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Otis Elevator Korea Finishes Modernization Project

Otis Elevator Korea recently finished the modernization of an elevator at the Namsan Seoul Tower, a popular tourist destination in Seoul, South Korea. Otis Korea was awarded the contract to...

Warsaw Office Complex Project Receives Second-Phase Investment

Sweden-based development company Skanska has invested EUR100 million (US$109 million) in the second phase of Studio, an office complex in Warsaw, Poland. Located in the Wola district, the 27-story building...

Florida Elevator Code Compliance Deadline Approaches

TK Elevator (TKE) is among companies to announce an update to Florida’s building code. Per the State of Florida Elevator Code, all elevators must comply with part 3.10.12 of ASME...

YIMBY+ Debuts in New York

New York YIMBY has announced the debut of YIMBY+, which offers pages on every new NYC development, as well as an interactive 3D map of all future developments coming to...

TKE and India-Based Infosys Extend Strategic Collaboration

TK Elevator (TKE) and Bengaluru, India-based Infosys Ltd., a multinational information technology company, are extending a strategic long-term collaboration that will see Infosys "consolidate, harmonize and modernize TKE's digital landscape,"...

Hyundai Elevator Co. Chair To Step Down

Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun will step down in December as chair of the board of directors at the group's elevator unit to help improve its governance structure, the company...

PLC Partners With SafeLine for Safer Line of Emergency Communications

The U.K.’s Platform Lift Company (PLC) has partnered with SafeLine, a Swedish company that manufactures open protocol safety accessories for lifts, to ensure that all emergency auto-dialers currently installed within...

Wurtec Miami Welcomes New Manager

Toledo, Ohio-headquartered Wurtec has announced the hire of Miami Branch Manager Freddy Kasper. He brings more than 20 years of experience in retail management and a proven track record of...

Amtrak’s Penn Station Entrance Transformation Includes VT

Amtrak hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 19 for the newly transformed Penn Station entrance at 7th Avenue and 32nd Street in Midtown Manhattan. Penn Station's busiest entrance, the revamped...

Ontario-Based ATTA Elevators Expands To Quebec

ATTA Elevators, headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, announced the opening of a new office in Montreal, Quebec, on November 20. Leading the new office will be ATTA Montreal President Stephane...

the J.K. Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos, Nigeria; image © Livin Spaces

JMG Provides Elevators and Escalator Cultural Center

The Brook in Downtown Brooklyn; image courtesy of NYC Housing Connect

TKE Elevator System for New Brooklyn Residential Tower

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VFA-Interlift Welcomes Hemker as Academy Coordinator

(l-r) Industrial Engineering Technologist Max Borek, Head of the Electronics Plant Marcus Engel, Head of Global Audits Sandra Kallausch, Head of Logsitics, Electronics and Plant Matthias Hofmann and Head of Quality Management, Electronics Division Markus Frankenback at the Berlin awards ceremony; photo by Marcus Krueger

Ziehl-Abegg Wins Germany’s Prestigious MX Award

(l-r) Chaim Grunfeld and Chaim Berkowicz of SIMSINLifts; image courtesy of SIMSINLifts

SIMSINLifts To Unveil Emergency Telephone Service at LIFTEX