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Vietnam Elevator Media Channel’s Advantages, Potential
Chicilon Media, the building elevator media channel in Vietnam, is increasingly popular, covering more than 90% of advertising screens at buildings and offices — having installed up to 32,000 screens...
Brief Power Outage in NYC Causes Elevator Entrapments
A brief power outage caused by a high-voltage piece of electrical equipment short circuiting at a Con Edison substation in Brooklyn, NY, shortly before midnight on December 14 caused “serious...
Nebraska Commissioners Accept Courthouse Elevator Bid
The Kearney County Board of Commissioners accepted a bid from Schindler for the modernization of an elevator at the county’s courthouse, The Minden Courier reports. Bids for the project in...
Hydroware UK Ltd. Announces New MD
Hydroware UK Ltd. has announced Mark Golder as the company’s managing director (MD), starting in January and succeeding Matt Thompson, who has been a significant contributor to Hydroware over the...
Otis Brazil Selected for Elevador Lacerda Modernization
Otis Brazil has been selected to modernize all four elevators at the historic Elevador Lacerda in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Elevador Lacerda is a public elevator and tourist attraction that carries...
Alimak Investigates Sweden Accident, Reports Errors
After five people died in the fall of a construction site elevator in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 11, Alimak Group sent three senior experts to the accident site for observation,...
Iran Elevator and Escalator Symposium Planned for February
The 13th International Symposium on Elevators and Escalators will take place on February 22, 2024, at the Industrial Management Institute in Tehran, Iran. The event is organized by the Koosha...
35-Story Condo Tower To Break Ground in 2025 in Houston
Houston-based developer Satya plans to break ground in 2025 on the Pickard Chilton-designed, 35-story St. Regis Residences on four acres overlooking River Oaks, Memorial Park, Buffalo Bayou and downtown Houston...
Third Lift City Expo To Take Place in Saudi Arabia
Lift City Expo Riyadh is planned for October 28-30, 2024. The third iteration of the international conference for elevator and escalator technology, attachments and accessories in Saudi Arabia will take...
NAEC Virtual Town Hall on “Next Generation Sales”
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) held a Town Hall meeting via Zoom on December 12 for all members. Approximately 100 attendees joined the webinar to hear Dynasty Elevator...
