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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...

Interlift 2025 in Nuremburg Shaping Up To Be Bigger Than Ever

Interlift 2025, organized by AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH and set to take place for the first time in Nuremburg, Germany, on October 14-17, 2025, is shaping up to be...

Harmar Mobility Acquires Pollock Lifts

Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, Harmar Mobility, a leading stairlift and mobility device lift manufacturer, has acquired Pollock Lifts, based in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, yahoo finance reports. This acquisition follows Harmar’s...

Developer of Brisbane “Urban Forest” Seeks To Go Taller

Developer Aria Property Group has resubmitted its proposal to the City Council for a foliage-covered, 30-story residential tower at 88 Merivale Street in Brisbane, Australia, after being initially approved for...

Brooklyn Hospital Center Secures US$2 Million for Escalator Work

Leaders at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY, were joined by NY State Sen. Andrew Gounardes on October 16 to announce US$2 million in state funding for modernizing the...

EAM To Host Holiday Social on November 13

The Elevator Association of Minnesota (EAM), Inc. is hosting its annual Holiday Social on November 13, starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Puttery, located at 240 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis....

Hitachi Lift India Receives Order for 56 Elevators and Escalators

Hitachi Ltd. announced on October 17 that Hitachi Building Systems Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. subsidiary Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. secured an order for 56 elevators and escalators for...

Inaccessibility at Key NYC Subway Station Focus of Meeting

The most recent Elevator Lobby meeting on October 7 focused on the continued battle for accessibility improvements — namely, an elevator and modernized escalators — at a key Metropolitan Transportation...

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark

The One under construction in 2024; photo by Sikander Iqbal for Wikipedia

Ontario Superior Court Approves Tridel’s Takeover of The One

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Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses

DELTRON ACQUIRES THREE COMPANIES

Deltron Acquires Three Companies

SAVARIA ACQUIRES WESTERN ELEVATOR

Savaria Acquires Western Elevator