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Otis Named a World’s Most Admired Company by Fortune
Otis has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies for 2024 by Fortune magazine, based on survey responses from more than 3,700 business leaders and industry analysts....
Ã…man Appointed MD of Wittur Nordics
Elevator component manufacturer The Wittur Group announced that Peter Ã…man has been appointed managing director (MD) of Wittur Nordics, effective February 1. Wittur Nordics provides sales and after-sales service to...
Champion Elevator Names Ruddy President of Modernization & Construction
NYC-headquartered Champion Elevator has named Alexandra Ruddy president of its Modernization & Construction division. Joining Champion in 2022, Ruddy has held leadership positions in the company's Operations, Modernization and Construction...
Elevator for Revelstoke, Canada, Museum Has Strong Support
An elevator to provide accessibility at the two-story Revelstoke Museum & Archives building in Revelstoke, a small town in interior British Columbia, Canada, known for its small-town charm and skiing,...
Eleven Additional Skywalks Proposed in Bengaluru, India
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area of India, has proposed 11 additional skywalks in...
Major Otis Contracts in China and Hong Kong SAR
Otis President, CEO and Chair Judy Marks announced during a January 31 earnings call that the company is handling a new-equipment contract in Chongqing, China, and a modernization contract in...
Assa Abloy Sells French Elevator Maintenance Business to KONE
Assa Abloy has sold its PACA Ascenseurs elevator maintenance division in France to KONE, Assa Abloy announced on February 2. The Swedish door and lock company that provides automated entrance...
Elevator Security Cameras at Hoboken University Prompt Debate
Security cameras — including in dormitory elevators — throughout the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, are prompting debate with some students expressing privacy concerns, student...
CECA Holds First Virtual Elle-levator Meeting
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Elle-levator — Women in Industry group held its first virtual meeting via Zoom on February 1. CECA member Louise Stallings of Mohawk College hosted...
Japan Elevator Service Announces Absorption-type Merger, Branch Restructuring
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. (JES), a Tokyo-headquartered provider of maintenance and repair for elevators and escalators, announced an absorption-type merger between two of its subsidiaries and a restructuring...
