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A special event is held; updates on Hudson Yards and introductions to other major projects.

New Faces, Old Friends at NEII® Field Safety Committee Meeting A rare New York City (NYC) meeting of The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) Field Safety Committee was held recently,...

Acquisitions, hires and more from around the country

NEII Hires Executive Director, Moves Following election of its board of directors (ELEVATOR WORLD, August 2016), the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) has hired a new executive director and is...

Riyadh Metro lets large contract; Dubai and Qatar tower news.

thyssenkrupp Supplying 641 Units to Riyadh Metro thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture, supply, install and maintain 251 elevators and 390 escalators for lines 1 and 2...

Interlift 2017 Dates Announced

Organizer AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH has announced that the next Interlift will take place on October 17-20, again at the Augsburg Trade Fair in Augsburg, Germany. VFA stated that...

Various positions filled in top industry jobs around the world.

Ekstedt New CFO of Alimak Group Per Ekstedt is set to become chief financial officer (CFO) of Alimak Group AB on January 1, 2017. He is currently CFO at Swedish...

EHC Appoints South Africa Distributor

Oshawa, Canada-based EHC Global has appointed Mofasa Lifts as its authorized handrail distributor and service provider in South Africa. Based in Pretoria, Mofasa will service the growing need for new...

Plans for tall buildings abound in London, Milan.

KONE Modernization in London Includes Polaris KONE has been awarded a contract to modernize the elevators of global law firm Clifford Chance at its Canary Wharf offices on 10 Upper...

CTBUH 2016 Best Tall Building Award Recipients Announced

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the 2016 Best Tall Building Award recipients. Culled from 132 of “the most forward-looking entries yet,” they are: Americas, Winner...

Potential industry crisis is highlighted as plans for more high rises develop.

Canada’s Elevator Availability Called “Crisis” The Canadian Press published a report in July after investigating the poor service availability of elevators across Canada. Though some problems are blamed on more...

Lerch Bates Activity

Consultancy wins jobs in Las Vegas, San Francisco. Systems for Chinese-Themed Vegas Resort Lerch Bates has been hired to design the vertical-transportation and façade-access systems for phase one of Resorts...

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77-Year-Old Dies After Falling on Escalator in India

UNITEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE

Unitec Announces Temporary Closure

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Applications Open for NAESA Scholarships

MAX Automate allows for remote operation of 129 PBBs; image courtesy of TKE.

Madrid Airport First Fully Remote-Operated Hub With TKE System

The futuristic design of Port San Antonio’s Innovation Tower; image courtesy of Port San Antonio

Port San Antonio BoD Move Innovation Tower to Finalization Phase