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PSTN Switchover Could Leave People Stuck in Lifts in U.K.
The switchover from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to the digital network in the U.K., set to be complete at the end of 2025 with the copper network fully...
Southwest Elevator Promotes Graham to Operations Manager
Southwest Elevator Co., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, announced in August the promotion of Tony Graham to operations manager. Graham has been with Southwest Elevator for nearly 15 years, holding...
ATIS Welcomes Gressett as Elevator Consultant for Southeast
ATIS recently welcomed Ryan Gresset, a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, as an elevator consultant for the Southeast. Based in Georgia, Gressett boasts 20 years' experience including various leadership roles...
Manchester Tower Plans Submitted
Hawkins\Brown’s designs for a 23-story-tall build-to-rent tower in Manchester have been submitted for planning, Architects’ Journal reports. The part-17 and part-23-story block is for a site on the corner of...
LEEA Looks Forward to LiftEx 2024 at Olympia in London
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) looks forward to its flagship event, LiftEx 2024, on October 16-17 at the new West Hall of Olympia in London. LEEA describes the free-to-attend...
Las Vegas Airport Getting Elevator, Escalator Upgrades
A US$20.6 million federal grant will add new elevators and refurbish elevators and escalators at Harry Reid International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration announced and the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported....
Dubai’s Imtiaz Developments Taps KONE for 12 Projects
Dubai-based Imtiaz Developments has selected KONE as the vertical-transportation (VT) provider for its 12 projects, Construction Week reported on August 16. In addition to elevators and escalators, KONE will provide...
Elevators Back in Service at NYC Residential Tower
The three elevators at the 38-story Hunter’s Point Commons residential tower in Long Island City, Queens, NYC, are working again after two units serving floors 15 to 38 had been...
Otis Launches Gen3 Digitally Connected Elevator in Thailand
Otis launched its Gen3TM digitally connected elevator in Thailand during a launch event titled "Platform for Possibility" in Bangkok on August 16. Gen3 blends the proven flat-belt technology of the...
Inglis Retires From Australia’s LESA Executive Committee
John Inglis of Sydney, Australia, lifetime member and past president of the Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA), is retiring from LESA's Executive Committee, LESA President John Tibbetts announced. Instrumental...
