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Total Access Expands L.A. Area Footprint Through Acquisition
Total Access Elevator, headquartered in Santa Fe Springs, California, and backed by private-equity firm Century Park Capital Partners, announced the acquisition of Simi Valley-based Vertical Elevator Solutions on March 13,...
NEII: NEIEP Adds U.S. Map Showing Upcoming Recruitments
The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) announced the National Elevator Industry Education Program’s (NEIEP) website now features a U.S. map showing locations for upcoming elevator constructor apprentice recruitments. Recruitments are the formal...
Escalators in FOBs in India Remain Inoperable Due to Poor Maintenance
Foot overbridges (FOBs) in Gurugram, India, built to offer pedestrians a safe passage across the city’s congested roads, are suffering severe neglect, the Hindustan Times reports. The source recently performed spot-checks of...
Construction Contract Awarded for Residences in Dubai’s D3
Dubai Real Estate Holdings member Meraas awarded a more than AED2-billion (US$544.4-million) contract to Arabian Construction Co. LLC to construct Design Quarter within the Dubai Design District (d3), d3's first...
India Passes Andhra Pradesh Lifts and Escalators Bill
The Legislative Assembly in India passed the Andhra Pradesh Lifts and Escalators Bill, 2025, which establishes a legal framework for the registration and regulation of the construction, installation, maintenance and...
Schindler: Local Sourcing Means No U.S. Steel Tariff Hit
Paolo Compagna, CEO of Switzerland-based Schindler, told Reuters in February that most of what the company manufactures at its plants in North Carolina and Pennsylvania uses materials that are sourced and produced...
NEII Provides Code Development Update
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently provided a code development update. NEII observed the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) works continually on ASME A17.1/CSA Safety Code for Elevators and...
Death of Official in India Shines Spotlight on Lift Safety Standards
The March 10 death of a former chief security officer of the Telangana Secretariat as the result of injuries he sustained when an elevator at an apartment complex in Siricilla,...
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...
