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TEI Awarded Contract for HALO Development in New Jersey
TEI Group has won a contract to furnish, install and maintain three gearless traction elevators at the HALO development, a three-tower, high-rise residential project on Washington Street in Newark, New...
Residents Narrowly Escape Elevator Fall in India
A woman and a boy had a narrow escape when an elevator fell into the duct pit from the 10th floor of a building in Pune, India, right after they...
In Memoriam: Neil Proud
The London, U.K.-based Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) in July announced the passing of Neil Proud, owner of Prolift Management Ltd. and lead end-point assessor at LEIA Assessment. "Neil...
Fujitec India’s New Elevator Plant Now Fully Operational
Fujitec India Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan's Fujitec Co. Ltd., announced on August 1 that a new, second elevator plant in the Chennai, India, suburbs is now fully operational....
Voting Open for Ellies 2023 Awards Contest
Got a favorite company in the elevator industry? If so, it's time to vote in ELEVATOR WORLD's Ellies 2023 Awards! More than 100 nominees are competing for top honors among...
Snapped Elevator Cable Leads to Death for Worker in India
The cable of an elevator meant to carry only clothes snapped on July 27, resulting in the death of a 29-year-old factory supervisor who had boarded it in Noida, India,...
TKE Distributor DIMO Highlights Work in Sri Lanka and Maldives
Colombo, Sri Lanka-headquartered DIMO, the sole distributor, installer and service provider for TK Elevator (TKE) in Sri Lanka and the Maldives since 2018, recently highlighted several of its key local...
Otis Reports Second Quarter 2023 Earnings Results
Otis Worldwide Corp. reported second quarter 2023 net sales of US$3.7 billion with 9.5% organic growth. GAAP (Generally accepted accounting principles) diluted earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.90 was up...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul: 5 World Trade Center a Go
The 900-ft-tall 5 World Trade Center is a go after months of back and forth thanks to a vote by the Public Authorities Control Board, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul...
Woman Dies in Multiple-Hour Elevator Entrapment
A 61-year-old woman was recently found dead after being trapped in an elevator in a residential building for several hours in Palermo, Italy, the Mirror reports. The elevator was stuck...
