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Acquisitions, investments for the future of the industry and more
ATIS Acquires Lerch Bates’ Inspection Portfolio American Testing and Inspection Services (ATIS) and Lerch Bates entered into an agreement in December 2017 in which ATIS will acquire the elevator inspection...
Expansion, partnerships and more from around the world
Mitsubishi Electric Building New Training Center in Japan Mitsubishi Electric is significantly ramping up training for installation technicians by building a new, 2,182-m2 training center at its main factory in...
Majors display latest developments, supply deal signed, milestone reached and more.
thyssenkrupp Test Tower, MULTI Cabin The viewing platform at thyssenkrupp’s now fully operational elevator test tower in Rottweil, Germany (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2014, December 2014, August 2016 and September 2017),...
Expansions, plans, purchases and more from around the globe
KONE Vietnam Expands, Looks to Future Growth KONE subsidiary KONE Vietnam LLC has expanded and renovated its corporate office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with plans to open additional...
Company expands and a family-owned operation marks 60 years.
AVT Beckett Setting Up in Tennessee Canadian manufacturer AVT Beckett Elevator Ltd. (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2017) is setting up a manufacturing operation in the Hickory Hill neighborhood of Memphis, the...
Reaching Greater Heights submitted
For more than 10 years, thyssenkrupp Elevator has been involved in the Federation Tower Moscow (FTM) construction project. In 2013 — having already installed 23 units — the company was...
From hires to honors, companies are busy across the nation.
Isenberg New Government Affairs Director at NEII Dylan Isenberg is the new Government Affairs director at the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®), headquartered in Centreville, Virginia. In this role, he...
Forward thinking, expansions and more from around the world
GGC Acquires GAL, GAL Canada, Hollister-Whitney, Names CEO, CFO Golden Gate Capital’s (GGC) acquisition of GAL Manufacturing Corp., GAL Canada and Hollister-Whitney closed on June 26, and a new CEO...
Record-breaking escalators and a new application for mixed-reality technology
Company’s Highest-Ever Escalators for Baku Metro thyssenkrupp has won an order to supply 25 escalators to the Baku Metro in Baku, Azerbaijan. The order includes the highest escalators ever produced...
OEMs, Elevator World make big announcements.
Orona Announces Acquisition, Projects at AGM Hernani, Spain-based manufacturer Orona announced the approval of its 2016 financial statements and other items at its annual general meeting (AGM) in March. It...
