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2023 Ellies Award Winners and Runners-Up Announced

Congratulations to the 2023 Ellies Award winners and runners-up. Each was announced live on stage Wednesday, September 13 at the education pavilion during the NAEC Fall Convention & Exposition. Winners...

First Escalators Installed at Brisbane CRR Underground Station

The first two of almost 100 escalators to be installed in the Cross River Rail’s (CRR) underground stations have been placed at the Brisbane, Australia, project’s Woolloongabba site, Rail Express...

AXXIOM Elevator Partners With Florida Companies

 Axxiom Elevator, a newly established, fast-growing provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announces the completion of a partnership with Florida-based Motion Elevator and the...

CECA Western Region Meeting Planned for October 13

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) is hosting a Western Region Meeting on October 13 at 9 a.m. PST at the Italian Cultural Centre at 3075 Slocan Street in Vancouver,...

ATIS Acquires Arundel Elevator Inspections

ATIS Ascenda Partners, LLC, North America’s largest provider of elevator and escalator management, inspection and consulting services, announces it has acquired Arundel Elevator Inspections, Inc. Founded in 2009 by Tim...

U.K. FC To Increase Height of Tower Next to Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club (FC) has submitted plans to increase the height of a consented but unbuilt hotel tower next to its north London, U.K. stadium, Building reports. The changes...

Workers Killed as a Result of India Elevator Fall

At least six workers were killed when the shaft of an elevator broke on the 16th floor of a 40-story building under construction in Balkum, Thane West, India, the Hindustan...

NEII Recognizes Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) was among those to recognize the “detail-oriented people who take charge of maintaining building and code standards” on Building Code Staff Appreciation Day on September...

Liftinstituut Offering Cybersecurity Training During interlift Week

Liftinstituut is offering a full day of cybersecurity training for the lift and escalator industry at the Hilton Munich Airport Hotel in Munich, Germany, on October 16 — the same...

868 North Wells Street Tops Out in Chicago’s Near North Side

Structural work on 868 North Wells Street reached full height in Chicago’s Near North Side in late August, Chicago YIMBY reports. Developed by JDL, the 27-story high rise will have...

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