Elevators
Montreal’s REM Faces Elevator Issues
Montreal's new Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) light-rail network is not as accessible as it claims to be, according to users in a report by CBC News. REM opened at the...
Otis Shares Latest VT Solutions at CTBUH Conference
Leaders from Otis Worldwide Corp. shared the latest on connected vertical-transportation (VT) solutions, including how elevators interact with service robots and a preview of what’s next for AI-powered destination dispatching,...
Indian State Works To Finalize First-Ever Lift and Escalator Law
Government officials in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India are working to finalize the UP Lifts and Escalators Act, 2023, a “first-ever” law that would require annual maintenance...
Union: BC Elevator Workers Avoid Strike, For Now
The bargaining process between the International Union of Elevator Constructors’ BC branch (IUEC Local 82) and four employers – Otis, Schindler, KONE and TK Elevator — has resumed, reports CityNews...
Redeveloped Railway Station in Southwest India To Open Ahead of Schedule
The redeveloped Kollam railway station in the state of Kerala in southwest India, which will be served by new vertical-transportation (VT) equipment, is slated for completion six months ahead of...
VT Companies Named to World’s Best Employers List
Forbes recently released its seventh annual list of the World’s Best Employers, and a number of vertical-transportation (VT) companies made the list including Otis, Schindler, Mitsubishi Electric and KONE. The...
India’s EECMAI Elects Officers
The India-based Elevator & Escalator Component Manufacturers' Association (EECMAI) elected officers on October 6 at the Hotel Ramada Plaza in Hinjewadi, Pune, India. Hiren Panchal of Apson Motor (India) Pvt....
Hyundai Saudi Arabia Representative ESCCO Awarded Red Sea Global Contracts
Red Sea Global, developer of major "regenerative tourism" projects The Red Sea and AMAALA, has awarded multiple contracts to Elevator Systems Contracting Co. (ESCCO), a subsidiary of International Project Developers...
Jackson Lift Group on Path To Net Zero By 2030
Approved Lift Consultants, an independent lift, escalator, travelator and elevator audit firm, recently shared on LinkedIn about the sustainability strides of Jackson Lift Group's Path to Net ZERO by 2030....
Interlift To Move From Augsburg to Nuremberg Starting in 2025
After more than 30 years in Augsburg, Germany, interlift, the world’s leading trade fair for elevators held every two years, will move to Nuremberg, Germany, VFA-Interlift e.V. and AFAG Messen...
