International News
Missing Bolts Led To Deadly Stockholm Elevator Collapse
Missing bolts caused a construction elevator to collapse in a Stockholm, Sweden, suburb in December 2023, killing five people, the Swedish Investigation Authority determined, the Associated Press is among outlets...
Germany’s Alois Kasper Expands Footprint With Acquisition
Alois Kasper GmbH, founded in 1945 in the western German state of Saarland, announced it has acquired Trierer Aufzugbau Baasch und Didong GmbH, further expanding its footprint in the Saarland-Rhine-Main...
Schindler Enters Agreement to Source, Assemble and Install Elevators in Egypt
Schindler has partnered with the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) and the Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) to establish a localization program that will source, assemble and commission selected elevator components...
KONE Installs 56 Escalators at Major New Paris Metro Station
KONE announced it provided 56 escalators as part of the vertical-transportation system at the new Saint-Denis-Pleyel station in Paris. The station is part of the Grand Paris Express, a major...
Several VT Companies Among World’s Most Sustainable 2024
Several vertical-transportation (VT) companies are on the World's Most Sustainable Companies of 2024 list produced by TIME and data firm Statista. Switzerland-based Schindler, which ranked No. 123 on the list...
Nominations Now Open for the Ellies 2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Ellies Awards Program and will be accepted through July 12. This annual elevator industry awards program recognizes North American elevator and escalator vertical-transportation...
2022 Export Champions of the Year Announced
With the sectoral experience of its manufacturers and strong collaborations in the international arena, Turkish Machinery presented certificates of achievement to the export leaders of the year in the machinery...
MMO Announced the Chamber Technical Report on Controls of Rope Transport Systems
In its report published on May 24, the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (MMO) published the technical report of the chamber on the controls of rope transportation systems, especially cable cars....
“Seismic Zone Calculations in Lifts” from EMO and EAYSAD
"Seismic Zone Calculations in Lifts" seminar was held by The Chamber of Electrical Engineers (EMO) and Association of Aegean Lift and Escalator Industrialists (EAYSAD) at EMO Izmir Branch by Serdar...
TASFED Opens Fourth Lift Academy in Gaziantep
TASFED opened the fourth Lift Academy, which it established within Gaziantep Abdülhamithan Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School, on May 31st with the leading members of the industry. After the...
