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London Tower Design Approved with Second Staircase Added
An east London council has approved a Rio Architects-designed high-rise co-living development that will deliver 795 studio units in a 46-story block, Building Design reports. The original proposals for the...
Elevator Work Progressing at Staten Island Railway Station
Accessibility upgrades coming to the New Dorp station of the Staten Island Railway (SIR) are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023 with elevators online by the...
Nippon Otis To Cut Electricity Consumption with Solar Panels
Nearly a quarter of annual electricity consumption at the Nippon Otis Elevator Co. logistics and engineering center (NOLEC) in Japan can now be offset by power generated with newly-installed solar...
Fujitec Canada Acquires Calgary-Based Stampede Elevator
Fujitec Canada Inc. announced it acquired Calgary-headquartered Stampede Elevator Inc. on April 17. Stampede Elevator was founded in 2014 by Ian Murray and Jason Watmore, who each have more than...
Ghana Ministry Reduces Elevator Use, Official Responds
The Ghana Ministry of Health recently issued a memorandum that instructed staff not to access the elevators from the first to the third floor on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Modern Ghana...
Apex Lifts Fundraises for U.K. Sensory Suite
Apex Lifts — London's largest independent lift manufacturing and servicing company — with the help of grants received from the Royal Warrant Charity Fund and South East Consortium, helped fundraising...
Schindler Providing Nine New Escalators for PRT Modernization Project
A Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) spokesman tells ELEVATOR WORLD Schindler is providing nine new escalators for a US$13.5-million modernization project underway at three downtown light rail stations. Geared toward improving...
CEDES, Relayr Join Forces To Bring IoT Solutions Closer to the Elevator Industry
CEDES, a global leader in elevator safety light curtains and optoelectronic sensors, and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) specialist relayr announced a strategic partnership on April 18 that combines "CEDES'...
CTBUH Announces Keynote Speakers for Americas Conference
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that David Gottfried, chief global impact officer at Blue Planet Systems, and Kate Simonen, founding director of the Carbon Leadership...
Similar Elevator Incidents in India Reported
Nine people were injured after an elevator at a hotel in Sector 49 of Noida, India, malfunctioned and fell from the third floor to the ground floor, ABP Live reports....
