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KONE Describes Strong Half Year, Remaining Challenges
In a financial report covering January-June 2021, KONE described strong financial performance and market recovery as it continues to navigate global supply-chain and pricing challenges. Orders grew by 16.2% in...
Indian Railways Seeks Last Section Of Land For Bullet Train
Indian Railways, developer of India’s bullet train project, has acquired almost 95% of required land in Gujarat, India, but has not fully taken possession of needed land in Maharashtra, Yahoo News reported...
NAESA Seeks Part-Time Instructors, Plans Annual Symposium
NAESA International is seeking individuals who are interested in becoming part-time instructors. The organization will also once again partner with the State of Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services...
Honolulu-Based Elevator Tech Startup Lands Federal Grant
Hyprlift, Inc., a Honolulu-based technology startup, has been awarded a US$255,857 federal grant to conduct R&D of a "next-generation elevator concept," the company announced on July 18. The concept replaces...
TKE to Equip Stockholm Metro Stations With 44 Escalators
TK Elevator (TKE) has won a multimillion-euro order from AB Storstockholms Lokaltrafik to equip Stockholm metro stations with 44 heavy-duty victoria escalators, TKE announced on July 22. The 110-km-long system,...
TKE to Showcase Multi at Expo 2020 Dubai German Pavilion
TK Elevator (TKE) announced its MULTI ropeless elevator system was selected by the German Pavilion Consortium to be showcased at the CAMPUS GERMANY pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, scheduled for...
Man In Life-Threatening Condition After Falling from Escalator in Toronto
A man who fell from a mall escalator in downtown Toronto was in life-threatening condition, City News reported. Police were called to the scene around 4 p.m. on July 19 and paramedics...
Vacation Rental Owners Urged to Disable Home Elevators
Following the July 11 death of a child in a North Carolina Outer Banks residential elevator, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Robert Adler, in a July 20 emailed...
LEIA Urges U.K. Government to Reassess Self-Isolation Rules
The U.K.’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has joined a call from industry sectors including retail, manufacturing and construction to re-examine current COVID-19 self-isolation rules, citing fear of a...
Otis Launches Embedded Systems CoE in Detroit
On the heels of announcing its newest elevator platforms, Otis said in July it is opening a new Embedded Systems Center of Excellence (CoE) in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills,...
