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KONE Digital Experience Available in Australia’s Tallest Building

Australia’s tallest tower has introduced an extraordinary attraction — the KONE Digital Experience Display elevator, Australia’s first-of-its-kind sustainable and immersive elevator experience — through a partnership between KONE and SkyPoint,...

Elevator Association of Minnesota to Hold Annual Business Meeting

The Elevator Association of Minnesota (EAM), based in Mendota Heights, plans to hold its Annual Business Meeting (ABM) on September 6 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Minneapolis Airport in Bloomington....

World’s Tallest Mass-Timber Building Envisioned in Milwaukee

The Neutral Project, LLC, has been selected by the City of Milwaukee to redevelop an underutilized city-controlled site: the Marcus Performing Arts Center parking garage at 101 North Water Street,...

MassPort Accepting Bids for VT Maintenance Contract

The Massachusetts Port Authority (MassPort) is accepting bids electronically through August 21 for a three-year vertical-transportation (VT) maintenance contract that includes elevator, escalator and moving walk maintenance at all MassPort...

Ouimet Promoted to KJA COO

Toronto-headquartered vertical-transportation consultancy KJA announced on August 1 the promotion of Martin Ouimet from director, eastern Canada, to chief operating officer (COO). With more than 17 years at KJA, Ouimet...

RES Names Rye Consulting Specialist for Florida’s East Coast

Weeki Wachee, Florida-headquartered Rise Elevator Services (RES) recently welcomed Brian Rye as consulting specialist for Florida's East Coast, RES owner and President Tim Rye Sr. announced on LinkedIn. The addition...

London Rail Station Adds Step-Free Access With Lifts

Isleworth station in Hounslow in West London now boasts two new lifts on either side of the raised platforms thanks to a GBP1-million ($US1.28-million) investment from Hounslow Council and funding...

KONE Wins Order For Eight Stations for China’s New Line S2

KONE has won an order to supply a suite of people flow solutions for the new metro line S2 on the Nanjing to Ma’anshan intercity rail in East China. The...

One of Nation’s Largest TKE EOX Installations in Connecticut

TK Elevator (TKE) will install 11 EOX elevators at The Corbin District in the heart of Darien, Connecticut, TKE New Installation Sales Executive Jennifer Monahan said on LinkedIn in July....

New Access Solutions Supplier Launched in the U.K.

With more than 60 years’ experience in the stairlift and access industry, husband-and-wife team Steve and Tracey Wilson have launched Peterborough, U.K.-based Stairlift and Mobility Solutions Ltd. to meet the...

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