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65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India

Otis India announced on December 18 it has been selected by DLF to provide a comprehensive vertical-transportation (VT) package for DLF The Arbour, a luxury residential development that includes five...

Alimak Invests in Robotics Technology for Building Maintenance

Alimak Group and Skyline Robotics announced a five-year exclusive agreement on December 19 to develop automated Building Maintenance Units, or BMUs, for permanent façade access. Sweden-headquartered Alimak, which also designs...

Three Stuck in Elevator Shaft in Seattle Rescued

Three people were stuck in an elevator hundreds of feet from an access point in a high-rise apartment building in Seattle, Washington, on December 12, MSN reports. The occupants were stuck near...

Closings for Christmas

The offices of Elevator World, Inc. will be closed on December 24 and 25 for the Christmas Holiday. They will open for regular business hours on December 26.

Second ISEE Sees Success, Upcoming Events Announced

The International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators and Escalators (ISEE) 2024, concluded on December 7 on a high note at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India, the Press Trust of India reports....

KONE Launches High-Rise MiniSpace DX Elevator in India

Days after launching it in Southeast Asia, KONE launched its High-Rise MiniSpaceTM DX elevator in India on December 13. The elevator caters to the trends of building taller and modernizing existing...

Record Sale Marks Turnaround for Striking Manhattan Towers

The sale of Penthouse 36 at One High Line, the pair of 402- and 302-ft-tall twisting towers designed by Bjark Ingels Group (BIG) at 500 West 18th Street in Chelsea,...

KONE Wins Order for New World’s Tallest Residential Building

KONE Corp. has won an order to provide a suite of People Flow® solutions for the world’s tallest residential structure, called Burj Binghatti Jacob & Co. Residences. KONE’s order comprises next-generation...

Schindler CEO Role to Transition From Napoli to Compagna

The Board of Directors (BoD) of Schindler Holding Co. announced on December 12 it has appointed current Chief Operating Officer (COO) Paolo Compagna as CEO, effective April 1, 2025. He...

Canada Post Workers Return as Negotiations Continue

Thanks to Canada’s federal government, Canada Post operations resumed on December 17 after a month-long strike by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers as negotiations continue between Canada Post and...

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Closing for New Year’s Day

ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR TECHNICAL PROBLEMS AT BANGLADESH METRO RAIL STATION FIXED

Elevator and Escalator Technical Problems at Bangladesh Metrorail Station Fixed

SKI LIFT CRACK LEADS TO EVACUATIONS

Ski Lift Crack Leads to Evacuations

Fujitec India’s manufacturing facility in the Chennai suburbs; image courtesy of Fujitec

Fujitec Receives 239 Elevator Order for Metro in Chennai

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New Elevators and Escalators at Southern India Railway Station