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Hippodrome’s Historic Manual Elevator Being Restored

The City of Gainesville’s Wild Spaces & Public Places Department and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs announced that the US$135,799 project to restore the Hippodrome’s historic elevator...

Heilbronn Elevator Days Planned on March 11-12

The Heilbronn Technical Academy plans the 42nd Heilbronn Elevator Days on March 11-12 at the Harmonie congress center in Heilbronn, Germany. Over the years, the event has established itself as a meeting point...

Torremolinos Beach Elevators Soon to Charge Fee

Torremolinos City Council announced on February 12 that it will soon charge a fee to visitors, except for children, seniors and the mobility-impaired, for elevator access to the Torremolinos beach...

10-Elevator Modernization by TEI for Manhattan’s Largest Office-to-Residential Conversion

TEI Group tells ELEVATOR WORLD it will modernize 10 elevators — including installation of three new units — at 235 East 42nd Street, the 33-story former Pfizer headquarters that is...

TKE To Refurbish 33 Year-Old Victoria Hall Elevator

Refurbishments for the 33-year-old elevator in Victoria Hall in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada, will take place in January 2026, The Independent reports. The Town of Petrolia is setting aside CAD118,000 (US$82,856) to fix...

Wurtec Leads Creation of National Elevator Mechanics Day

On behalf of Toledo, Ohio-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) tools and components supplier Wurtec, Marketing Associate David Steingass announced National Day Archives has approved Wurtec’s application to annually recognize National Elevator Mechanics...

New York Build 2025 Show Guide Goes Live as Event Approaches

Organizers of New York Build 2025 Expo, the largest construction and design show for the New York and tri-state region, announced the 2025 Show Guide is now live for the event planned on...

Tatlift Plans for Elevator Production in Kashkadarya

Tatlift, a Tatarstan-based company, has begun planning an elevator production project in the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan, reports UZ Daily. Tatlift representatives visited the "UzElectroTechIndustry" Association to meet with Jahongir Jamalov,...

Illinois Medical Center’s Elevators Pass Inspection After a Year of Failure

On February 11, all elevators inside West Suburban Medical Center’s campus buildings in River Forest, Illinois, passed inspections for the first time since March 2024, reports the Wednesday Journal of Oak...

Early Bird Registration and Speaker Abstracts for Elevcon in Lisbon

Organizers of ELEVCON 2025, the leading congress for elevator engineers and vertical-transportation (VT) industry professionals presented by the International Association of Elevator Engineers at the Altis Grand Hotel in Lisbon,...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus