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Otis Canada To Provide 97 Escalators for Montreal Metro

Otis Canada has been tapped by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) to replace escalators in 17 stations and provide new units at five new Blue Line stations, the...

Upcoming Liftinstituut Trainings Focus on Security and Safety

Liftinstituut and LiftAcademy will offer live training courses on cybersecurity and functional safety June 5-9 at the Dutch Design Hotel Artemis in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Addressing these hot topics within...

Date and Venue Set for UK Lift Industry Golf Day

A date and venue have been set for the 2023 UK Lift Industry Golf Day. Richard Annable, managing director of Bennington, U.K.-headquartered Kapok 88, says the company is now accepting...

NEII Provides Code Development Update

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently provided development updates on various codes. The 2022 edition of ASME A17/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators is being prepared for publication...

A Very Special Man

Longtime mayr CEO Fritz Mayer passes away at age 96. by Simone Dauer At age 96 and after more than half a century as CEO of mayr® power transmission, Fritz...

Earthquakes on the Agenda of Asansör Istanbul

 Asansör İstanbul Fair, organized by Tarsus Türkiye and supported by AYSAD, was held at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Türkiye on March 9-12. In the wake of...

Apex Lifts Wins 2023 RoSPA

Apex Lifts has been awarded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) award for health and safety for another consecutive year. This includes the RoSPA President's Award, which...

First Kazakhstan Fair Held in Almaty

Defined as the "meeting place of the elevator industry in Eurasian countries," Lift Expo Kazakhstan was held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on March 29-31. ELEVATOR WORLD hosted a booth at the...

Otis Asia Pacific Strategizes, Forms Bonds in Jakarta

The Otis Asia Pacific team spent a week in Jakarta, Indonesia, recently to hold its first 2023 strategic review, recognize top sales performers and give back to the local community,...

Chicago Elevator Association To Hold Meeting

A meeting of the Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) will be held at Ki’s Steak & Seafood in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on April 6. With dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m., the...

2601 Elliott Avenue in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood; image courtesy of Google Maps

Vanbarton Looks Beyond NYC To Seattle for Potential Conversion

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CECA Calls For Votes For Supplier Director

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LIFTEX 2025 To Showcase Latest Innovations in Lift Technology

The 106-story Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower in Dubai Marina; image courtesy of KONE

KONE To Equip Dubai Residential Supertall With 38 VT Units

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