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KONE to Supply 53 Elevators for Office Tower In India

KONE has won an order to supply 53 elevators for Commerz III, a 50-story, premium commercial tower under development in Mumbai, India, the company announced on September 9. The order...

CTBUH Study Finds 84% Of Tall Buildings Have Been Constructed After 9/11

CTBUH released its latest study, The Global Impact of 9/11 on Tall Buildings, as part of the “Tall Buildings in Numbers” series, the company announced in a press release. The study reveals that...

TKE India Named Maharashtra State Best Employer Brand 2021

TK Elevator (TKE) India was conferred with the Maharashtra State Best Employer Brand 2021 Award in September, United News of India reports. Hosted by Employer Branding Institute, World HRD Congress and Stars...

French Company Sodimas Lifts to Attend The Big 5 Show

Sodimas Lifts will be showcasing its full range of designed lifts, elevator components and escalators at The Big 5 Show, the largest construction and contracting event in the Middle East...

HUB International Hosting Educational Webinar

HUB International plans to host an educational webinar on September 14 at 1 p.m. EDT. “At The Crossroads of Mandated vs. Voluntary Vaccinations: What Employers Need to Know” is approved...

Wildeck Welcomes Director of People Operations

Wildeck, Inc., headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin, recently welcomed Angela Wurtz as director of People Operations, a role that includes recruiting, training and development, employee relations, compensation and payroll. Wurtz has...

3Phase Elevator and Hadfield Elevator Merge

3Phase Elevator, an independent elevator and escalator services provider, announced that it has merged with Pittsburgh-based Hadfield Elevator, Business Wire reports. The merger allows 3Phase to provide geographically contiguous service to customers...

Child Falls from Escalator Handrail in China Shopping Mall

A boy estimated to be 5 or 6 years old fell from an escalator handrail in Nanjing City, China, on September 3, The Nanjinger is among news outlets to report. The child,...

WPI Names Kone India Among 100 Admired Companies

White Page International (WPI), during its Ninth White Page Leadership Conclave, named KONE Elevator among its listing of 100 Admired Brands in India. In addition, WPI honored Amit Gossain, managing...

NEEA Welcomes Additions to Its Leadership Team

The National Elevator and Escalator Association (NEEA), a voice for Canada’s vertical-transportation industry, has named two new members to the leadership team as part of an expansion and modernization aimed...

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus

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Unsworth Joins LML Lift Consultants Senior Consultant

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Wurtec Celebrating 40th Anniversary

HydraSafe surveyed 17 elevators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with partner Claddagh, which will be providing a control system for single-plunger code compliance; photo by Hugo Schneider for Wikipedia.

HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire

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Hotels Prepare to Implement Recent Elevator Code Revisions