Russia
Critical Situation
Russia needs to replace 100,000 elevators by 2025, but challenges loom. by Eugene Gerden The situation in the Russian elevator sector continues to deteriorate as ever-tightening sanctions and chronic underfunding...
More Questions Than Answers
Russian elevator sector is experiencing tough times. The Russian elevator sector is experiencing tough times as sanctions and the country’s ever-growing isolation in the international arena puts serious pressure on...
Russian Elevator Week
Despite the difficulties in supply, strong market demands increased attention for Russian Elevator Week. The 11th Russian Elevator Week, organized by VDNKh and the National Lift Society (NLS), was held...
From Irrational to Rational
Following the elections in May, the whole cabinet has changed except for two ministers. The change, which was expected and followed up in suspense in terms of our sector, was...
In Memoriam: Fritz Mayr
Fritz Mayr, after more than half a century as CEO of Mauerstetten, Germany-headquartered mayr®, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 18. An engineer who earned his degree...
Increased Power Outages Cause Elevator Issues in Ukraine
Nearly 10 months into the war in Ukraine, Russia’s large-scale missile barrages, along with smaller localized attacks targeting substations, transformers and electrical nodes across Ukraine have been crippling, resulting in...
Sanctions on Russia and Belarus
An ensuring compliance has point position in EU lift industry. by Luca Pezzini In response to Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine on February 22, 2022,...
Russia Neighbor Kyrgyzstan Plans to Make Area Lifts
Kyrgyzstan company Sky Elevators plans to export elevators to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Sky Industrial Group told Trend on August 21. Visits to Dushanbe and Tashkent were scheduled to get acquainted...
Schmersal Group Stops Supply To Russia
Schmersal Group, an international leader in machine safety with a comprehensive range of safety switchgear products, has instructed its sales partner for Russia to stop the supply of safety switchgear...
Alimak Halts Russia Deliveries Over Situtation In Ukraine
Alimak Group announced March 4 that it will, for the time being, withhold its parts and services from delivery to Russia while the country is involved in a military situation...
