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Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Norway’s ALT Heis

Through wholly owned Swedish subsidiary Motum, Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp. acquired all shares of Norwegian elevator company ALT Heis, Mitsubishi Electric announced on November 29. The move follows the 2023...

Hitachi Yungtay Elevator Receives 147-Unit MRT Order

Hitachi Yungtay Elevator, the Taiwan-based subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., received an order for 147 elevators and escalators from the Department of Rapid Transit Systems of the Taipei City Government, Hitachi...

NAREDCO Maharashtra and 1 Finance Unveil Comprehensive Study

1 Finance, a financial services institution focused on the personal finance space in India, collaborated with National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) Maharashtra NextGen as the Research Partner for Excelerate 3.0....

CTBUH Invites Program Partnerships

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) invites companies to become 2025 Tall + Urban Innovation Program partners. Opportunities include co-branded content that aligns companies with CTBUH’s influential...

Lift & Escalator Symposium Issues First Call for Papers

Organizers of the 16th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies, planned on September 24-25, 2025, at the Kettering Park Hotel & Spa in Kettering, U.K., have issued a first call for...

IAEC Forum 2025 Set for Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans

The International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) is delighted to announce the IAEC Forum 2025 is set to take place at the historic Hotel Monteleone in the heart of the New Orleans...

Access BDD Holds 2024 Annual Conference

Access BDD, one of the U.K.’s leading suppliers of stairlifts, platform lifts and home lifts, recently held its annual conference in Manchester. Employees from all over Europe attended the three-day...

MESA Meets and Donates to Boston Food Bank

The Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) met at Jake N Joes in Norwood, Massachusetts, on November 25 and donated to the Boston Food Bank. More than 32 MESA members contributed...

KONE Contract at Saudi Arabia’s KFIA Includes 86 Units

KONE has won an order to provide a suite of transportation solutions for the modernization of King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, also known as Dammam International...

Elevator Incident in Hyderabad Apartment Building

A serious incident involving a lift crash occurred on November 24 at an apartment building in Chandulal Baradari, located in Hyderabad’s Old City in India, The Munsif Daily reports. Six...

The Inn at Longshore; image courtesy of the Inn at Longshore via Facebook

Connecticut Elevator Issue Ends in Promise of Restoration

767 Third Avenue; photo © Nathaniel Lindsey for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

1981 Manhattan Office Tower To Convert to Residential

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AKE Project Manager Transitions from Türkiye to Germany

The refurbished inclined moving walk; image courtesy of ATTA Elevators

ATTA Elevators Completes Rebuild of Schindler Units in Ottawa

Jerusalem; photo by Walkerssk for Pixabay

Inspectors Face Unique Challengers in War-Torn Israel