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KONE Contract at Saudi Arabia’s KFIA Includes 86 Units

KONE has won an order to provide a suite of transportation solutions for the modernization of King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, also known as Dammam International...

Elevator Incident in Hyderabad Apartment Building

A serious incident involving a lift crash occurred on November 24 at an apartment building in Chandulal Baradari, located in Hyderabad’s Old City in India, The Munsif Daily reports. Six...

Rainfall in Singapore Causes Elevator Issues

A Housing & Development Board (HDB) block in Tampines, Singapore, lost both its lifts after heavy rain November 22, MS News reports. The heavy rain caused the floor traps at...

Gelestino Joins Molloy University’s President’s Advisory Council

Champion Elevator Corp. President and CEO Don Gelestino has been appointed to Molloy University's prestigious President's Advisory Council. As a respected leader and advocate for education and community growth, Gelestino...

ECNY Annual Meeting and Holiday Party This Week

Open exclusively to Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) members, the ECNY Annual Meeting and Holiday Party is planned on December 5 at Villa Barone Manor, 737 Throngs Neck Expressway,...

Pias Peleteiro Appointed to Top TÜV SÜD Management Team

Paula Pias Peleteiro has been appointed to the top management team of TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH. She will assume responsibility for the business areas of plant safety, energy and...

Fujitec Indonesia Delivers 19 Modernized Elevators For Wisma 46

PT Fujitec Indonesia, a group company of Fujitec Co., Ltd., delivered 19 modernized elevators to the 48-story Wisma 46 office building in central Jakarta, Fujitec announced in October. Shaped like...

Closings for Thanksgiving

The offices of Elevator World, Inc. will be closed on November 28 and 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. They will open for regular business hours on December...

LEEA Awards 2024 Announced at “Biggest Yet” Event

The U.K.’s Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) recently awarded the LEEA Awards 2024 at the world-famous Dorchester in London. In its sixth year, the event was proclaimed as “the biggest...

One Dead, One Injured in India Elevator Incident

A 31-year-old senior mechanical engineer working near the Hairderpur Metro Station in Delhi, India, was killed and a foreman (supervisor) was injured on November 20 after the wire rope of...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers