Elevators
Prague Metro Station Barrier Free With Elevators Complete
Prague's Jiřího z Poděbrad metro station in Vinohrady has officially reached barrier-free status with the opening of new elevators, expats.cz reports. The station is now the 47th barrier-free station in...
Germany-Based Plastics Manufacturer Röchling Celebrates 100 Years
On June 7 and June 9, respectively, Xanten, Germany-based plastics manufacturer Röchling Industrial Xanten hosted an anniversary celebration and an Open Day on-site. More than 100 guests accepted the invitation...
India’s WR Real-Time Monitoring App Aims To Boost VT Uptime
India’s Western Railway (WR) has developed a real-time monitoring app for vertical-transportation (VT) equipment serving suburban Mumbai stations, including 122 escalators and 69 elevators, the Hindustan Times is among outlets...
AFAG: interlift 2025 and TES Dubai 2024 Generating Buzz
interlift 2025, taking place for the first time in Nürnberg, Germany, on October 14-17, 2025, is already generating a lot of buzz with more than 250 exhibitors — including two...
Otis Providing 61 VT Units for Sydney Metro — Western Airport
Otis announced on July 9 it is providing 61 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 40 520NPE heavy-duty public-transit escalators and 21 Gen3TM and Gen2® elevators — for the Sydney Metro —...
Otis India Introduces Design Series Including 360 Combinations
On July 8, Otis India introduced the Modular Series, 360 possible design combinations that give customers the flexibility to customize the look and feel of an elevator. The Modular Series...
Elevator Solutions Investment Co. Acquires Two Companies
Elevator Solutions Investment Co., a subsidiary of Mayar Holding Co., signed a binding purchase agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Saudi Installation Testing and Maintenance Co. (ITM Co....
Claddagh Electronics Appoints Johnson Business Development Consultant
Claddagh Electronics Ltd., the Long Island City, NY-headquartered manufacturer of code-compliant solutions for the vertical-transportation industry, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Jeff Johnson as business development...
VDA Acquires Canada’s GUNN Consultants
East Hanover, New Jersey-headquartered VDA, Inc. announced on July 9 it has acquired Canada-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy GUNN Consultants. GUNN was founded in 1983 as an engineering consulting firm specializing...
“Floating” Addition Proposed Atop Historic Toronto Apartment Building
Developer ProWinko has proposed a 10-story addition designed by Alliance that would “float” one story above a historic, four-story apartment building in Toronto’s Annex neighborhood, Urban Toronto reports. Bringing the...
