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CECA Announces MCP Updates

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced it has added further verbiage to its disclaimer on the Maintenance Control Program (MCP) logbooks and Maintenance Requirement Logs, as well as updated...

New Taipei Mayor Orders Elevator Inspection After Falls

New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi will order a third-party review of two recent incidents in which city-operated elevators malfunctioned and fell soon after undergoing maintenance, the Tapei Times is...

Schmersal Group Names Ramji Singh As Managing Director

The Schmersal Group has appointed Ramji Singh as the new managing director of its subsidiary Schmersal India Pvt. Ltd. The takeover of the management comes into force with immediate effect....

KONE Elevator India Expands With a New Office in Kerala

KONE Elevator India has announced the opening of its new office in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, CXOtoday.com reports. The new office, located on Ulloor-Akkulam Road, will cater to KONE India’s existing...

Quality Elevators Partners With Axxiom Elevator

Washington, D.C.-based Quality Elevator has announced a partnership with Axxiom Elevator, an independent elevator services company doing business across Florida, Arizona and the Washington, D.C. area. Jeremy Metzger, CEO of...

Sabine Nitzsche Appointed TÜV SÜD AG CFO

Sabine Nitzsche has been appointed by the Supervisory Board of TÜV SÜD AG as the new chief financial officer (CFO) and member of the Board of Management with effect from...

CiA To Exhibit at Upcoming Events

CAN in Automation (CiA) has participated in a number of events already this fall, and the organization is gearing up to have a booth (hall 5/410) at Smart Production Solutions...

Ooma AirDial POTS Replacement Adds Certifications

Ooma Inc.’s AirDial® Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) replacement solution has added certifications to boost regulatory compliance, the Sunnyvale, California-headquartered cloud-based communications provider announced on October 15. AirDial certifications now...

KONE’s Third Quarter Profit Below Expectations Due to China Slump

KONE will focus on modernizing and servicing existing lifts as it sees no end to China’s construction slump and has reported third-quarter profit below expectations, Reuters reports. China — the...

Child Dies in India Elevator Pit Incident

A five-year-old boy drowned after falling into a water-filled pit in Kannamangala, Mahadevapura, India on October 23, India Today reports. At approximately 5 ft deep, the pit had been dug...

DOCTOR CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR IN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN INDIA

Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India

RUBAX LIFTS CREDITS SIM MANAGEMENT PORTAL WITH SUCCESS

Rubax Lifts Credits SIM Management Portal With Success

A bird's-eye view of Hyundai Elevator's Shanghai Smart Campus with the new solar power system installed; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Solar Power System To Help Cut Emissions

Otis China President Sally Loh

Otis Dedicated To Investing in China’s Digital Future

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators