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KONE Showcases Robot-Elevator Integration at Copenhagen Hotel

On LinkedIn, Finland-headquartered KONE recently showcased its digital solutions that enable a service robot at a Copenhagen, Denmark, hotel to autonomously call an elevator and move from one floor to...

British Safety Council Accepting 2024 Safety Award Applications

The British Safety Council, a charitable organization, is accepting applications for its 2024 International Safety Awards through February 9, 2024. Winners will be announced on March 11, 2024. Now in...

CECA Announces 2023 Scholarship Winners

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced the winners of the 2023 CECA Scholarships. Serin Cheun, daughter of Hee Cheun, of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, and Prabhjot Mann, daughter...

TÜV SÜD Showcases Digital Predictive-Maintenance Lift Service at Germany Event

TÜV SÜD will showcase its Lift Manager digital predictive-maintenance service leveraging TÜV SÜD's lift domain and digital expertise and Bosch.IO lift sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) platform to support...

Three New Towers Including 2,600 Residences Part of Miami Worldcenter Plan

Three new towers designed by Nichols Architects of Coral Gables, Florida, are part of a five-tower, master-planned community envisioned by developers Falcone Group CEO Art Falcone and Merrimac Ventures Managing...

Elevators Not Part of LIRR Accessibility Project

Contrary to what many community members had long believed, elevators are not part of accessibility upgrades at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) Forest Hills station in Queens, NY, the...

Dayton International Airport Plans US$2.2 Million Escalator Modernization

Officials from Dayton International Airport (DAY) have announced plans to undertake a US$2.2 million renovation effort, Dayton 24/7 Now is among outlets to report. The project will modernize two pairs...

Colley Celebrates Successful Modernization of 1952 Elevator System

Bensenville, Illinois-headquartered Colley Elevator Co. recently celebrated the successful completion of full modernization of an elevator system consisting of two 1952 Otis elevators at a property in Evanston, Illinois. Colley...

European Union Updates Machinery Standards With the New Machinery Regulation

submitted by Liftinstituut In a significant move to standardize machinery regulations across Europe, the European Union (EU) announced the publication of a new Machinery Regulation (MR) in the Official Journal...

Export Disaster, Import Boom!

Hello to everyone, We are about to be excommunicated from many countries due to faulty and incomplete elevator deliveries abroad. And nobody really seems to care about why this is...

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