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Child Pinned in Atlanta Elevator Shaft Rescued by AFRD
On February 2, responders with the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department (AFRD) rescued a 2-year-old child who fell two stories down an elevator shaft and became pinned upside down between...
Paris Receives Award for Accessibility, Sustainability and Inclusion
The Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and the Sustainable Transport Award Committee recently named Paris, France, as the winner of the 2023 Sustainable Transport Award (STA). This honor...
Elevator U Conference Planned at UNC Charlotte in June
Elevator U, an association that promotes excellence in design, construction and maintenance of all forms of vertical transportation, plans to hold its 23rd annual conference on June 26-29 at the...
Raczynska Appointed Chief Transformation Officer
TK Elevator (TKE) announced the appointment of Sylwia Raczynska to chief transformation officer on February 6. She succeeds Jörg Ulrich, who is moving on to other opportunities. In her new...
Car Elevator Malfunction in Florida
A car elevator malfunctioned at Ferrari of Palm Beach, requiring assistance from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue (PBCFR) and Kauff's Transportation Systems for four hours on January 31, WPTV reports....
WAGO Welcomes Two New Team Members
Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, recently announced two new hires: Diane Pena as electrical contractor and wholesale sales manager and...
In Memoriam: Robert D. Byers Jr.
Robert D. Byers Jr. of Decatur, Illinois, vice president of American Service Group Inc. and a member of the National Association of Elevator Contractors, passed away in January at age...
Otis Again Among Fortune‘s Most Admired Companies
For the second consecutive year, Farmington, Connecticut-headquartered Otis is among 324 companies recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine, Otis announced on February 2. Based...
Otis’ Marks One of Two New Caterpillar Independent Directors
Judy Marks, chair, CEO and president of Otis Worldwide Corp., is one of two new independent members of the Board of Directors (BoD) of Caterpillar Inc., a global manufacturer of...
New York YIMBY: 4Q Report Shows Taller, Larger Buildings
Overall figures from NYC’s construction filings from the 4th Quarter (4Q) 2022 — October through December — show the average filing has become roughly twice as large and increased from...
