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BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates
In a recent press release, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) shared its top accomplishments from this year in enhancing customer experience, improving safety and cleanliness, and investing in the future,...
Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations
Prague Transport Company (DPP) announced that the Českomoravská and Pankrác metro stations in Prague will close on January 6 for approximately a year for construction of extensive upgrades, reports Radio Prague...
NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”
Grand Central Madison, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station on Manhattan, NY’s East Side, was awarded UNESCO's 2024 Prix Versailles Interior Award in the World's Most Beautiful Passenger Station...
Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit
Starting December 19, the Royal Palace of Naples in Italy is offering visitors The King’s Elevator, an interactive video installation that takes visitors through four centuries of the history of...
65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India
Otis India announced on December 18 it has been selected by DLF to provide a comprehensive vertical-transportation (VT) package for DLF The Arbour, a luxury residential development that includes five...
Alimak Invests in Robotics Technology for Building Maintenance
Alimak Group and Skyline Robotics announced a five-year exclusive agreement on December 19 to develop automated Building Maintenance Units, or BMUs, for permanent façade access. Sweden-headquartered Alimak, which also designs...
Three Stuck in Elevator Shaft in Seattle Rescued
Three people were stuck in an elevator hundreds of feet from an access point in a high-rise apartment building in Seattle, Washington, on December 12, MSN reports. The occupants were stuck near...
Closings for Christmas
The offices of Elevator World, Inc. will be closed on December 24 and 25 for the Christmas Holiday. They will open for regular business hours on December 26.
Second ISEE Sees Success, Upcoming Events Announced
The International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators and Escalators (ISEE) 2024, concluded on December 7 on a high note at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India, the Press Trust of India reports....
KONE Launches High-Rise MiniSpace DX Elevator in India
Days after launching it in Southeast Asia, KONE launched its High-Rise MiniSpaceTM DX elevator in India on December 13. The elevator caters to the trends of building taller and modernizing existing...
