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Schindler Awarded “Transformative” 372-Unit VT Contract at MIA
Miami International Airport (MIA) is about to undergo a "transformative" upgrade involving 372 pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — elevators, escalators and moving walks, 7 News Miami reports. The five-year...
28-Story U.K. Tower Approved on Appeal
Squire & Partners has won planning permission for a 28-story co-living development in Croydon, U.K., that was originally rejected by the local planning authority because of its impact on a...
TKE Selects ServicePower for Field Service Management
TK Elevator (TKE) has selected ServicePower, a leading field service management software company, for its field service scheduling and consumer self-service platform by starting implementation in the Belgium/Luxembourg region. ServicePower's...
Mumbai’s First FOB With Escalators Inaugurated
Four years after work began, Mumbai's first foot overbridge (FOB) with escalators for entry and exit was inaugurated by Guardian Minister Deepak Kesarkar at Dr BA Road in Sion, Mumbai,...
Otis Inaugurates PCB Production Hall in Berlin
Otis Worldwide Corp. recently inaugurated its new printed circuit board (PCB) production hall in Berlin. Otis invested EUR8 million (US$8.9 million) in this state-of-the-art production hall dedicated to advanced and...
Russian Elevator Week Held in Moscow
The 11th Russian Elevator Week, organized by VDNKh and the National Lift Society, was held in Moscow on June 7-9 at the 57th Hall of the International VDNKh Fairground. The...
Indian Guests Among 400-Plus Attendees at Fermator Open House in Spain
Twenty India-based representatives of elevator companies, traders, distributors and suppliers were among the 400-plus guests from more than 30 countries at Fermator Open House 2023 in Reus, Spain, on June...
ICC Head: Iran Exports E&E Equipment and Parts to More Than 15 Countries
Iran is exporting elevator and escalator (E&E) equipment and parts to more than 15 countries globally, and exports are expected to exceed imports over the next two to three years,...
In Memoriam: Helder Filipe Mendes
Helder Filipe Mendes, past owner of Canwest Elevators, host of the 2018 Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) convention in Calgary, Canada, passed away suddenly alongside his mother, Maria Victoria Mendes,...
Nazareth Official Makes Ruling on Shabbat Elevator Use
After a lawsuit was filed about the use of Shabbat elevators in high-rise buildings, Nazareth Supervisor of Real Estate Registration Einat Medan Blum has determined that the Shabbat elevator in...
