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VT Issues Persist at Western India Railway Station

Railway passengers in Pune, Maharashtra, India, continue to face issues navigating the station two years after a solution was proposed, The Times of India reports. The often-dysfunctional escalator at the...

Pair Injured in India Elevator Fall

A doctor couple was seriously injured in Kolkata, India, when the cable of the elevator car the two were traveling in snapped, and the car fell 40 ft to the...

Earthquake Causes Elevator Issues in Japan Condo Buildings

The earthquake that struck Japan's Chiba Prefecture on May 11 caused a variety of elevator issues in condominiums, NHK World Japan reports. Residents told the source that the earthquake stopped...

KONE Announces Addition of Hilti Nuron Platform in Italy

KONE announced it has strengthened its partnership with Hilti by being the first player in Italy to choose the Nuron cordless platform for safer, more efficient, productive and technologically advanced...

“Healthy Return” of Users Fuels Elevator Use Across Europe

London, Paris and Brussels lead the way in a resurgence of elevator use across Europe, CoStarTM reports. On average, European cities are at nearly 80% of pre-pandemic levels, with tourists...

Total of TRY33.8-Million in Penalty Fines for Lift Companies

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently announced the 2022 Market Surveillance and Inspection results. According to the report, 39,042 products were inspected last year, and a total of TRY47.4...

Turkey’s Problems

O, human!Make less excuses for fate.As if you planted wheat but reaped barley. Fuzûlî Education System Equal citizenship rights and equality of opportunity in education are the most important problems....

Yasemin Bulut is the New President of TASIAD

All Elevator and Industrialists Business People Association held its 30th Ordinary General Assembly Meeting on 17 March 2023 at İBB Beykoz Koru Social Facilities. by Ayşegül Üstündağ Yasemin Bulut The...

TASFED Publishes Report on KahramanmaraÅŸ Earthquakes

The region impacted by earthquakes with magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6 that occurred in Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş on 6 February 2023 was visited by the Board of Directors...

In Memoriam: Ben Abbaspour

Ben Abbaspour, a prolific ELEVATOR WORLD author, engineer, consultant and entrepreneur, passed away in his native Tehran, Iran, on April 4. Abbaspour had been a senior engineer at ABBA Engineering...

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER

4TH VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL ELEVATORS EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

4th Vietnam International Elevators Exhibition Announced

The Pembroke Pines team; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge

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In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings