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ISEE Announces Dates for Expanded 2024 Show
The International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators (ISEE) organizers have announced the dates for the second event will be December 5-7, 2024, at the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in...
Elevator World 2023 People Issue Nominations Open Today
Nominations for the ELEVATOR WORLD 2023 People Issue open today, March 27, and are being accepted through April 10. The elevator industry is built on dedicated, hard-working people and their...
Historic NYC Landmark Flatiron Building Sells for US$190 Million
The historic Flatiron Building at 175 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, NY, sold to Jacob Garlick’s Abraham Trust at auction on March 22 for US$190 million, The Daily Dirt is among...
LEEA Launches New PLM and MLM Courses
The U.K.’s Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is now offering members the PLM (Powered Lifting Machines) and Manual Lifting Machines (MLM) global courses in English, Arabic, Bahasa, Brazilian Portuguese and...
CECA Announces 2023 College Bursary/Scholarship Recipients
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced its 2023 college bursary/scholarship recipients from Durham and Mohawk colleges. Each receiving CAD500 (US$364), Durham College bursary recipients are Heather Reid Anderson...
Entries Open for Building Design’s Architect of the Year Awards
Entries have opened for this year’s Architect of the Year Awards (AYA) with a deadline of May 12. The AYAs are Building Design’s annual celebration of the very best work...
World Elevator Day: Otis Shares Fun Facts
Dogs, cats, martinis, chocolate ice cream and, of course, elevators! In honor of World (not National) Elevator Day, our friends at Otis shared a few interesting facts: On March 23,...
Passengers Injured in Brazil Elevator Incident
At least three people were injured in an elevator incident in Mangabeiras, Maceió, Brazil, the Daily Mail reports. On March 19, 11 passengers crammed into an elevator that had a...
22 Chennai Metro Stations To Receive 41 New Escalators
Metro stations across Chennai will get 41 new escalators to ease commuter travel across stations and between corridors, Infra.com reports. Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) has identified 22 metro stations...
Elevator Malfunction at NYC Supertall Causes Vibration, Injures 3
A “huge vibration” was felt throughout the building and three workers suffered minor injuries as a result of an elevator malfunction on March 21 at the 1,401-ft-tall supertall office tower...
