International News

TASFED Black Sea Regional Meetings

The Turkish Lift Industrialists Federation (TASFED) Board of Directors organized a series of meetings in Samsun and Trabzon in October. by Gülay Pala On October 11, 2024, TASFED Board Members...

TASİAD’s Visit to Karabük

TASİAD, the All Lift Industrialists and Businessmen Association, is initiating new projects across Türkiye and recently conducted a series of visits in Karabük.  by Aysun Aksoy On October 11, the...

Earthquake Lifts Symposium from Decosan

The Earthquake Lift Symposium organized by Decosan, a manufacturing company in Diyarbakır, was held November 1-2, 2024. Earthquakes, a reality in our country, have been a bitter experience for centuries...

Ontario Office-to-Residential Conversion Act Voted Down

The Ford Government of Ontario, Canada, voted down the Commercial-to-Residential Conversion Act 2024, which would have cut red tape and sped up such conversions by up to two years as...

Schindler Lifts Australia Promotes Montresor to MD

Schindler Lifts Australia has promoted Stefano Montresor to managing director (MD) of Schindler Lifts Australia, where he had a 14-year-long career in various positions. In 2010, Montresor joined the company...

Stannah Wins Network Rail Lift and Escalator Service Contract

Stannah, headquartered in Andover, U.K., announced it signed a new, potentially GBP50-million (US$63.7-million) five-year contract with Network Rail to service its lifts and escalators. Significantly, the contract includes escalator maintenance...

Schindler To Provide Elevators For Cairo NAC Project

Cairo, Egypt-based MGB Developments announced on November 11 it has inked an agreement with Schindler to provide elevators for the new PUKKA residential project in Cairo's New Administrative Capital (NAC)....

Bucher Hydraulics Acquiring Finland’s Hydman Oy

Bucher Hydraulics, the Germany-based global provider of innovative hydraulic drive and control technology for applications including elevators, announced on November 13 it is acquiring Hydman Oy, based in Tampere, Finland....

Canadian Region Facing Numerous Outdated Elevator Inspections

In Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, there are more than 500 outstanding elevator inspections that Service N.L. needs to complete, according to an access to information request filed by the Progressive...

Hyundai Elevator Offers Free Inspections for 10-Plus-Year-Old Elevators in Korea

Hyundai Elevator recently announced it will provide free services to elevators more than 10 years old installed in Korea regardless of manufacturer, Maeil Business Newspaper reports. Hyundai Elevator will mobilize high-tech inspection...

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LEEA AWARDS 2024 ANNOUNCED AT “BIGGEST YET” EVENT

LEEA Awards 2024 Announced at “Biggest Yet” Event

ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED IN INDIA ELEVATOR INCIDENT

One Dead, One Injured in India Elevator Incident

The Otis Electric 7000; image courtesy of Otis Electric

Otis Electric 7000 Launched at CIIE in Shanghai

ELEVATOR ESCALATOR INSTALLER REPAIRER TOPS JOB LIST

Elevator/Escalator Installer/Repairer Tops Job List