International News
Sheridan Lifts Announces Maintenance Contract for College
Sheridan Lifts has been awarded a contract to maintain the lifts for Cardinal Newman College in Preston, Lancashire, England, U.K., the company announced on LinkedIn. The awarding of the contract...
KONE Wins Three Red Dot Awards in 2022 Competition
KONE announced on June 22 it won three prestigious Red Dot Awards in the Product Design 2022 Competition for a series of elevator interiors inspired by Indian culture, a voice-operated...
G-TAG, Advisory Group to Support WEEF, Forms, Meets
The Global Technical Advisory Group (G-TAG) to support the World Elevator and Escalator Federation (WEEF) formed and met during a kickoff meeting on June 9, the European Lift Association (ELA)...
Otis Inaugurates New Spain Factory with King Felipe VI
Otis inaugurated its new, 17,000-m2 factory for manufacturing elevator machines, governors and safeties in San Sebastian, Spain, on June 16 in the presence of King Felipe VI of Spain and...
Schaefer Names Gilbert Eastern Canada Sales Representative
Schaefer North America recently welcomed James Gilbert as its Eastern Canada sales representative. Fluent in English and Quebecois, Gilbert attended the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) convention in Montreal on...
TKE Providing VT Solutions for International Ferry Project
TK Elevator (TKE) is taking part in the new ferry construction project of Sefine Denizcilik, one of the leading companies in Turkey’s Yalova region, by providing elevators, escalators and platforms...
Man Dies After Falling Down Gatwick Airport Escalator
A male airline passenger with restricted mobility (PRM) died after falling down an escalator at Gatwick Airport near London on June 15, and an investigation is underway, Independent reports. He...
Hyundai Lifts For Dubai Mixed-Use Development
Bin Ham North Ocean Elevators, exclusive distributor of Hyundai elevators in the U.A.E., has been selected by Azizi Developments to supply, install, test and commission high-end elevators for phase three...
Focus on Architectural Materials and Design
ELEVATOR WORLD’S September issue will include a Special Section for the NAEC 2022 event. There will also be Products of the Year, and bonus distribution at events NAEC (U.S.), E2...
Elevated Facility Services Group Names New CFO
Elevated Facility Services Group, a large non-union independent provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services, has named Thorsten Koch as its new chief financial officer (CFO), businesswire reports. As...
