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Armenia Capital Pushes for Old Elevator Replacement

All old elevators in residential buildings in Yerevan, Armenia, must be replaced within four years, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan said on September 23, ARKA News Agency reports. The head of...

India Residential Tower Facing Elevator Issues

Approximately 1,000 people living in the TT block of the 13-floor Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB) tenement in Sathiamurthy Nagar, India, have been relying on a single lift...

Luxury Residential Porsche Design Tower Planned in Bangkok

In collaboration with Ahanda Development, the design subsidiary of Porsche AG — which itself is a subsidiary of Germany’s Volkswagen Group — plans the 21-story, 95-m-tall Porsche Design Tower in...

NYARM Invites Exhibitors to the CooperatorEvents New York Expo

New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) Executive Director Margie Russell personally invites all interested parties to exhibit at the CooperatorEvents New York Expo on November 19 at the Jacob...

KEB America To Unveil Gen 6 Elevator Drives at United

KEB America, Inc., a subsidiary of KEB Automation KG and a North American provider of motion control and industrial automation solutions, will unveil its newest Generation 6 elevator-specific drives during...

Baker Promoted to SVP of Sales and Marketing at ATIS

ATIS, North America's largest provider of elevator and escalator management, inspection and consulting services with headquarters in St. Louis, announced that Rachel Baker has been promoted to senior vice president...

Miami-Dade County Leaders Budget US$20 Million for VT Repairs

Leaders in Miami-Dade County, Florida, have put US$20 million in this year’s proposed budget for repairs to the vertical-transportation (VT) system serving Metrorail and Metromover platforms, CBS News reports. Miami-Dade...

Griffin Elevators Highlights SIMS4Lifts Partnership

Griffin Elevators Ltd., based in Romford, East London, recently highlighted the benefits of its partnership with Sims4Lifts, co-founded by Chaim Grunfeld. Griffin Elevators, founded in 1994 by Ian Griffin, joined...

Deadline Extended for Elevcon 2025 Abstract Submission

Organizers of Elevcon 2025, the 24th International Congress on Vertical-Transportation (VT) Technologies, planned on June 17-19, 2025, in Lisbon, Portugal, have extended the deadline to submit abstracts to September 30....

KONE Announces Ambitious New 2025-2030 Strategy “Rise”

On September 19, KONE announced its ambitious new 2025-2030 strategy, "Rise," with which it aims to lead in employee and customer experience, sustainability, innovation, growth and profitability. Effective January 1,...

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Closings for Thanksgiving

LEEA AWARDS 2024 ANNOUNCED AT “BIGGEST YET” EVENT

LEEA Awards 2024 Announced at “Biggest Yet” Event

ONE DEAD, ONE INJURED IN INDIA ELEVATOR INCIDENT

One Dead, One Injured in India Elevator Incident

The Otis Electric 7000; image courtesy of Otis Electric

Otis Electric 7000 Launched at CIIE in Shanghai

ELEVATOR ESCALATOR INSTALLER REPAIRER TOPS JOB LIST

Elevator/Escalator Installer/Repairer Tops Job List