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New Taipei Mayor Orders Elevator Inspection After Falls
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi will order a third-party review of two recent incidents in which city-operated elevators malfunctioned and fell soon after undergoing maintenance, the Tapei Times is...
Schmersal Group Names Ramji Singh As Managing Director
The Schmersal Group has appointed Ramji Singh as the new managing director of its subsidiary Schmersal India Pvt. Ltd. The takeover of the management comes into force with immediate effect....
KONE Elevator India Expands With a New Office in Kerala
KONE Elevator India has announced the opening of its new office in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, CXOtoday.com reports. The new office, located on Ulloor-Akkulam Road, will cater to KONE India’s existing...
Quality Elevators Partners With Axxiom Elevator
Washington, D.C.-based Quality Elevator has announced a partnership with Axxiom Elevator, an independent elevator services company doing business across Florida, Arizona and the Washington, D.C. area. Jeremy Metzger, CEO of...
Sabine Nitzsche Appointed TÜV SÜD AG CFO
Sabine Nitzsche has been appointed by the Supervisory Board of TÜV SÜD AG as the new chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Management with effect from...
CiA To Exhibit at Upcoming Events
CAN in Automation (CiA) has participated in a number of events already this fall, and the organization is gearing up to have a booth (hall 5/410) at Smart Production Solutions...
Ooma AirDial POTS Replacement Adds Certifications
Ooma Inc.’s AirDial® Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) replacement solution has added certifications to boost regulatory compliance, the Sunnyvale, California-headquartered cloud-based communications provider announced on October 15. AirDial certifications now...
KONE’s Third Quarter Profit Below Expectations Due to China Slump
KONE will focus on modernizing and servicing existing lifts as it sees no end to China’s construction slump and has reported third-quarter profit below expectations, Reuters reports. China — the...
Child Dies in India Elevator Pit Incident
A five-year-old boy drowned after falling into a water-filled pit in Kannamangala, Mahadevapura, India on October 23, India Today reports. At approximately 5 ft deep, the pit had been dug...
OEM Provides On-Site Training for Missouri Courthouse Personnel
Gasconade County, Missouri, courthouse personnel received on-site training for their new elevator, the Gasconade County Republican reports. Two representatives from Otis Elevator offered a tutorial to local officials on the...
