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USACE Hosts Event in Seoul To Present Updated Elevator Specs Incorporating Korean Code

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on May 3 hosted Elevator Industry Day in Seoul to present updated elevator design specifications that incorporate South Korean code, opening the door...

Public Review Process for NYC’s “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” Proposal Underway

NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicked off the public review process on April 29 for the "City of Yes for Housing Opportunity" proposal, which the NYC Department of City Planning estimates...

KONE EVP People & Communications Role Transitions to Bridger

The KONE executive vice president (EVP), People & Communications, and Executive Board member role will transition from Susanne Skippari to Kaija Bridger, effective July 1. Beginning her career at KONE...

EFESME Presents Manifesto for the European Election

The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) presented its Manifesto for the European Election ahead of the European Union's early June elections to "ensure that the voices...

LECS UK Launches LECS UAE in Dubai

LECS UK, a leading independent lift and escalator engineering consultancy, has announced its expansion into the Middle East with the official launch of LECS UAE, based in Dubai. LECS CEO...

Chemical Concepts Addresses EPA MC Ban

Chemical Concepts has been working to keep the industry informed about the rapidly changing regulatory environment for methylene chloride (MC), also known as dichloromethane. There has been much speculation in...

Otis Announces Winner of Fourth Made To Move Communities Competition

Otis has announced the four regional winners from around the world in its Made to Move Communities student challenge. In the fourth annual competition, students developed innovative mobility solutions aimed...

TKE VT for Tallest Office Building Under Construction in Canada

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 8 its vertical-transportation (VT) equipment is a key part of the CIBC Square development, which includes Toronto's 141 Bay Street — at 50 stories...

KONE Acquires Australia’s Orbitz Elevators

KONE will acquire the service business of Gold Coast-headquartered Orbitz Elevators in Australia and all lines of the company’s businesses in New Zealand for an undisclosed sum, Business News Australia...

Escalator Malfunction Results in Injuries in Delhi, India

Approximately 10 people sustained injuries as a result of an escalator reversing direction at the Kashmere Gate metro station in Delhi, India, on May 6, The Hindu is among outlets...

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus

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Unsworth Joins LML Lift Consultants Senior Consultant

This July will mark 40 years since the beginning of Wurtec; image courtesy of Wurtec

Wurtec Celebrating 40th Anniversary

HydraSafe surveyed 17 elevators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with partner Claddagh, which will be providing a control system for single-plunger code compliance; photo by Hugo Schneider for Wikipedia.

HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire

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Hotels Prepare to Implement Recent Elevator Code Revisions