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MTA Releases Plan for Subway Station Without Elevator
New York State Sen. Cordell Cleare, chair of the committee on aging, wrote a letter in August calling on Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) chair and CEO Janno Lieber to include...
Odesa Authorities Tender Elevator Maintenance Contracts
Authorities in Odesa, Ukraine, recently held several tenders to select elevator maintenance companies, Intent reports. As long as the company is able to eliminate tender document inconsistencies, Gamayun Lift Limited...
Sri Lanka VT Projects of Hyundai Elevator Agent Highlighted
Noteworthy vertical-transportation (VT) projects in Sri Lanka featuring high-tech, energy-efficient Hyundai Elevator equipment provided by agent Abans Engineering were showcased in September by the Daily Mirror. Served by six high-speed...
2024 Ellies Award Winners and Runners-Up Announced
Congratulations to the 2024 Ellies Award winners and runners-up. Each was announced live on-stage on September 25 at NAEC's 2024 United Convention. Winners were presented their custom Ellies trophies, and...
Next NAESA Inspector Trainee Program Begins January 21
NAESA International has announced that the next Inspector Trainee Program class begins on January 21, 2025. The program was developed to assist hiring authorities with QEI code level training for...
KONE Hosts Capital Markets Day in Helsinki
KONE hosted its Capital Markets Day for institutional investors and analysts in Helsinki on September 27. During Capital Markets Day, KONE presented its new strategy called “Rise” for 2025-2030. A...
Project of the Year Deadline Extended to October 30
The submission deadline for ELEVATOR WORLD’S 27th annual Project of the Year Awards has been extended to October 30. We are seeking submissions of projects featuring vertical, horizontal or inclined transportation systems...
U.K. Lift Specialist Completes Five Acquisitions With Backing
Dudley, U.K.-based lift maintenance and repair specialist Deltron Group has completed five acquisitions since LDC made a minority investment in July, TheBusinessDesk.com is among outlets to report. The company has acquired Metro Lifts (London),...
Ziehl-Abegg Appoints Joachim Ley as CEO
Ziehl-Abegg has announced that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Joachim Ley, who has been with the company since 2021 and played an active role in shaping the company’s global growth, has...
LEIA Looks at Industry Implications of Grenfell Phase 2 Report
The Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 report published in early September was the culmination of more than seven years of work by the inquiry and followed publication of the Phase 1...
