Plant, which began production in 1981 in the Hsinchu Industrial Park in Taiwan and manufactures elevators primarily for the...
EW Offices Closed for Independence Day
The offices of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed for the U.S. Independence Day holiday on Monday, July 4. They will reopen on Tuesday, July 5.
Busy Southern India Rail Station Getting Lifts, Escalators
Tiruchirappalli Railway Junction in southern India is getting six lifts and six escalators, promising to ease traffic flow at a station that has seen traffic increase considerably in the wake...
Ontario’s ATTA Elevators Expands into B.C. With Acquisition
ATTA Elevators, headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, has expanded into British Columbia with the acquisition of Metro Elevator, based in Vancouver, ATTA announced on June 28. Metro will become a...
