Kaija Wilkinson
Elevator World Associate Editor
LMA To Become Avire Distributor in Australia and New Zealand
Lift Material Australia Pvt. Ltd. (LMA), part of Dewhurst Group, announced it will officially become the new exclusive distributor of Avire lift and escalator products in Australia and New Zealand...
Mensinga Promoted to GM at Fujitec Chicago
Kevin Mensinga was recently promoted from his previous operations role to general manager (GM) at Fujitec Chicago. Mesgina is an accomplished GM with extensive experience in both sales and operations...
India’s Stag Elevators Expands To Dubai
Bengaluru, India-headquartered Stag Elevators announced it has expanded to Dubai, offering energy-efficient, custom elevators for homes, penthouses, villas and bungalows in the growing U.A.E. market. Stag founder and CEO Sai...
Wittur Group Welcomes Schürholz as CFO
Wittur Group, with global headquarters in Germany, recently welcomed Markus Schürholz as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Schürholz has more than 30 years' experience in various finance departments at...
Lift Accident With Injuries Sparks Safety Concerns in India
Three women were hospitalized following an elevator fall at an apartment complex in the Murad Nagar locality of Hyderabad, India, on April 6, outlets including Munsif Daily report. According to...
Metro Taipei Adjusts Escalators Speeds for Efficiency
Metro Taipei in Taiwan increased the speed of some escalators at high-traffic stations to improve efficiency, reports Taiwan News. The speed of 47 upward escalators at 29 major stations will...
Regional Winners of Otis’ Made to Move Communities Announced
Otis announced the four student teams that are the regional winners of its fifth year of the Made to Move Communities™ student challenge, each earning their school a US$20,000 grant....
Southwest Elevator Welcomes South Florida Service Manager
Southwest Elevator Co., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, announced in March it named Elisha Mueller as South Florida service manager, based in Miami. Mueller joins Southwest from Otis, where she...
ESI Names Regional Sales and Business Development Manager
Elevator Systems, Inc. (ESI) announced it named John Ghosn sales and business development manger for Chicago and the Midwest. With more than 30 years' experience in field sales and branch...
Four New KONE Escalators Coming to London DLR Station
Four new energy-efficient escalators connecting the three floors of the Cutty Sark Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in south-east London are expected to be in service by next spring, Rail...
