International News
Voting Open for Ellies 2024 Awards Contest
Got a favorite company in the elevator industry? If so, it's time to vote for ELEVATOR WORLD's Ellies 2024 Awards! More than 100 nominees are competing for top honors in...
Industry Suppliers Added to U.K. Lifts Framework
U.K. procurement agency Fusion21 has selected 37 suppliers for the fourth generation of its national lifts framework, which is expected to be worth GBP80 million (US$102.48 million) over its four-year...
KONE Digital Experience Available in Australia’s Tallest Building
Australia’s tallest tower has introduced an extraordinary attraction — the KONE Digital Experience Display elevator, Australia’s first-of-its-kind sustainable and immersive elevator experience — through a partnership between KONE and SkyPoint,...
Ouimet Promoted to KJA COO
Toronto-headquartered vertical-transportation consultancy KJA announced on August 1 the promotion of Martin Ouimet from director, eastern Canada, to chief operating officer (COO). With more than 17 years at KJA, Ouimet...
London Rail Station Adds Step-Free Access With Lifts
Isleworth station in Hounslow in West London now boasts two new lifts on either side of the raised platforms thanks to a GBP1-million ($US1.28-million) investment from Hounslow Council and funding...
KONE Wins Order For Eight Stations for China’s New Line S2
KONE has won an order to supply a suite of people flow solutions for the new metro line S2 on the Nanjing to Ma’anshan intercity rail in East China. The...
One of Nation’s Largest TKE EOX Installations in Connecticut
TK Elevator (TKE) will install 11 EOX elevators at The Corbin District in the heart of Darien, Connecticut, TKE New Installation Sales Executive Jennifer Monahan said on LinkedIn in July....
New Access Solutions Supplier Launched in the U.K.
With more than 60 years’ experience in the stairlift and access industry, husband-and-wife team Steve and Tracey Wilson have launched Peterborough, U.K.-based Stairlift and Mobility Solutions Ltd. to meet the...
European Lift Makers 2Q Order Intake Above Expectations
Schindler and KONE posted second-quarter order intake above expectations, but warned China's construction slowdown was weighing on new installations, Reuters reports. Schindler's order intake was down 0.4% from a year...
Orbitz Elevators PNG Donates US$5,100 to RSPCA
Orbitz Elevators Papua New Guinea (PNG) donated PGK20,000 (US$5,100) to the Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), which will go toward educating children in PNG about...
