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Lorino Becomes New CEO of KONE Ibérica & Italia
KONE Corp. appointed Giovanni Lorino CEO of KONE Ibérica & Italia effective July 1. Lorino has more than 25 years' experience in the vertical-transportation industry, including serving as CEO of...
Product of the Year Entries Now Open
ELEVATOR WORLD’s 2023 Product of the Year Award is now open for entries, and submissions will be accepted until August 25. In its third year, the award recognizes outstanding product...
Disney To Replace Elevator Button Panels on Cruise Ship
According to disneydining.com, the elevator button panels abord the Disney Wish cruise ship were recently replaced due to an issue with the buttons being overly sensitive. The buttons were so...
KONE Elevators India Expands with New South Delhi Office
KONE Elevators India recently expanded its footprint in North India with the opening of a new sales and service office in South Delhi on July 3, ANI reports. Located in...
WEEF Signatories Meet in Shanghai To Accelerate Cooperation Process
Signatories of the World Elevator & Escalator Federation (WEEF) met on July 6 during the World Elevator & Escalator Expo at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai to...
In Memoriam: Dr. Gina Barney
Lift Industry News announced that Dr. Gina Barney, “a remarkable engineer, researcher and leader in the lift industry,” passed away on July 6. The U.K.-based Barney authored 23 books and...
Indonesian Elevator Incident Leaves Seven Dead, Two Injured
Indonesian authorities reported a fatal elevator incident on July 5 in the country's province of Lampung that left seven construction workers dead and two others critically injured, XINHUANET reports. The...
India City Requires Fire Evacuation Lifts in High Rises
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corp. (BMC) in Mumbai, India, has made it mandatory to install fire evacuation lifts in high-rise buildings 70 m and higher, Realty Plus reports. In case of fire,...
Metro Elevator Buys Richmond, Virginia, Building
The Virginia division of Metro Elevator recently purchased 2000 East Grace Street in Richmond, a nearly 11,000-ft2 building, for US$1.2 million, Richmond BizSense reports. The deal closed in mid-May. Based...
NEII Partners with NEIEP at SkillsUSA Techspo in Atlanta
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII), in partnership with the National Elevator Industry Educational Program (NEIEP), participated in the SkillsUSA Techspo tradeshow at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta on...
