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Cobianchi Liftteile Names Rohr as New CEO

Stephan Rohr, former chief technology officer of ELGO Batscale AG, has been named CEO of Cobianchi Liftteile AG, a Switzerland-based company engineering and manufacturing progressive safety devices for all kind...

Fermator Christmas Celebrations Held Throughout Europe

In addition to Brazil, Spain-based automatic lift door manufacturer Fermator highlighted Christmas celebrations held throughout Europe to bid farewell to 2024 as it “looks forward to an even brighter 2025.”...

Otis to Install 303 Elevators for Sobha Realty in Dubai

Otis announced on January 23 it has been selected by Sobha Realty to supply and install 303 elevators in its five major projects in Dubai. Later this year, Otis will...

KONE Australia Debuts High-Rise MiniSpace DX in Melbourne Building

KONE Australia has introduced the High-Rise MiniSpace DX with the cutting-edge solution debuting in BLVD, the third tower of OSK Property’s Melbourne Square precinct, currently under construction by Multiplex, Inside Construction reports....

ECNY Announces Upcoming 2025 Events

The Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) Board of Directors (BoD) has announced ECNY 2025 events and the deadline for scholarship application submissions, which is March 14. The first event...

VT Industry Players to Be On Hand at MIPIM 2025 in France

Several major vertical-transportation (VT) industry players plan to be on hand for MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier, French for "The International Market for Property Professionals") on March 11-14 at...

Cress Returns to VT Industry as Metro Elevator Houston VP

After spending nearly two years as a strategic account executive with Johnson Controls, Colby Cress announced he has returned to the vertical-transportation (VT) industry as vice president (VP) of Metro...

Stannah Green Diamond Club Partnership to Benefit Ghana Community

Stannah, a family-run global business and leader in stairlifts and commercial lifts and operating in 13 countries, has announced its membership in Sumillion’s Green Diamond Club. This partnership marks a...

Fermator Brazil Receives Honor, Celebrates Holidays

Fermator's Brazil operations received an honor and celebrated the 2024 holidays with both employees and children in need. The Spain-based manufacturer's Tecnoamérica Ind. E Comércio Ltda. automatic elevator door factory...

Maintenance Worker Rescued From Elevator in California

California fire department crews rescued a person stuck in an elevator at a cement plant in the Lebec area on Monday while performing maintenance on it, Bakersfield Now reports. On January 21,...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

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In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

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Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus