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EFESME Members Meet To Ensure Support for European Lifts SMEs
Members of the European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) met in June to discuss the various activities in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) carried out...
Dewhurst Announces Improved Results
Dewhurst Group PLC, a London-based supplier of components to the lift, transport and keypad industries, said recently it has delivered improved interim results despite the challenge of inflation in its...
Hitachi Group Receives Record Order for Elevators and Escalators in Hong Kong SAR
Hitachi, Ltd. recently announced that Hitachi Elevator Engineering Co. (Hong Kong SAR) Ltd., received an order for elevators, escalators and moving walks from Hong Kong SAR developer Sun Hung Kai...
KONE To Provide VT Solutions To Singapore General Hospital Buildings
KONE Corp. has won an order to supply a suite of People Flow® vertical-transportation (VT) solutions for Singapore General Hospital's (SGH) Elective Care Centre (ECC) and National Dental Centre Singapore...
Fatality Reported in India Hotel Elevator Incident
A 24-year-old housekeeping employee was crushed to death after his legs were trapped outside a service lift at a hotel in Chennai, India, TIMES NOW reports. Following the accident, three...
NAEC Town Hall Event To Focus on Consultants
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) will be hosting its next virtual town hall event on July 18 from 2-3:30 p.m. (ET) titled “From the Consultant’s Perspective.” The presenters...
CECA Announces Annual Golf Classic
Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Executive Director Catharine Bothwell recently announced CECA’s Annual Golf Classic, which will be held at Hockley Valley Resort in Mono, Ontario, Canada, on September 7....
UKLE Announces Internal Promotion
UK Lift and Escalator (UKLE) recently announced on LinkedIn that Damian Stokes has been promoted as the new National Sales manager for the family business. Stokes joined UKLE in 2022...
KONE Acquires ATH Aufzüge in Southern Germany
KONE has announced the acquisition of Heilbronn company ATH Aufzüge, a southern-Germany-based elevator manufacturer with 44 employees and 1,200 completed systems, effective July 1. The acquisition is a step for...
Former Minister of Health Dies in Elevator Accident
Former Minister of Health for Sri Lanka Dr. P.M.B. Cyril has died from injuries sustained in an elevator accident at his residence, Newswire reports. According to the source, he sustained...
