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TKE Set For Texas High School Elevator Renovation

The McKinney Boyd High School District’s Board of Trustees approved US$194,287 in September for the renovation of two elevators at the high school in McKinney, Texas, Community Impact reports. This...

Otis Hosting Call for Third-Quarter Results

Otis Worldwide Corp. is planning to host a conference call on October 25 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Otis Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks and Executive Vice President and CFO...

Jackson Lift Group on Path To Net Zero By 2030

Approved Lift Consultants, an independent lift, escalator, travelator and elevator audit firm, recently shared on LinkedIn about the sustainability strides of Jackson Lift Group's Path to Net ZERO by 2030....

Interlift To Move From Augsburg to Nuremberg Starting in 2025

After more than 30 years in Augsburg, Germany, interlift, the world’s leading trade fair for elevators held every two years, will move to Nuremberg, Germany, VFA-Interlift e.V. and AFAG Messen...

Liverpool SPD Aims To Preserve City’s Historic Character

Liverpool City Council in the U.K. is set to approve a supplementary planning document (SPD) intended to help ensure new tall structures make a positive contribution to the city skyline...

Otis Earns EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating

For the second consecutive year, Otis earned a gold rating from EcoVadis, the global sustainability rating platform, Otis announced on October 5. Ranking among the top 5% of all assessed...

U.K. Lift Industry Experts Form New Specialist Business

Formed in the early part of 2023, Construct Lifts Ltd. is a specialist business providing a U.K.-wide major unit, parts and ancillaries service for the supply of GMV, Peelle Door...

KONE Announces Executive Board Changes

Axel Berkling has been appointed executive vice president (VP), Commercial & Operations. He will continue to be part of the KONE Executive Board, reporting to Henrik Ehrnrooth, president and CEO,...

U.K. Man in Coma After Escalator Incident

A Doncaster, U.K., man is in a coma after suffering injuries when he fell down a “broken” escalator at the city’s transport interchange, the Doncaster Free Press reports. The man’s...

AKE Welcomes Hughes as U.K. Country Manager

AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, recently announced it has named Gareth Hughes as U.K. country manager. Hughes joins AKE from Orton Lifts & Escalators, where he...

Wen

KONE Appoints Wen As EVP Procurement and Board Member

Husband

Husband Appointed Incoming CECA Supplier Director

Panoramic MRL elevators serve the new CKG terminal; image courtesy of TKE.

TKE Supplies 102 VT Units For New CKG Terminal in China

(l-r) John Stopes, Johannes de Jong and Michiel de Moel at the signing ceremony

Elevating Studio and The VT Studio Join Forces

Sobha Central; image courtesy of Sobha Realty

Sobha Realty Launches Major New Dubai Development