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In Memoriam: Zivart Kharabian Oughourlian

Zivart Kharabian Oughourlian, co-founder with her husband, Jerry, of Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada-based Ascenseur Adams Elevator Services Inc., passed away on January 15 at age 85. Adams is a longtime member...

NAESA Offering QEI Training and Certification Exams

NAESA International is offering the four-day QEI Training Course with the QEI Certification Exam on the fifth day for individuals who meet the requirements to become QEI Certified. Class and...

Scarsdale Metro Station Made Accessible by Second Elevator Project

The Scarsdale Metro-North Station in New York has been made fully accessible with the opening of a second elevator, in an enclosed tower, that serves the Grand Central-bound platform, Patch...

CIA To Host CANopen Bootloader Webinar

The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association plans to host a 45-min webinar at 4 p.m. Central European Time on January 24 about the generic CANopen bootloader functionality according to...

CECA WR Meeting on January 26

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) reminds its members that the next Western Region (WR) meeting is January 26 at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Held at the Italian Cultural...

Arkel India To Build Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat

Arkel Electronic India Pvt. Ltd. (Arkel India), a subsidiary of Arkel Elektrik Elektronik San Ve Tic A.S. of Türkiye, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Gujarat to...

Boston Escalator Outage Causing Issues

Since October 2023, T riders in East Boston have been using a tight stairwell to board the trains at Maverick Station because the escalator in the station has not been...

Illinois High School Approves Bid for Elevator Addition

The Morris Community High School Board in Illinois approved a US$2.18 million low bid by R. L. Sohol General Contractor to build an elevator addition that will cover the high...

LEIA Appoints Three to Management Board

The U.K.’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has announced three new appointments to its management board: Karis Walker, head of Commercial at TK Elevator; Andrew Renwick, managing director (MD)...

Otis Brazil Completes One of Largest Modernization in Its History

Otis Brazil announced on January 11 it completed the modernization of 13 elevators at the iconic Birmann 21 building in São Paulo, Brazil, described by Otis Sales and Marketing Director...

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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