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Vietnam Elevator Expo 2024 Announced

Organizers have announced the 3rd Vietnam International Elevator Expo on December 5-7 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam. The exhibition aims to create...

Hybon Completes Pitless Installation for Statue in Five Days

Hybon Elevators and Escalators has announced the groundbreaking achievement of installing a pitless lift within the statue of Bir Lachit Borphukan at Lahdoigarh in India. Realty+ reports. The installation happened...

EESF AGM Sees New Board Members Sworn In

Three new Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) board members were sworn in under the direction of Chair Sheila Sweet at the Foundation's Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tampa, Florida, on...

In Memoriam: Joe Seidl

Joe Seidl, who spent more than 30 years in the elevator industry and was an employee of Salisbury, Maryland-based Delaware Elevator, Inc., passed away in December 2023 at age 73....

Denver RTD Elevator Pilot Program To Address Illegal Activities

Denver, Colorado’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) has launched a 90-day pilot program for select elevators to limit illegal activities and address long-standing complaints from riders, reports Progressive Railroading. Three elevators...

EngineeringUK Responds to Apprenticeships Reforms Announcement

U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is promising to create up to 20,000 more apprenticeships with a series of reforms including fully funding training for young people and cutting red tape...

University, NYC MTA Disagree About Who Should Pay for ADA-Compliant Elevator

Columbia University and the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) disagree about who should pay for an American with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevator at the 125th Street subway station next to...

Alimak Group Publishes Annual and Sustainability Report

On March 19, Alimak Group announced it has published its Annual and Sustainability Report 2023, reflecting progress in execution of its New Heights program in a “challenging macroeconomic environment.” The...

Registration Open for CECA Annual Golf Classic

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced that registration is now open for its Annual Golf Classic on June 12 at Battlefield at Legends on the Niagara in Niagara...

Hilltop Escalators Inaugurated at Temple in Northern India

The state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India welcomed its first outdoor escalators on March 14, with state Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu inaugurating the four units installed by Schindler India...

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER

4TH VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL ELEVATORS EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

4th Vietnam International Elevators Exhibition Announced

The Pembroke Pines team; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge

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In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings