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NEII Provides Code Development Update

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) provided a code development update. On the ASME A17/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, the A17 Standards Committee met in October and finalized several...

Indian State Rolls Out Lift Registration Portal

The state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in north central India has launched a lift registration portal that aims to simplify the process of registering lifts and escalators to ensure they...

Schindler Designates National Elevate Day

Schindler announced today that it has established November 8 of each year as National Elevate Day. Officially recognized by the National Day Archives and also known as Elev-8 Day —...

Elevator Escalator Safety Week on November 11-15

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) and the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) ask vertical-transportation (VT) industry members to remember that Elevator Escalator Safety Week is on November 11-15. Held each...

Seattle’s Sound Transit To Install 58 New VT Units

Sound Transit in Seattle plans to replace 58 aging vertical-transportation (VT) units with new elevators and escalators, KING 5 is among outlets to report. Upgrades target four downtown stations: the...

Dynasty Elevator President Mezzo Joins NYBMA BoD

The New York Building Managers’ Association (NYBMA) announced Dynasty Elevator President John Mezzo has accepted a nomination to join the association’s Board of Directors (BoD). As one of New York...

Interlift 2025 Preparations Underway for Nuremberg Event

Preparations are already well underway for interlift 2025, planned on October 14-17, 2025, at Messe Nürnberg in Nuremberg, Germany, organizer AFAG Messen und Austellungen GmbH announced. There are already approximately...

Mid-American Provides Two ADA Elevators For NYC MTA Station

The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tells ELEVATOR WORLD that Mid-American Elevator provided two new elevators for the 14th Street 123 subway station in Manhattan, NYC. Unveiled on November 3,...

SLM World Expo 2026 Organizers Invite Participation

Virgo Communications & Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd., organizer of the 2nd Smart Lift & Mobility (SLM) Expo, planned on February 5-7, 2026, at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre in Bangalore, Karnataka,...

Hyprlift Showcases Ropeless Elevator At Dubai Event

Silicon Valley, California-based Hyprlift Inc. founder and CEO James Hutchinson and Head of International Business Development Talal Al Alami showcased the company's next-generation ropeless elevator at GITEX 2024 on October...

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Partnership To Expand DOOH Advertising to Premium Locations

New elevator at Atwater Metro station in Montreal; image courtesy of STM

STM Won’t Add More Metro Elevators Due to Lack of Funds

ACME HOME ELEVATOR RESPONSIBILITY SHIFTS FROM STANNAH TO ARROW

ACME Home Elevator Responsibility Shifts From Stannah to Arrow

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Express Elevator Acquires Ascend Elevator

DOCTOR CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR IN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN INDIA

Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India