International News
In Memoriam: Pat Gale (Falk)
Pat Falk Gale, who was married for 54 years to longtime ELEVATOR WORLD correspondent and founder of the British Lift Association (BLA) Bill Gale, passed away in March at age...
Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Ireland’s Ascension Lifts
Through Stockholm, Sweden-based subsidiary Motum AB, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. acquired Dublin, Ireland-headquartered Ascension Lifts, Mitsubishi Electric announced on April 30. Mitsubishi Electric and its Tokyo-based subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions...
Nidec Drives Appoints Babaud as President
Nidec Drives, with global headquarters (HQ) in Kyoto, Japan, and Americas HQ in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, recently announced it appointed Laurent Babaud as president. Based in Bois-Colombes, France, Babaud has...
EWI Contributor Receives FSAI Appointment
The Fire and Security Association of India (FSAI), shared in a LinkedIn post, “We’re proud to announce the appointment of Rajnikant Lad as chairman – Building Transportation Safety, at FSAI....
Register Now for ELEVCON 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal
Organizers urge those who plan to attend ELEVCON 2025, the 24th International Congress on Vertical-Transportation (VT) Technologies, on June 17-19 at the Altis Grand Hotel Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal, to register now. Presented...
Mayr Hosts Event at Germany HQ and Opens Spanish Subsidiary
Mayr GmbH + Co. KG hosted representatives from more than 30 countries in early April at its Mauerstetten, Germany, headquarters (HQ) to learn more about its new technologies, products and...
Plans Revealed for West End Tower Update
KPF has unveiled plans for 33 Cavendish Square, a 21-story office and retail tower next to Oxford Circus and one of the tallest buildings in London’s West End in the...
13th Annual U.K. Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Announced
EngineeringUK has announced dates for its national campaign, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which celebrates and showcases careers in engineering and technology. The campaign, in its 13th year, will take place between November...
Stannah Completes Eden Court Residential Project
Stannah Lifts recently completed the work of transforming eight-person passenger lifts for the residents of 84-apartment Eden Court in Lillington, Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, U.K., Local Authority Building & Maintenance reports. The...
Elevator Shaft Work Confirmed After Bangkok Tower Collapse
Thailand’s State Audit Office (SAO) clarified in a statement that elevator shaft wall modification work at its 30-story, under-construction tower in Bangkok was in full compliance with regulations in the...
