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CEDES Announces Partnership With Langer & Laumann

CEDES, a global leader in elevator door safeguarding, has announced a new partnership with Langer & Laumann. Langer & Laumann offers the most frequently used modernization solution for elevator door...

London’s Historic BT Tower To Become Hotel

Heatherwick Studio will work with the new American owner of the BT (British Telecommunications) Tower in central London, U.K., to transform it into a hotel, Building Design reports. Opened in...

Two Elevators in the Works at Temple in South India

Preliminary work has begun to make way for a pair of elevators to enhance accessibility at Swamimalai temple near Kumbakonam in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, The Hindu...

Façade Work Moves Toward Completion at the Foglia Residences

Façade work is nearing completion at The Foglia Residences at Chicago Lighthouse, a nine-story mixed-use development in the Illinois Medical District, Chicago YIMBY reported in January. A collaboration between Brinshore...

CEDES Group Welcomes Haussmann as New CFO

CEDES Group recently welcomed Pascal-Olivier Haussmann as its new chief financial officer (CFO). With considerable experience with ERP (enterprise resource planning) software implementation and Internet of Things (IoT) financial services,...

FDNY Rescues 7 Passengers From Stuck Elevator at Empire State Building

New York City Fire Department (FDNY) crews rescued seven passengers stuck in an elevator at Manhattan’s Empire State Building — at 1,250-ft, one of NYC’s tallest buildings — at around...

Seven-Tower Scheme in the Works for London Development

Howells is working up plans to build seven mixed-use towers on a riverside plot in London opposite the O2 Arena, Building Design reports. The plot has been vacant for more...

Register for CTBUH 2024 Europe Conference in Istanbul

Organizers of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Europe Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 18-19 invite interested parties to register now to secure their spots...

Mid-American Provides Three Elevators for MTA Bronx Subway Station

Family-owned and operated Mid-American Elevator, Chicago's largest independent elevator company, provided three new elevators to the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to enhance accessibility at the Bronx's Tremont Avenue subway...

ASME Expands Digital Collection With Content From Three Publishers

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the expansion of the ASME Digital Collection with content from ASTM International, The American Welding Society (AWS) and Business Expert Press....

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark

The One under construction in 2024; photo by Sikander Iqbal for Wikipedia

Ontario Superior Court Approves Tridel’s Takeover of The One

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Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses

DELTRON ACQUIRES THREE COMPANIES

Deltron Acquires Three Companies

SAVARIA ACQUIRES WESTERN ELEVATOR

Savaria Acquires Western Elevator