International News
Modern Elevator Innovations Acquired by ATTA Elevators
Modern Elevator Innovations, with locations in Burlington, Canada, and NYC, has been acquired by ATTA Elevators Corp., a full-service elevator and escalator company headquartered in Concord, Canada, the companies announced...
Young Child Loses Thumb On Australia Store’s Escalator
A young child with his mother at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, was rushed to a hospital after the thumb on his right hand received a deep cut from...
TKE Publishes First Sustainability Report
TK Elevator (TKE) announced its first sustainability report on May 12, reflecting the OEM's "focus on sustainability in all business activities as an integral part of corporate strategy." The report...
Register Now for EESFC Boat Cruise
Registration is now open for the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation of Canada (EESFC) annual Boat Cruise on August 18. The cruise will set sail from Queens Quay in Toronto, Ontario,...
LML Promotes Law Calling for Upholding of Specific Parts
LML Lift Consultants is being asked by national clients, as well as by developers operating in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, about the “The Design and Building Practitioners Act and...
KONE Denmark Hospital Order Includes 40 Elevators
KONE will provide an array of vertical-transportation solutions, including 40 elevators, to the new North Zealand Hospital in North Zealand, Denmark. The order includes 12 MonoSpace® 700 DX and 28...
ELA To Push For VT As “Essential Safety Service” at Annual Conference
The European Lift Association (ELA) will call for vertical-transportation (VT) service providers and manufacturers to be granted the status of “essential safety services” during ELA’s “Conference 2022 — Lifts and...
FoB Inaugurated in Hyderabad
A new foot over bridge (FoB) in the Panjagutta area of Hyderabad, India, with lifts and escalators on both sides was inaugurated by city Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi in early May,...
Schindler Lifts Australia Welcomes Third-Year Apprentices
Schindler Lifts Australia Pty. Ltd. welcomed 20 third-year apprentices to its training center in Sydney in April. The trainees began their apprenticeships in January 2020, just before the pandemic struck....
TKE Appoints New CEO, Predecessor to Retire
Uday Yadav has been appointed CEO of TK Elevator (TKE), effective May 16, as predecessor Peter Walker has decided to retire, the company announces. Yadav joins TKE from the global...
