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Kyrgyzstan Capital Dealing With Multiple Elevator Issues

The Bishkekgorlift municipal enterprise in Bishkek, the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan, said in a recent report to City Council that it provides maintenance for 974 elevators, including 412...

3Phase Selects OOMA Airdial for POTs Replacement

3Phase, a leading independent elevator service company maintaining 28,000 elevators nationwide, has selected Ooma, Inc.’s Ooma AirDial® as the exclusive Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) replacement solution to recommend to...

Jensten To Acquire Lift and Escalator Specialist Broker

Huntington-headquartered Jensten, a fast-growing U.K. insurance broker, on April 24 announced its intention to acquire lift and escalator specialist broker Robert Gerrard & Co Ltd, based in London. Subject to...

TKE Signs Agreement With FC Barcelona for Espai Barça Project

FC Barcelona and TK Elevator (TKE) have signed a sponsorship agreement under which TKE becomes an official provider for the Espai Barça project for the next five seasons, until June...

Connecticut State Capital Building Facing VT Issues

The Connecticut State Capitol has experienced breakdowns in its elevators and escalators during the final few weeks of the legislative session, and the estimated price tag to replace the vertical...

SBTi Approves Otis’ GHG Emissions Reduction Targets

Otis has announced that the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has approved its near-term science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. Otis’ SBTi-approved targets are as follows: reduce absolute scope...

Schindler Achieves Two Companywide ISO Certifications

Schindler Elevator Corp., with U.S. headquarters in Morristown, New Jersey, and Canadian headquarters in Toronto, announced in April it has become the first North American elevator company to achieve two...

IES Acquires Louisiana-Based Stratos Elevator

Integrity Elevator Solutions (IES), an elevator maintenance, repair and modernization provider serving Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, has acquired Stratos Elevator, Inc., a leading independent unionized company in the Baton Rouge,...

East London Tower Height Increase Approved

Developer Chalegrove Properties received approval from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities for its proposals to increase the height of 225 Marsh Wall on the Isle of Dogs...

LESA AGM To Be Held on April 24

The Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 24 at Norths Club, Abbott St. Cammeray and on Zoom at 6 p.m. The...

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Cooper Announced as CIBSE President Elect for 2025/26

Internal structure of the elevator smart maintenance system; image courtesy of N2 Infotech

N2 Infotech Launches AI Predictive-Maintenance Solution

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Stannah to Support STEM Program at NMRN

TenBerke Architects designed the proposed supertall; image via New York YIMBY.

Construction Plans and Rendering of Brooklyn Tower Revealed

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Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa