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KONE Awarded ‘A’ Score for Climate Action From CDP

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) awarded KONE an “A” for action for climate and environmental transparency. Data reported through CDP’s 2024 Climate Change questionnaire showed that KONE is among the...

Stannah Lifts Announces New Branch Managers

Stannah Lift Services, a leading provider of lift solutions in the U.K. with more than 150 years of experience, has announced three new appointments to its local service branches in...

TKE Secures Strategic Projects in Egypt’s NAC

TK Elevator announced on February 13 it secured orders for a total of 185 vertical-transportation units in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (NAC). This includes a milestone contract win with a...

KLST Acquired by Private-Equity Firm Mition

Mition GmbH Mitelstandsbeteiligungen (Mition), a private equity firm focused on succession solutions for companies, acquired the well-established provider of elevator control systems, switchgears and components for elevators, Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen...

Elevator Falls at IHC Building

A lift at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) premises in Islamabad, Pakistan, fell from the second floor to the ground floor on February 6, marking the second elevator-related incident at...

Key City Theatre Gains Funds to Install Elevator

Key City Theatre in Cranbrook, Canada, has officially begun its renovation project to add an elevator, making the upper parts of the theater more accessible, reports Cranbrook Daily Townsman. The elevator...

Metro Announces Modernization Project

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, commonly referred to as Metro, announced the beginning of a new modernization project on February 10, reports DC News Now. The project will take place...

Fermator Invests EUR4 Million

Fermator Group, the global manufacturer of automatic elevator doors headquartered in Reus, Spain, announced on February 5 it invested more than EUR4 million (US$4.1 million) to modernize logistics and production...

Kings III Announces Partnership With Wurtec

Wurtec, a global supplier of tools, components and solutions for the elevator industry, has partnered with Kings III Emergency Communications, a privately-owned emergency response company based in Coppell, Texas, to...

ELSCO Announces Naamani as European Sales Manager

On February 11, Elevator Safety Co. (ELSCO), a leading provider of elevator roller guides and swivel slide guides, announced Hicham Chamseddine Naamani as its newest European sales manager. Naamani has...

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