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Utah’s Tallest Building Tops Out in Salt Lake City

Construction crews placed the final beam atop the 41-floor Astra Tower residential high-rise in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, in October. Standing at 450 ft, the state's tallest building has...

WEG To Showcase New Elevator Drive Range at GEE

WEG Automation Europe will showcase its new ADL500 elevator drive product line when it exhibits at the Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE), held in Milan, Italy, on November 15-17. This new...

Additional Dormitory Elevator Accidents Reported in Türkiye

Following the death of a university student in an elevator accident at a state-run dormitory on October 26, media reports have drawn attention to nine additional elevator accidents within the...

Otis Sponsors Student Robotics STEM Program in Connecticut

Farmington, Connecticut-headquartered Otis Elevator Co. is sponsoring the FIRST® LEGO® League robotics science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program in nearby Bristol, Connecticut, where the company tests elevator technology at...

ASME Chooses Digital Platform To Host Conference Videos

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has signed an agreement with Underline Science, Inc., to host its complete catalog of 10,000-plus conference lecture videos. Underline Science is the premier...

Singapore Maintenance Provider 9G Launches New Website

9G, one of Singapore’s leading multi-brand elevator and escalator maintenance service providers, recently announced the launch of its new website. According to the company, the new site has been designed...

Griffenkranz Passes NECD Operations Role To Mendoza

After a successful 35 years at Brooklyn, NY-headquartered National Elevator Cab and Door Corp. (NECD), Rosemarie Griffenkranz has retired, passing the NECD Operations role to Rudy Mendoza. Griffenkranz began her...

Trade Publication Showcases Schindler’s Sustainable Fleet Efforts

Schindler is among corporations embracing sustainable fleet management, an effort highlighted by FLEET EUROPE on November 7 ahead of the Fleet Europe Conference on November 22-23 in Lisbon, Portugal. The...

Planning Submitted for Stannah’s Second Phase in Andover

Stoford, a U.K.-based company specializing in occupier-led property solutions for businesses, has submitted plans for a second phase of development at Andover Business Park in Andover, Hampshire, U.K., on behalf...

Elevator Work Almost Complete at South Dakota Museum

The Codington County Heritage Museum in downtown Watertown, South Dakota, is on its way to becoming more accessible with the installation of an outdoor, glass elevator, KXLG reports. Since 1975,...

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