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Moscow Escalator Mishap Lands Boy in Hospital

An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized as a result of getting his head stuck between the balustrade and moving handrail of an escalator at the Okruzhnaya railway station in suburban Moscow...

Jardine Schindler Group Showcases Solutions in Hong Kong SAR

The Jardine Schindler Group brought the latest in vertical mobility solutions to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Hong Kong Chapter on December 9, the company announced...

TKE Uses API to Stream Loupe Art in Atlanta Elevator Lobby

TK Elevator (TKE) has incorporated its application programming interface (API) with Desk Intelligence and the Loupe art digital streaming service in the elevator lobby at the Realm Condominium in Buckhead,...

Mobility Device Showcased at Event Could Also Work as Elevator

On display in Las Vegas at the recent CES 2023, the most influential tech event in the world, is a machine from Italdesign called Climb-E, which is designed to scale...

Otis VT Package for Upcoming Mixed-Use Surrey Tower

Otis is providing the vertical-transportation (VT) package for City Centre 4 (CC4), a 23-story mixed-use tower with six levels of underground parking being developed by The Lark Group and ITC...

Lora Named Partner at NYC-Based Ascend Consulting Group

Brooklyn, NYC-based Ascend Consulting Group on January 9 announced the addition of Haniel Lora, a vertical-transportation (VT) industry professional with more than 20 years' experience, as partner. His responsibilities include...

EFESME President Meets With EECMAI, Attends ISEE in India

European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) President Massimo Bezzi recently strengthened ties in India by meeting with an Indian association and attending a major event. On December...

Three Killed in Elevator Crash at Factory in Delhi, India

Three members of the housekeeping staff at a pan masala factory in the Naraina Industrial Area of Delhi, India, died in an elevator crash on January 8, The Times of...

Architects’ Journal Small Projects Award Program Open for Entries

Now in its 28th year, the annual Architects’ Journal (AJ) Small Projects Award, run in association with Marley, is now open for entries. The award program celebrates completed projects with...

Champion Starts 2023 With 209-Elevator Contract

Champion Elevator Corp., with corporate offices in Manhattan, NYC, announced it secured an elevator service contract for 209 units at the Parkchester residential complex in the Bronx. Described as a...

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark

The One under construction in 2024; photo by Sikander Iqbal for Wikipedia

Ontario Superior Court Approves Tridel’s Takeover of The One

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Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses

DELTRON ACQUIRES THREE COMPANIES

Deltron Acquires Three Companies

SAVARIA ACQUIRES WESTERN ELEVATOR

Savaria Acquires Western Elevator