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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...
OEM Provides On-Site Training for Missouri Courthouse Personnel
Gasconade County, Missouri, courthouse personnel received on-site training for their new elevator, the Gasconade County Republican reports. Two representatives from Otis Elevator offered a tutorial to local officials on the...
Revamped Toronto Tower Plan Points to Post-Pandemic Trend
H&R REIT has resubmitted plans for its tower development at 310 and 330 Front Street West in Toronto’s Entertainment District to add a residential tower and eliminate an office building,...
Escalator Upgrade in Store For Pennsylvania Airport
Thanks to US$3 million in federal funding announced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on October 22, Harrisburg International Airport in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, will be...
Lift Comm Collaborates with NYC MTA on Accessibility Upgrades
Lift Communications (Lift Comm), a subsidiary of TEC Solutions Concepts Inc. based in New Jersey, announced it is collaborating with the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on accessibility upgrades at...
Alberto Sassi Partners With U.S.-Based Master Elevator Parts
Alberto Sassi SpA, headquartered in Italy, recently announced a strategic partnership with Long Island City (LIC), NY-based Master Elevator Parts. Unveiled during the United Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey,...
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...
