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Wurtec Leads Creation of National Elevator Mechanics Day

On behalf of Toledo, Ohio-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) tools and components supplier Wurtec, Marketing Associate David Steingass announced National Day Archives has approved Wurtec’s application to annually recognize National Elevator Mechanics...

New York Build 2025 Show Guide Goes Live as Event Approaches

Organizers of New York Build 2025 Expo, the largest construction and design show for the New York and tri-state region, announced the 2025 Show Guide is now live for the event planned on...

Tatlift Plans for Elevator Production in Kashkadarya

Tatlift, a Tatarstan-based company, has begun planning an elevator production project in the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan, reports UZ Daily. Tatlift representatives visited the "UzElectroTechIndustry" Association to meet with Jahongir Jamalov,...

Illinois Medical Center’s Elevators Pass Inspection After a Year of Failure

On February 11, all elevators inside West Suburban Medical Center’s campus buildings in River Forest, Illinois, passed inspections for the first time since March 2024, reports the Wednesday Journal of Oak...

Early Bird Registration and Speaker Abstracts for Elevcon in Lisbon

Organizers of ELEVCON 2025, the leading congress for elevator engineers and vertical-transportation (VT) industry professionals presented by the International Association of Elevator Engineers at the Altis Grand Hotel in Lisbon,...

Moseley Elevator Service Opens New Office, Hires VP

Moseley Elevator Service is expanding and has opened a new office serving Northeast Ohio. Additionally, Charles Kaseman joins Moseley Elevator Service as vice president (VP) to lead the new operation in...

New Elevator Inspection Certificate Revealed for North Carolina

Luke Farley, North Carolina’s Labor Commissioner, has revealed the new elevator inspector certificate, featuring his picture, The Carolina Journal reports. The first of the new certificates was installed in the Department of Labor...

CTBUH Calls for Submissions for the 2025 International Conference

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is seeking abstract submissions for the CTBUH 2025 International Conference, “From the Ground Up: Tall Buildings and City-Making,” by 11:59 PM CST...

CECA Reaches Out to Members in Light of Tariff Uncertainty

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) is reaching out to members regarding the uncertainty of possible future tariffs, encouraging them to review existing and new business contracts to ensure they...

Dallas-Based Prestige Elevator Acquires High Tech Elevator

Lift Business Advisors, Inc., announced that two Dallas-based vertical-transportation (VT) companies have joined forces with Prestige Elevator acquiring High Tech Elevator, effective February 1. Prestige Elevator President Eric Schwarzenbach described...

Deyaar's Downtown Residences; image courtesy of Deyaar

Deyaar Unveils Dubai Downtown Residences Project

The wooden escalator; image © TfL

Last Wooden Escalator in London Underground to be Replaced by Elevator

North America, which requires larger elevators, has some of the most expensive elevator costs in the world, according to the Saanich Council; photo by Martin Pechy via Wikimedia Commons.

Saanich Calls for British Columbia to Allow Smaller Elevators

3rd Avenue-149th street Station; image courtesy of LiftComm

LiftComm Enhances NYC MTA Station Elevator Safety, Security

CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers

EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending Review