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TKE Opens Elevator Technology Center in Germany

TK Elevator (TKE), a global leader in vertical transportation and urban mobility, has opened its new “Product Competence Center” in Esslingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Spanning 33,000 m2, the center brings together...

Switzerland’s Rigert Treppenlifte AG Expands Services for Two-Story Homes

Rigert Treppenlifte AG, a leading Swiss mobility solutions provider with more than 60 years of experience, has announced expanded installation services for residential elevators and platform lifts designed specifically for...

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...

ECNY To Present Controller Manufacturer Roundtable

The Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) will present its Controller Manufacturer Roundtable on October 16 at Villa Barone Manor, 737 Throgs Neck Expressway in the Bronx, NY. A buffet...

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...

CLASS PROJECT TO TRANSFORM OHIO RESIDENTIAL BUILDING’S ELEVATORS

Class Project To Transform Ohio Residential Building’s Elevators

Ciel Tower; image © NORR Group

CTBUH Best Tall Building MEA 2025 Is Dubai’s Ciel Tower

image via Facilities Management Journal

Stannah Welcomes New Generation of Apprentices

Centris Towers; image courtesy of Studio Vertebra Architects

Otis Uzbekistan Distributor Secures 35-Unit Contract

LATEST KARACHI ELEVATOR ACCIDENT POINTS TO LARGER ISSUE

Latest Karachi Elevator Accident Points to Larger Issue