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Charlotte High-Rise Plan Refined, Gets Taller

Chicago’s Riverside Investment and Development has refined its plan for Queensbridge Collective, a trio of towers — two residential and one office — at 1111 South Tryon Street in the...

Six New Escalators Inaugurated by Prince Albert II of Monaco

Prince Albert II of Monaco inaugurated six new escalators and a new Monabike electric bike share service in Beausoleil, France, just over the border from the Principality of Monaco, Monaco...

CTBUH Announces Chicago Building Tours as Part of Event

As part of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism” conference on November 9-12 in Chicago, the council has announced...

AEG Releases “Rise: The Untapped Potential of Women in the Elevator Industry”

American Elevator Group (AEG), the largest group of independent elevator service providers in the U.S., released “RISE: The Untapped Potential of Women in the Elevator Industry,” on September 19. The...

Residents: Lift Entrapment Points to Larger Issues at India Towers

Residents of an affordable housing complex in Gurugram in northern India say the entrapment of a 6-year-old boy in a lift on September 15 points to larger elevator maintenance issues...

KONE Elevators for New Jerusalem Apartment Buildings

The 24 high-ceilinged apartments in ONE DUBNOV, a pair of buildings in Jerusalem that appear to approximately five to six stories tall, will be served by four KONE elevators, according...

Fujitec Announces EPDs for European Market Lift Products

Japan's Fujitec Co., Ltd., recently announced Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for its main European market lift products. EPDs for Fujitec's Rexia (machine-room-less)/Zexia (machine room) and Elsia (high-speed gearless MR) lifts...

Inovance Technology Korea Moves HQ to Seoul

Inovance Technology Korea (ITK) moved its South Korea headquarters (HQ) to a new office in Seoul to pave the way for growth, the automation technology provider announced recently. The new...

FabACab Welcomes Coers to Sales Team

FabACab, headquartered in Middletown, Indiana, recently welcomed Evan Coers to its team as a sales representative. Coers graduated from Ball State University Miller College of Business in Middletown with a...

Michigan Senators Introduce Bills in Response to Elevator Outages

Michigan Sens. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) and Jeremy Moss (D-Southfield) have announced legislation to address elevator outages at apartment buildings in Michigan to help ensure building safety and accessibility for tenants,...

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