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Fujitec Immersive Elevator Featuring Lights and Music Wins Award
Three Fujitec-affiliated companies won an Award of Excellence in the Digital Signage Awards 2024 entertainment category for the Immersive Elevator, which "provides people with an emotional experience through the fusion...
Otis Vietnam To Provide and Service 28 Elevators for Hanoi Residential Tower
Otis Vietnam announced on July 8 it has been awarded a contract to provide and service four SkyRise® and 24 AriseTM elevators for LUMIÈRE Evergreen, a 40-story luxury apartment tower...
Seven-Tower TOD Greenlit in Melbourne’s Box Hill
Through the Fast-Track Program of the Victoria, Australia, government, Vicinity Centres has won approval for a masterplan that includes seven towers ranging from 19 to 50 stories that will deliver...
RTD-Denver’s Open Elevator Door Policy Curbs Service Calls
A pilot program initiated in March by the Regional Transportation District in Denver, Colorado (RTD-Denver) is resulting in a significant reduction in calls for service, and RTD plans to expand...
1916 Elevator in Missouri Courthouse Closed for Repairs
A more-than-100-year-old cage elevator serving the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Missouri, is closed so it can undergo vital repairs, The Joplin Globe reports. The courthouse was built in 1894,...
Multiplex UK Tapped To Build City of London’s Newest Tower
Multiplex UK has been tapped by AXA IM Alts to build the City of London's newest skyscraper — the 36-story 60,400-m2 office tower 50 Fenchurch Street, Construction News reports. Located...
MET Receives CSR Award for Social Empowerment Program
Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd., (MET), recently received the Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards (AREA) 2024 in the "Social Empowerment" category, the Bangkok Post reports. The award recognized the company’s continuous...
IEEE USA E-Book Fifth in Series Showcasing Women Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) USA has released a new e-book featuring the story of Judith Resnick, a female engineer and member of the Space Shuttle Challenger...
25-Year-Old Falls to Her Death Down Elevator Shaft in Italy
A 25-year-old woman fell four stories down an empty elevator shaft to her death in Fasano, southern Italy, on July 1, Unilad is among outlets to report. The incident occurred...
Missing Bolts Led To Deadly Stockholm Elevator Collapse
Missing bolts caused a construction elevator to collapse in a Stockholm, Sweden, suburb in December 2023, killing five people, the Swedish Investigation Authority determined, the Associated Press is among outlets...
