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London Gate and Franck Muller Launch Another Dubai Tower

Dubai-based developer London Gate and Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Franck Muller are launching their second branded luxury residential tower in less than a year: the Franck Muller Vantage Tower, International...

Child Injured in Thane Elevator Fall

An 11-year-old child was injured on October 21 when an elevator at a residential high rise in Thane, India, crashed from the first floor, The Print reports. The incident occurred...

Hospital Elevator To Be Replaced in Southwestern Ukraine

Leaders of the nonprofit Chornomorskaya Hospital in the Odesa Oblast province of southwestern Ukraine along the northern coast of the Black Sea announced open bidding to install a new elevator...

120 New TKE Units Part of New Sydney Metro City Line

TKE announced on October 22 that 190 new vertical-transportation (VT) units are a key part of the newly inaugurated Sydney Metro City Line in Sydney, Australia. The TKE escalators and...

Elderly Woman Insured in Escalator Mishap in Boston

An 84-year-old woman was injured on October 15 when she fell on an escalator at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Tufts Medical Center station in Boston, CBS News is...

India Railway Station Redevelopment Nearly 50% Complete

Redevelopment of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corp. (MRVC) Ghatkopar Railway Station, a key suburban Mumbai, India, metro hub, is nearly 50% complete, The Free Press Journal reports. The first phase,...

In Memoriam: Francis “Frank” Ferrara

Francis "Frank" Ferrara, a retired state of Massachusetts elevator inspector, passed away on September 29, 2024, at the age of 70. Ferrara, of Burlington, Massachusetts, became a licensed elevator technician...

Saudi Arabia’s Atlas Elevators Signs Distribution Contract

Atlas Elevators General Trading and Contracting Co. signed a contract with Atlas Taiba Elevators Co. making Atlas Taiba an authorized distributor of Atlas Elevators products, Tadawul reports. Both companies are...

Suffolk University Facing Elevator Issues

Boston’s Suffolk University’s Sawyer Building saw the abrupt closure of all five of its elevators on September 6 as a result of an electrical issue that affected the control system,...

Start Elevator’s O’Shea To Run Marathon for Cancer Research

Start Elevator Owner and President Jack O'Shea will run the upcoming New York City Marathon to raise awareness and funds for multiple myeloma research, yahoo finance reports. O'Shea's marathon journey...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

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In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

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Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus