International News

Hyundai Elevator Focusing on Modular Technology in Korea

Hyundai Elevator achieved the first domestic commercialization of modular elevator technology in Korea, Pulse is among outlets to report. Demand for modular elevators is expected to rise as they reduce...

LIFTJOURNAL Adds Two to Advisory Board

LIFTjournal has welcomed two new members to its Advisory Board: Helena Georgi and Tim Ebeling. Helena Georgi joined Georgi Aufzugtechnik in July 2018. She took over management of the family...

CiA To Attend Upcoming Events, Host Webinar

CAN in Automation (CiA) staff will be attending a variety of upcoming trade shows and conferences, including Schweissen & Schneiden, booth 6/A24, Essen (Germany), September 15 to 19; interlift, hall...

Registration Open for Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026

Registration for the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026 is now open, and designers can submit products until January 16, 2026. In spring 2026, an international jury of approximately 40...

Riyadh’s Atlas Elevators Signs Agreement To Support Expansion

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's Atlas Elevators General Trading and Contracting Co. inked a SAR400,000 (US$106,616) agreement with Makannah Trading Co. for Makannah to oversee equipment upgrades and modernization as Atlas relocates...

NAESA QEI Exam Only To Be Held in Canada in October

NAESA International is offering the Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI) Certification Exam only at the Hilton Hotel in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on October 28. Those interested in taking the exam will...

LEEA’s LIFTEX 2025 To Build On Last Year’s Record Event

Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) — the leading global representative body for all those involved in the Lifting Industry worldwide — is celebrating the 20th year of LiftEx at the...

LESA Presidency Shifts From Tibbitts to Hampson

Presidency at the Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) recently shifted from John Tibbitts to Scott Hampson. Tibbitts decided to leave the position in August for personal reasons, and LESA...

India’s L.T. Elevator Planning Upcoming IPO

L.T. Elevator Ltd., a prominent player in India’s vertical-transportation industry specializing in the design and manufacture of elevators, escalators and related components, is preparing to launch an initial public offering...

Middle East’s Al-Futtaim Partners With Hyundai Elevators

Al-Futtaim Contracting, a division of Al-Futtaim Real Estate in the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt, on September 9 announced an exclusive partnership with South Korea's Hyundai Elevator to "deliver...

ALBERTA GOVERNMENT ISSUES VT CODE AND SAFETY NOTICES

Alberta Government Issues VT Code and Safety Notices

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Kerns Joins Hyperion as Manager of Customer Care

The Sphinx Observatory is served by two high-speed Schindler elevators; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Elevators at Europe’s Highest Research Facility

INVERTEK DRIVES RECEIVES KING’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE

Invertek Drives Receives King’s Award For Enterprise

CECA OFFERS UPDATE ON COLLEGIATE ELEVATOR PROGRAMS

CECA Offers Update on Collegiate Elevator Programs