Modernization

Unsworth Joins LML Lift Consultants Senior Consultant

Richie Lobert, founder and co-director of Australia's LML Lift Consultants, announced that John Unsworth has joined the company as a senior consultant overseeing numerous major projects. Well known in the...

NYC MTA Welcomes Modernized Elevators at Bronx Subway Station

The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) welcomed two completely modernized elevators at the 3rd Avenue-149th Street subway station in the South Bronx on May 1. Contracted to Otis, work included...

U.A.E.’s National Elevator Approaches 40th Anniversary

The U.A.E.'s National Elevators is proud to be approaching its 40th anniversary in 2026, General Manager Raja Mohamed Syed Ali said. Founded in 1986, National Elevators has evolved and risen...

GEE Milano to Focus on Modernization, Software and More

The Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE) Milano, planned at Fiera Milano Rho in Milan, Italy, on November 19-21, will include an exhibition platform focusing on innovations in maintenance and system upgrades...

G-Tech Elevator Rises to Challenge at Flatiron Building

G-Tech Elevator Associates LLC, founded in 2010 by Brock Glenn and his father, mobilized on-site at Manhattan's Flatiron Building in April to tackle the bulk of the elevator work for...

Historic London Tube Lift Shafts Restored to Make Station Accessible

The Knightsbridge Tube station in London, England, is now fully accessible due to the restoration of the original lift shafts from 1906, Ian Visits reports. One of the original station entrances has...

Schindler Expects U.S. Tariffs to Cost Millions

Swiss elevator maker Schindler expects U.S. tariff costs to be "in the millions" as it faces an anticipated decline in new-installation business in the Americas, outlets including Blue News report. Overall, though,...

Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Ireland’s Ascension Lifts

Through Stockholm, Sweden-based subsidiary Motum AB, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. acquired Dublin, Ireland-headquartered Ascension Lifts, Mitsubishi Electric announced on April 30. Mitsubishi Electric and its Tokyo-based subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions...

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...

Submit Your Project for EW Project of the Year Awards

Submissions are now being accepted for the ELEVATOR WORLD 28th Annual Project of the Year Awards. We are seeking submissions of projects featuring vertical, horizontal or inclined transportation systems with...