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Multiple People Killed, Injured in China Elevator Accident
Three people were killed, four were seriously injured and another 13 sustained minor injuries when an elevator plunged from the fourth floor to the first floor at a commercial complex...
UNC Launches Elevator Outage Notification System
The University of North Carolina (UNC) has announced a new notification system regarding elevator outages, The Daily Tar Heel student newspaper reports. The system, created through a partnership between UNC...
Technical Safety BC Seeks Survey Responses
Technical Safety BC is asking the elevating devices industry, building owners and other interested groups to provide feedback on: adopting the most recent editions of elevator codes, adopting a code...
Schindler Raises 2023 Revenue and Net Profit Forecast
Swiss elevator maker Schindler lifted its 2023 revenue and net profit forecast on October 19, saying its services business continued to grow while new installations declined less than the market,...
UK Service Lifts Now Exclusive U.K. Distributor for Metallschneider GmbH
UK Service Lifts, a leading company in the supply and installation of service and goods lifts, announced it has become the exclusive distributor for Metallschneider GmbH, a German manufacturer of...
Invertek Launches “Industry Changing” VFD at interlift
Elevator motor control technology manufacturer Invertek Drives Ltd. launched its new variable frequency drive (VFD), Optidrive Elevator Core, on October 17 at interlift 2023 in Augsburg, Germany. Describing Optidrive Elevator...
ATTA Elevators Acquires Performance Elevator
Ontario, Canada-headquartered ATTA Elevators, a full-service independent elevator and escalator company, has announced the acquisition of Performance Elevator, a founder-run elevator service business focused on maintenance, repair and modernization across...
Anlev Completes Acquisition of Two U.K. Lift Companies
Anlev Elevator Group, the lift, escalator and moving walk brand of Hong Kong-headquartered Analogue Holdings Ltd., announced on October 18 it completed two acquisitions of U.K. companies, furthering its global...
Montreal’s REM Faces Elevator Issues
Montreal's new Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) light-rail network is not as accessible as it claims to be, according to users in a report by CBC News. REM opened at the...
Otis Shares Latest VT Solutions at CTBUH Conference
Leaders from Otis Worldwide Corp. shared the latest on connected vertical-transportation (VT) solutions, including how elevators interact with service robots and a preview of what’s next for AI-powered destination dispatching,...
