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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...

Elevator Air Purification Solution Installed in NYC

AtmosAir Solutions, a leading indoor air purification company, and A & D Entrances, an elevator cab and entrance manufacturer servicing the New York Tri-State area, announced November 3 the first...

Plans Submitted for 48-Story Tower in Birmingham, U.K.

Hub Group and pan-European real estate investment manager MARK have submitted plans to develop a residential-led tower at 2 Snowhill Plaza in Birmingham, U.K., featuring hundreds of homes and a...

South Africa Airports Focus on Getting VT Up and Running

Airports in South Africa are focusing on getting vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — elevators, escalators and moving walks — up and running for the upcoming holidays after several factors resulted in...

TKE Celebrates 25 Years of VT Service at Israel Airport

TK Elevator (TKE) is celebrating 25 years of providing elevator service at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. TKE began servicing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at the airport in 1997 and today...

Environmentally Friendly Foundation Laid for Warsaw Office Tower

CEMEX supplied low-emission Vertua® concrete for the recently completed foundation and parking facilities under The Bridge, a 174-m office tower designed by UNStudio and developed by Ghelamco at 71 Grzybowka...

Otis Names Connors to Its Worldwide BoD

Otis announced on October 24 it has named Nelda Connors to its worldwide Board of Directors (BoD), and she is joining the board's Audit and Compensation Committee. Currently CEO of...

Elevator Inaugurated as Part of Larger Project in India

Dhubri Deputy Commissioner Dibakar Nath inaugurated the newly installed elevator and conference-cum-community Hall at the Dhubri Kalibari premises in India on October 28, The Sentinel reports. The meeting was organized...

(l-r) Chaim Grunfeld and Chaim Berkowicz of SIMSINLifts; image courtesy of SIMSINLifts

SIMSINLifts To Unveil Emergency Telephone Service at LIFTEX

interlift venue Messe Nürnberg; image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Innovations To Take Spotlight at interlift 2025

Guerrero

TEI Group Names Guerrero As South Florida VP

Image courtesy of MP Ascensores

Spain’s MP Ascensores Secures Financing to Fuel Strategy

Wen

KONE Appoints Wen As EVP Procurement and Board Member