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Ticket Sales Begin for LIFT 109

Tickets for Battersea Power Station's chimney elevator experience, LIFT 109, are now for sale to the general public (beginning today), the Londonist reports. LIFT 109 gets its name from the...

Oklahoma Suspends Enforcement of Parts of Code Over High Costs

The Oklahoma Department of Labor has suspended enforcement of sections concerning ascending car overspeed protection and unintended car movement of ASME A17.3 (3.10.13, 3.10.14 and 3.13) elevator code effective October...

Schindler to Talk Sustainability and More at CTBUH Event

At the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 2022 International Conference on November 9-12 in Chicago, Schindler representatives will discuss the future of the vertical-transportation industry, why sustainability and...

31- and 36-Story Residential Towers Envisioned on Gold Coast

Legion Property Group, headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Australia, has filed a development application for a pair of 31- and 26-story residential towers on Chevron Island, an urban island in...

Neto Transitions from Lerch Bates to VDA

Joe Neto, who has more than 32 years' vertical-transportation industry experience, recently transitioned from NYC area vice president for Lerch Bates to vice president — NYC area key accounts —...

Recent Otis Jobs in Bronx, Manhattan, NYC

Among recently completed or upcoming Otis NYC jobs are elevators for new residential towers in Mott Haven, Bronx, and the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NYC. In Mott Haven, Otis...

TKE (India) Provides 10 Heavy-Duty Escalators for Busy Metro

TK Elevator (TKE) (India) replaced existing units with 10 of its heavy-duty tugela escalators in six stations of the Kolkata Metro, serving the city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India,...

Mumbai Elevator Crash Claims Life

A 62-year-old woman died after being stuck in an elevator that collapsed in a residential building in Mumbai, India, NDTV is among outlets to report. The incident took place in...

Nigerian Engineering Company Emphasizes Elevator Safety

The Building Services Engineering Division of Nigeria’s PPC Ltd. (formerly Philips Projects Centre) wants facility managers to call on the company to help ensure users of elevators in their high-rise...

4th Edition of GLE Expo Dhaka Held in Bangladesh

The 4th edition of the Global Lift & Escalator (GLE) Expo Dhaka 2022 was held on November 3-5 at International Convention City Bashundhara in Dhaka, Bangladesh, The Daily Star is...

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