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Elevators to Enhance Accessibility at SEPTA Station in Philadelphia

A lane on northbound Broad Street in South Philadelphia will be shut down by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) through spring 2024 to install elevators and perform other upgrades...

7 Construction Workers Dead in India Elevator Collapse

Seven construction workers died and another was injured in an elevator collapse on September 14 at an under-construction building in Ahmedabad in western India, Times Now is among outlets to...

KONE Retires Older DC Elevator Drive Equipment

KONE Americas announced it is retiring its ReSolve with Unity DC drive product, effective September 6. No longer modernizing older DC gearless machines, KONE now offers customers machine replacements with...

JT Peelle Promoted, Other Transitions at The Peelle Co.

The Board of Directors (BoD) of The Peelle Co., headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, announced the promotion of JT Peelle to president and CEO, succeeding his father, Hank Peelle, who has...

BART Greenlights Two-Tower TOD in Downtown Oakland

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors approved developers’ plans for a transit-oriented development (TOD) that includes 28- and 19-story towers at the new Lake Merritt BART station...

U.K.’s Elevating Safety Solutions Launches Training Website

Since 2008, U.K.-based Elevating Safety Solutions (ESS) has been helping lift companies in obtaining and maintaining their ISO, health and safety and compliance requirements. Now, due to an increasing demand...

TKE Elevators With Robotic Capabilities for Major Canada Hospital

TK Elevator (TKE) has completed installation of approximately 30 digitally advanced elevators at Calgary Cancer Centre (CCC) at Foothills Medical Centre, the soon-to-be largest standalone cancer center in Canada. The...

Columbia Elevator Partners With USDE, Fermator U.S. Division

Columbia Elevator and US Door Equipment Corp. (USDE), a Fermator company, have entered into a strategic partnership to provide the new construction and modernization segments of the North American elevator...

Travelodge Speaks Out Against Lift Surfing Videos

Travelodge has spoken out against a YouTuber user known only as Ryegi who filmed and posted videos of himself lift surfing in Manchester and Morecambe, U.K., Manchester World reports. One...

WAGO Promotes Cox to New Position

Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, has announced the promotion of Jesse Cox to director of automation sales engineering and development....

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