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IUEC Recognizes Safety Stand Down Day on April 28

On April 28, Safety Stand Down Day, members of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) took a moment to reflect on the 416 workers who lost their lives on...

Schindler Unveils New MRL Elevator Schindler 5000

On April 29, Schindler announced the launch of the new Schindler 5000, a machine-room-less (MRL) elevator designed for low- to mid-rise offices, hotels, hospitals, apartment complexes and more. Available in most...

Ozarks Firefighters Receive Elevator Rescue Training

Firefighters from several agencies in the Ozarks, including the Logan-Rogersville Fire Protection District in Rogersville, Missouri, spent the week at district headquarters learning how to rescue entrapped people from elevators, KY3 reported...

ECNY to Host Audio-Visual Communication Seminar

The Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) will be hosting a seminar focused on current audio-visual communication code requirements on May 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Villa Barone Manger...

State of Illinois Approved Colley Elevator CE Course

Bensenville, Illinois-headquartered Colley Elevator Co. announced approval of its Elevator 101 course for continuing-education (CE) credit by the State of Illinois for property managers working toward their Community Association Manager...

Draka EHC Announces Registration for Golf Classic

Draka EHC, the rebranded company name of two leaders in the vertical-transportation (VT) industry Draka elevator and EHC Global, has announced registration for the 40th Annual Draka EHC Golf Classic....

Labor Shortage Delays NYC Elevator Acceptance Tests

Consultancy VDA, Inc., issued a notice that scheduling acceptance testing for new elevator installations and modernizations in NYC is significantly delayed due to a labor shortage in the NYC Department...

Otis Acquires Eight Urban Elevator Locations

Otis acquired eight Urban Elevator Service locations in the U.S., Maven Group, which served as financial advisor to Urban Elevator, announced on April 21. All eight locations will be under...

ACME Home Elevator Responsibility Shifts From Stannah to Arrow

Stannah, the U.K.-based home accessibility leader, and Arrow Lift, with four California, U.S., locations, announced in March responsibility for ACME Home Elevator's home elevator and repair business in central and...

Express Elevator Acquires Ascend Elevator

Express Elevator has announced the acquisition of Ascend Elevator, an independent elevator service provider based in Brown Deer, Wisconsin. This strategic acquisition strengthens the company’s presence in the Milwaukee area. Express...

Dubai; photo by GizmoPhotography for Pixabay

Luxury Residential Demand Soars in Dubai

GHMC TO FLOAT TENDERS FOR FOB MAINTENANCE

GHMC To Float Tenders for FOB Maintenance

SHORTS INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES TRADE PARTNERSHIP WITH BERNSTEIN LTD.

Shorts Industries Announces Trade Partnership With Bernstein Ltd.

(l-r) Dr. Ahmed Shalaby, co-founder, president and CEO of Tatweer Misr and João Penedo, Otis senior vice president for Iberia, Africa and the Middle East, during the signing of the agreement; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Partners With Tatweer Misr for Six Projects in Egypt

CAUTION URGED AFTER FATAL ESCALATOR FALL IN CANADA

Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada