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Apex Lifts Signs Mayor’s Fund for London

U.K.-based Apex Lifts announced it partnered with the Mayor’s Fund for London in early 2023. The campaign encourages employers from a multitude of sectors to actively level the playing field...

TKE Calgary To Host Inaugural “Strike Out CF” Bowling Event

TK Elevator (TKE) Calgary plans to host its inaugural “Strike Out CF” bowling event to support company charity Cystic Fibrosis Canada on May 18 at YYC Bowling & Entertainment at...

Wittur Earns UKCA Certification Two Years Ahead of Schedule

Wittur has announced the completion of an internal process to certify most of its portfolio of elevator components according to UK Lifts Regulation 2016, which has led to the application...

Partnership Aims to Bring Enhanced Fall-Projection Safety

Global height safety specialist Guardian announced a partnership with Sweden-based twICEme® Technology AB that integrates technology allowing end users to enter personal data into Guardian's B7-Comfort Harness, planned to start...

Amazon Pauses Construction on Four-Tower HQ2 Project

Amazon is pausing construction on the large HQ2 campus it has planned for Arlington, Virginia, the company recently confirmed to News4. The first phase of HQ2 construction, Metropolitan Park, is...

“Overloaded” Escalator Malfunctions, Injuring 20

Twenty people suffered minor injuries after an “overloaded” escalator slid backwards at the SM City Santa Rosa shopping mall in Laguna, Philippines, Yahoo News was among outlets to report. Video...

In Memoriam: Rafael Viñoly

Rafael Viñoly, an internationally celebrated architect described by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) as “an ardent contributor for shaping the urban realm,” passed away on March...

CiA Association to Showcase CAN Technology at Germany Tradeshow

The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association plans to host a booth and Bosch, NXP and Vector plan to present running CAN XL (extra long) open-standard communication networks at the...

Lead Architect Named for First Mixed-Use Development in DIFC

LWK + Partners, which has offices in Dubai, has been named lead architect for the first mixed-use development in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) — DIFC Living and Innovation...

Draka EHC to Host 38th Annual Golf Classic to Benefit EESF

Draka EHC, a division of Prysmian Group, plans to host its 38th Annual Golf Classic on May 18 at the Benvenue Country Club in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to benefit...

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