Africa
Nigerian President Congratulates Company on 35-Year Milestone
Nigeria President Bola Tinubu recently congratulated Kresta Laurel Ltd., a leading indigenous elevator and escalator company, on its 35th anniversary, the Premium Times reports. The president commended the company’s management...
Momentum Building for TES 2026 in Dubai
With approximately 50 exhibitors already signed up, momentum is building for the next edition of The Elevator Show (TES) Dubai, planned on September 21-23 at the Dubai World Trade Centre...
Lagos To Host Lift Expo Nigeria in September
Lift Expo Nigeria 2025, organized by Expert International Fairs Org. Co. in partnership with Mena Management, is planned on September 2 to 4 at the Landmark Centre in Victoria Island,...
KONE Launches Customer Planning Tool in Middle East, Türkiye and Africa
KONE has introduced KONE Studio – an innovative digital service designed to make elevator planning faster, easier and more collaborative for customers — in the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa region. KONE...
KONE Interim EVP Roles to Continue Through March 2025
KONE announced on December 9 that two interim executive vice president (EVP) roles announced in December 2023 will continue until the end of March 2025. They are interim EVP for...
Kenya Town Opens First-Ever Escalator
Naivas Mall in Kakamega, Kenya, has introduced the town’s first-ever escalator, marking a novel chapter in the local shopping scene that many residents experienced for the first time, The Saturday...
South Africa’s Smart City Dreams
Country’s urbanization and population trends drive demand for VT. South Africa’s evolving urbanization story will likely include several chapters on the continuing transformation of the country’s vertical-transportation (VT) industry, which...
CEDES Names Wallen EMEA, RoW Key Account Manager
CEDES, the global leader in elevator safety light curtains and optoelectronic sensors, recently welcomed David Wallen to its sales team as key account manager, Elevators and Escalators, Europe, the Middle...
Otis Announces Made to Move Communities Student Challenge Winners
On April 19, Otis announced the winning teams of its third annual Made to Move CommunitiesTM Student Challenge, which paired volunteer mentors from Otis with 230 students across 15 countries...
Otis Volunteers Help Students Innovate To Mitigate Climate Change
Farmington, Connecticut-headquartered global OEM Otis recently highlighted an effort that involved more than 180 Otis volunteers and more than 230 students from 15 countries and territories brainstorming ways to mitigate...
