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TKE to Showcase Energy-Efficient, Digital Solutions at MIPIM

Making its debut at MIPIM 2025, the world’s leading real estate exhibition and conference taking place in Cannes, France, on March 11-14, TK Elevator (TKE) will showcase its wide range...

Otis India’s First Use of Compass 360 for Hyderabad Towers

Otis will install 21 elevators at The Trilight, a luxury residential project consisting of three interconnected towers up to 60 stories tall in Hyderabad, India, Otis President, Chair and CEO...

Lift Meet Up Held at Fairmont The Palm in Dubai

Members of the vertical-transportation industry gathered at the prestigious Fairmont The Palm hotel in Dubai on January 22-24 for the first LIFT MEET UP, a strategic networking event for key...

Otis to Install 18 VT Units at New EIT Oxford Campus

Otis will install 18 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 17 elevators and one platform lift — at the Ellison Institute of Technologies (EIT) Oxford Interdisciplinary Research and Development campus in Oxford,...

Nine New VT Units for Mississippi Capital Airport

The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi, will be getting nine new vertical-transportation (VT) units this year, The Northside Sun reports. The US$5.3-million project, which includes replacing all four escalators...

Otis Lowers Earnings Expectations on Continued Weak Demand in China

Otis expects full-year net sales of US$14.1 billion-US$14.4 billion, below estimates of US$14.6 billion as the Chinese property market crisis continues to weaken demand for new equipment, Reuters is among outlets to...

In Memoriam: James Mikel “Jim” Brown

ATTA Elevators, a full-service elevator and escalator company headquartered in Ontario, Canada, announced its "beloved colleague, brother and friend" James Mikel "Jim" Brown passed away unexpectedly on January 28. Brown...

Education Submissions for CECA Convention Due Monday

EDUCATION SUBMISSIONS FOR CECA CONVENTION DUE MONDAY Submissions to present an educational session at the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) 51st Annual Convention in Niagara Falls on June 9-12 are...

In Memoriam: Rose Marie Makrugin

Calgary, Canada, native Rose Marie Makrugin, who worked at C&M Elevator prior to its sale to Otis and helped host the 1980 Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Convention in Calgary,...

Modern Elevator Units for NYC MTA Accessibility Upgrade

The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced in January that the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station in Woodhaven, Queens, is now fully accessible with two street-to-platform elevators manufactured and installed by...

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR TSSA SAFETY AWARDS 2025

Nominations Open for TSSA Safety Awards 2025

Hyundai Elevator’s “Smart Hall Button”; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Smart Hall Button Product Wins Red Dot Design Award

AXXIOM ELEVATOR COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF EVOLUTION ELEVATOR

Axxiom Elevator Completes Acquisition of Evolution Elevator

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77-Year-Old Dies After Falling on Escalator in India