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Henning Welcomes Markowski as Global Sales Director
Germany-headquartered Henning GmbH & Co. welcomed Gero Markowski as its new global sales director earlier in March. Markowski's experience includes serving as executive director of sales and marketing for steel...
ATIS Taps Fox as CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth
St. Louis-headquartered ATIS, one of North America's largest providers of vertical-transportation consulting, inspections and managed services, announced on March 10 it named Jim Fox as CEO. Fox joins ATIS from...
VDA Welcomes Florida’s Compass Elevator Consulting
VDATM, headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, with offices across the U.S. and Canada, announced on March 12 that Florida-based Compass Elevator Consulting Group, LLC has joined VDA. Founded by...
Singapore Responds To Trend of Serious Escalator Incidents
In a written answer to a question about serious injuries in children resulting in disabilities from escalator incidents, the Ministry of National Development (MND) in Singapore detailed the effect of...
Moxi Autonomous Robot Completes 1 Million Deliveries
Diligent Robotics Inc. announced in February that its Moxi mobile manipulator surpassed 1 million deliveries across its entire fleet, according to The Robot Report. Moxi completed its millionth delivery as...
ATTA Elevators Expands to Portland, Oregon
ATTA Elevators announced on March 1 the opening of its Portland, Oregon, office. Leading the new office is vertical-transportation (VT) industry veteran Maria Ortiz, who joins ATTA as regional vice...
Otis Marine To Provide 24 Cargo Lifts for U.K.’s Royal Navy
Otis announced in February Otis Marine will install eight cargo lifts each on three vessels for the U.K.'s Royal Navy as part of the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) project. FSS...
Eleven People Stuck in Cambridge High-Rise Elevator Rescued
At approximately 6 p.m. on March 7, the Cambridge Fire Department of Massachusetts responded to and rescued 11 people stuck in a high-rise elevator, Mass Live reports. The elevator shaft was a...
High-Rise Society Lifts Not Registered, Deadline Looming
As of early March, the Electrical Safety Department of Ghaziabad, India, had issued notices to at least 50 high-rise societies in the trans-Hindon area, Crossings Republik and Raj Nagar Extension...
Additional 19-39 Group Event Added to CECA’s 51st Annual Convention
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced that the 19-39 Group has organized an axe-throwing social event for the CECA Convention on June 9, from 4:15 p.m. to 8...
