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Escalator Repair Begins in Ukraine
Major repairs to an escalator at the Khreshchatyk metro station in Kyiv, Ukraine will begin soon, UNN reports. The scheduled repairs were announced by the Kyiv City State Administration and were said...
Wittur India’s Ahmedabad Warehouse Completes First Dispatch
In a LinkedIn post, Wittur India shared that its regional warehouse in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has gone live, inaugurated by Pankaj J Shah, general secretary, Gujarat Elevator Association, and Suraj Thodimarath,...
Historic Spain and Portugal Power Outage Affects Elevators
A power outage in Spain and Portugal on April 28, which is the worst blackout in Spain’s recent history, led to more than 600 reports of people being trapped in...
In Memoriam: Pat Gale (Falk)
Pat Falk Gale, who was married for 54 years to longtime ELEVATOR WORLD correspondent and founder of the British Lift Association (BLA) Bill Gale, passed away in March at age...
Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Ireland’s Ascension Lifts
Through Stockholm, Sweden-based subsidiary Motum AB, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. acquired Dublin, Ireland-headquartered Ascension Lifts, Mitsubishi Electric announced on April 30. Mitsubishi Electric and its Tokyo-based subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions...
Elevator Completed at Child Care Center in NY
Local officials, representatives of organizations and nonprofits and members of the Utica, NY community gathered on April 7 to celebrate the completion of the elevator at the DeSales Center, the Daily...
IUEC Recognizes Safety Stand Down Day on April 28
On April 28, Safety Stand Down Day, members of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) took a moment to reflect on the 416 workers who lost their lives on...
Schindler Unveils New MRL Elevator Schindler 5000
On April 29, Schindler announced the launch of the new Schindler 5000, a machine-room-less (MRL) elevator designed for low- to mid-rise offices, hotels, hospitals, apartment complexes and more. Available in most...
Nidec Drives Appoints Babaud as President
Nidec Drives, with global headquarters (HQ) in Kyoto, Japan, and Americas HQ in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, recently announced it appointed Laurent Babaud as president. Based in Bois-Colombes, France, Babaud has...
Ozarks Firefighters Receive Elevator Rescue Training
Firefighters from several agencies in the Ozarks, including the Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District in Rogersville, Missouri, spent the week at district headquarters learning how to rescue entrapped people from elevators, KY3 reported...
