Florida

Humphrey Promoted to Liberty Florida Gulf Coast Branch Manager

Liberty Elevator Corp. Special Operations Manager Dru Brooks tells ELEVATOR WORLD that McClellan "Mac" Humphrey has been promoted from business development manager to branch manager for the Florida Gulf Coast....

Hippodrome’s Historic Elevator To Reopen August 22

A year and a half after being shut down, the historic manually operated elevator at the Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, Florida, will reopen on August 22, WCJB 20 reports. The 112-year-old Otis...

Metro Elevator Expands Florida Team

Metro Elevator, with locations nationwide, has strengthened its commitment to Florida with dedicated leadership for both its South Florida and West Florida divisions — each led by President Frank Smith....

Gessen Joins TEI as South Florida VP of Sales

Gibran Gessen, who has 16 years' vertical-transportation (VT) industry experience and more than five years as a profit-and-loss manager in the South Florida market, joined TEI Group as vice president...

VDA Acquires Florida-Based Suncoast Elevator Inspections

VDA, Inc., a vertical-transportation consultancy based in East Hanover, New Jersey, on June 30 announced the acquisition of Suncoast Elevator Inspections, a Tampa Bay area, Florida-based company specializing in elevator...

Metro Elevator Taps Leaders for Growing Florida Division

Metro Elevator recently tapped leaders for its rapidly growing South Florida division, headquartered in Hollywood, Florida. Leading the division is President Frank Smith, who brings more than 20 years' vertical-transportation...

TEI Group Names Guerrero As South Florida VP

NYC-headquartered TEI Group, which opened its Florida location in Tampa in 2024, has announced Ruben Guerrero as South Florida vice president (VP). With more than 30 years' experience, Guerrero began...

ATTA Elevators Announces Opening of New Florida Branch

ATTA Elevators, an independent elevator company based in North America, announced the opening of its new branch in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 15. The expansion is part of ATTA’s...

Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge

Otis announced that the team from Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida is the global winner of the fifth Made to Move Communities™ student challenge. The Pembroke...

Axxiom Elevator Completes Acquisition of Evolution Elevator

South Florida-headquartered Axxiom Elevator completed its acquisition of Evolution Elevator & Escalator Corp., based in Staten Island, NY, with offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Maven Group, which facilitated the deal,...

Rendering of the outdoor elevator; image via The Japan News

Japan Castle To Get Outdoor Elevator

Inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport; photo by Robert Polidori for SOM

Lack of Adequate VT Sparks Concern in Mumbai, India

The Alpha Matar team; image courtesy of Alpha Matar

Alpha Matar Signs Cooperation Protocol With Sunrise Hotels Group

Images courtesy of KONE

KONE Celebrates 115th Anniversary

SDSU PARKING ELEVATORS OPERATING WITH EXPIRED PERMITS

SDSU Parking Elevators Operating With Expired Permits