Technology
LEEA Launches Membership Portal
The U.K.’s Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has launched a Membership Application Portal designed to streamline the association’s application process. While applications must still meet LEEA’s eligibility and standard criteria,...
Hyprlift at Smart High-Rises UAE Summit in Dubai
Hyprlift, Inc., a Silicon Valley, California-based company that offers the Hyprlift® self-propelled elevator cab, will be at the 3rd Smart High-Rises UAE Summit U.A.E. in Dubai at the JW Marriott...
KONE To Equip 1 KM-Plus-Tall Jeddah Tower With Suite of High-Tech VT Solutions
KONE announced on October 8 it won an order to equip Jeddah Tower in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — the world’s future tallest building at 1 km-plus — with...
Hitachi To Reduce Elevator Inspection Staff by Half With AI
Tokyo, Japan, conglomerate Hitachi plans to use generative AI software developed by Silicon Valley, California-headquartered Nvidia for elevator maintenance inspections, cutting the number of workers required for the job in...
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...
TKE at CTBUH 2025 International Conference in Toronto
TK Elevator (TKE) is participating in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2025 International Conference in Toronto, "From the Ground Up: Tall Buildings and City Making," on...
CTBUH Dubai Event Draws 300+ and Features KONE
More than 300 delegates gathered at Atlantis The Royal Resort in Dubai on September 23 for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Dubai Conference, for which KONE...
Hyundai Elevator Signs Modular Elevator Commercialization MoU
Hyundai Elevator announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Hyundai Engineering & Construction to commercialize a modular elevator, Maeil Business Newspaper reports. Hyundai Elevator recently completed the development...
CIA To Showcase CANopen Lift at Interlift
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association, headquartered in Nuremburg, Germany, plans to exhibit at the interlift trade fair on October 14-17 at Nürnberg Messe in Nuremberg. CiA staff will...
Hyundai Elevator Sells Building and Affiliate Shares
Hyundai Elevator has announced the sale of its office building in Yeonji-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, for KRW 450 billion (US$321.4 million), THE CHOSUN Daily reports. Hyundai Elevator sold the property to...
