Elevators
Texas’ RICO Elevators Earns State Safety Award
RICO Elevators, Inc., headquartered in Dickinson, Texas, earned the Award of Safety Excellence 2022 from Texas Mutual Insurance Co. Texas Mutual recognizes policyholders like RICO that share its vision to...
Otis CEO Signs Letter to Mark International Day of Persons With Disabilities
Otis Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks joined other global business leaders on December 2 in signing the CEO Letter on Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN, a leading organization for advancing...
KONE Showcases DX Class Elevators at Thailand Expo
KONE recently showcased its DX class elevators, the world’s first digital elevator series, at the Thailand Smart City Expo 2022, the Bangkok Post reports. With built-in connectivity as standard, KONE...
KONE Promotes Gonzalez to SVP New Equipment Americas
KONE announced on December 2 that Steve Gonzalez has been promoted to senior vice president (SVP), New Equipment Business, Americas, joining the KONE Americas leadership team based in Lisle, Illinois....
Otis Introduces Gen3 in India at ISEE
Otis introduced its new generation of Gen3TM digitally native elevators in India at the International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators (ISEE) on December 1-3 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre...
ECNY Annual Meeting and Holiday Party
Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) plans to host its Annual Meeting and Holiday Party on December 7 at Villa Barone Manor, 737 Throgs Neck Expressway, Bronx, NY. A buffet...
First E2 Forum in China Sees Success in Shanghai
The first E2 Forum China was held on October 20, 2022, at Microsoft AI & IoT Insider Lab in Shanghai, organizer Messe Frankfurt reported. The inaugural event enjoyed support from...
Hyperion Solutions Acquires Capital Electric Motor
Memphis, Tennessee-headquartered Hyperion Solutions, a provider of systems and components, digital solutions and technical services for the vertical-transportation industry, announced on December 1 it has acquired Capital Dallas Electric Motor...
Professor: Space Elevators Could Happen in Next Few Decades
Citing an op-ed piece in Scientific American, Interesting Engineering reported that Stephen Cohen, a physics professor at Montreal’s Vanier College, believes a space elevator — a cable stretching from Earth...
Training Tool Helps Responders Unlock Elevator Doors
A new training tool is helping firefighters and other emergency responders in Washington, D.C., quickly unlock elevator doors to rescue entrapped passengers, DC News Now reports. Recently ordered by District...
