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Wide Power Outage Traps Elevator Riders In Kyrgyzstan
Several dozen apartment-building residents in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, were trapped in elevators after regional power was shut down in the city, The Moscow Times reported on January 26. Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, was...
Two-Tower Project DNA Proposed In Fort Lauderdale
A developer is proposing side-by-side mixed-use towers in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a plan called DNA that will offer 612 residential units of various sizes to the area, Florida YIMBY reported in...
Otis EMEA CTO Outlines GCC Region’s Contributions To Goals
Nader Antar, head of strategy and chief technology officer (CTO) for Otis Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), recently shared with Middle East Business the OEM's digitalization and corporate social responsibility...
Arcline Creates Standard Elevator Through Acquisitions
Standard Elevator, a new company created by growth-oriented private-equity firm Arcline Investment Management, will offer the vertical-transportation (VT) industry a leading choice of elevator components and solutions platforms, Arcline announced in...
Lester Controls Moves To Larger Location
As a result of consistent and increasing manufacturing demands for lift and escalator controllers, Lester Controls announced in January that it has recently acquired a 15,092 ft2 commercial building to accommodate...
Second Call For Papers For 13th Lift & Escalator Symposium
The Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust announced the 13th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies and has issued a second call for papers. Abstracts from industry professionals, academics and post-graduate students may be...
KONE Wins Order For Brussels Mixed-Use Development
KONE has won an order to supply a suite of People Flow® solutions, including 11 KONE MiniSpace™ elevators and 28 KONE MonoSpace® 700 DX Class elevators, for the Zin in...
278 Otis Units For Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Otis Taiwan has landed a contract to provide 278 elevators, escalators and moving walks to support the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), including the new Terminal 3 (T3) main building...
Dual-Tower Project In Istanbul Reaches Completion
Designer and project provider HPP Architects has completed Maslak Square, a two-tower office project in Istanbul, Turkey, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported in January. The project, designed and...
Elevator Compliance & Carbon Reduction Projects Webinar
The New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) plans to host a professional development webinar on January 28 on elevator compliance and carbon-reduction elevator projects. Aimed at elevator contractors and...
