International News
Nigerian President Congratulates Company on 35-Year Milestone
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu recently congratulated Kresta Laurel Ltd., a leading indigenous elevator and escalator company, on its 35th anniversary, the Premium Times reports. The president commended the company’s management...
India City Feeling Effects of Loss of Elevator Inspector Jobs
In Pune, India, the Energy Department is overseeing more than two lakh (200,000) elevator installations across Maharashtra with just half of the sanctioned 398 lift inspector posts, the Times of...
TKE at CTBUH 2025 International Conference in Toronto
TK Elevator (TKE) is participating in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2025 International Conference in Toronto, "From the Ground Up: Tall Buildings and City Making," on...
CTBUH Dubai Event Draws 300+ and Features KONE
More than 300 delegates gathered at Atlantis The Royal Resort in Dubai on September 23 for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Dubai Conference, for which KONE...
Boy Dies in “Old and Poorly Maintained” Elevator in India
A 12-year-old boy died as a result of becoming trapped between the third and fourth floors in an elevator residents said was "old and poorly maintained" at an apartment building...
Hyundai Elevator Signs Modular Elevator Commercialization MoU
Hyundai Elevator announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Engineering & Construction to commercialize a modular elevator, Maeil Business Newspaper reports. Hyundai Elevator recently completed the development...
40-Year-Old SkyTrain Elevators Being Replaced in Canada
The original 40-year-old elevators at SkyTrain stations along the Expo Line, the oldest in TransLink's SkyTrain rapid transit system in British Columbia, Canada, are being replaced by new units, outlets...
TKE Owners Select Financial Advisors for Planned IPO
Advent International and Cinven, owners of TK Elevator (TKE) — formerly part of ThyssenKrupp AG — have selected Rothschild & Co. and Lilja & Co. as independent financial advisors for...
CIA To Showcase CANopen Lift at Interlift
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association, headquartered in Nuremburg, Germany, plans to exhibit at the interlift trade fair on October 14-17 at Nürnberg Messe in Nuremberg. CiA staff will...
Kapok 88 Achieves Liftinstituut Certification
Kapok 88, a leading European provider of elevator interior protection solutions headquartered in Newark upon Trent, Midlands, U.K., recently announced its official Liftinstituut certification. Kapok 88 said the certification provides...
