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interlift Releases Call for Papers
interlift ‘23 will be held on October 17-20, 2023, along with VFA Forum interlift, and VFA-Interlift e.V.-Association for Lift Technology has put out a Call for Papers for topical technical...
Syska Hennessy Group Head of VT Retires After 35 Years
John Moran III, senior principal and head of the vertical transportation (VT) practice at Syska Hennessy Group, is retiring from the firm after a 35-year tenure. Under his leadership, the...
KEENON Robotics Brings Autonomous Robot to New Zealand
KEENON Robotics, a leading global intelligent service robotic company, has successfully deployed its delivery robot solution BUTLERBOT W3. The robot operates in M Social Auckland and can use the elevator...
Innocore Pro Elevator Installs Two Units for LIC Building
Innocore Pro Elevator Inc., headquartered in Flushing, NY, tells ELEVATOR WORLD it installed two passenger elevators for Trio, a recently completed 10-story residential building at 27-19 Thomson Avenue in Long...
TSSA Announces 2022 Safety Award Recipients
The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) presented the Legacy Safety Awards to Dave Little of Atura Power — Brighton Beach Generating Station and Rick Hicks of Delta Elevator in...
Art Installation Transforms Elevator Encasement in NYC
Americas Society inaugurated Elena Damiani's Zenith (2022) as a permanent art installation for the David Rockefeller Atrium of Americas Society’s NYC headquarters on Park Avenue. Zenith is an elevator encasement...
Connecticut Town Officials Expected To Approve Elevator
Town officials in New Canaan, Connecticut, are expected to discuss and approve an approximately US$2.5 million contract with a Ridgefield-based company to install an elevator in Waveny House, the New...
Wittur USA Launches Web Shop
Wittur USA, a leading independent supplier of components for lifts, elevators, doors, engines and lift cars, has announced the launch of its new Web Shop, which is now available at...
Increased Power Outages Cause Elevator Issues in Ukraine
Nearly 10 months into the war in Ukraine, Russia’s large-scale missile barrages, along with smaller localized attacks targeting substations, transformers and electrical nodes across Ukraine have been crippling, resulting in...
MTA Considering Scent Detectors To Improve Elevator Cleanliness
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in NYC is considering a new device that can detect urine in subway station elevators, Gothamist reports. While discussing elevator reliability and cleanliness during a...
