International News
Woman Dies In Mexico Elevator Shaft Fall
A mother in Mexico plunged to her death when an elevator door opened on an empty shaft, Latin Post reports. The woman reportedly attempted to take the elevator at a...
VT Problems Upset Riders In Pakistan Bus Line
Passengers on the Green Line bus service in Karachi, Pakistan, are raising complaints over the failure or shutdown of most elevators and escalators at stops for the transportation system, DAWN...
Sydney Gets Longest Escalators In Southern Hemisphere
The longest escalators in the Southern Hemisphere will help thousands of riders as they head to connect with a metro line in Sydney, Australia, Brisbane Times reports. Construction workers have...
Otis India’s Ambiance Interior Brightens Gen2 Elevators
Otis India is launching Ambiance, a new cab style for the Otis Gen2 elevators, Construction Week reports. The Ambiance styles will be assembled at the Otis India Bengaluru factory as...
TKE Honors Dimo In Sri Lanka As Best Global Distributor
TK Elevator (TKE) has named DIMO of Sri Lanka as the Best Global Distributor for 2021, The Island reports. DIMO (Diesel and Motor Engineering, PLC), regarded as one of the...
IAEC Forum Education Committee Issues Call For Papers
The International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) Education Committee is requesting submissions of papers to be presented during the seminar sessions at IAEC Forum 2022 on May 24-27 at the...
Goldray Glass Unveils New And Improved Website
Calgary, Canada-based Goldray Glass, which provides products including Corning® Gorilla® glass for elevator cabs, has unveiled a new and improved website. The website redesign is aimed at making it easier...
CECA MCP Committee Finalizes 2019 B355 Document, Logbook
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced its Maintenance Control Plan (MCP) committee has finalized a Maintenance Requirements Plan and Procedures document and accompanying logbook for the 2019 B355 code....
Interlift Organizers Express Optimism During Press Event
Organizers of interlift expressed optimism during a digital press conference on February 1 about the upcoming 2022 global trade fair, planned on April 26-29 in Augsburg, Germany. V.F.A.-INTERLIFT E.V. President...
Dubai Mixed-Use Supertall With Schindler VT Tops Out
Dubai's 340-m supertall Uptown Tower, with vertical-transportation (VT) equipment from Schindler, has topped out at the 79th floor, Arabian Business is among outlets to report. A project of Dubai Multi...
