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Irish Rail to Address VT at 22 Stations in 2021

TheJournal.ie recently reported on Irish Rail's accessibility-driven plans to upgrade or replace vertical transportation (VT) at 22 stations this year. The service confirmed a total of 22 stations — 10 of...

In Memoriam: Ernest James Cox

Ernest James "Ernie" Cox, manager of Markham, Canada-based Vertex Industries Inc., passed away in February after a three-year battle with cancer at age 81. He worked up until he was...

Schindler CEO Bullish on VT Market

Schindler CEO Thomas Oetterli is bullish on the vertical-transportation (VT) market and said pandemic-related health concerns could boost income as clients retrofit their VT systems with controllers, air-purification systems and...

Abels Joins Schumacher as VP

Bret Abels has joined Schumacher Elevator Co. in Denver, Iowa, as vice president (VP) of business development. Here, he will help identify strategic business opportunities to continue moving the company...

In Memoriam: Mostafa Abdel Hamid El Sisy

Mostafa Abdel Hamid El Sisy, a resident of Cairo and ELEVATOR WORLD Middle East translator, passed away on January 28 at age 68. El Sisy had 42 years' experience in...

thyssenkrupp Makes Swedish Acquisition

thyssenkrupp is acquiring Stockholm-based Sdiptech AB, which has a maintenance portfolio of 9,500 units, the OEM announced on February 19. Companies operating under the Sdiptech umbrella employ 115 and generated...

Element Elevators’ Modernization Contract In Toronto

Richmond Hill, Canada-based Element Elevators, Inc., recently won a contract from the City of Toronto to modernize a trio of traction elevators at the Toronto Reference Library, a reflection of...

Orona Elevators For Spanish Construction Group Projects

Hernani, Spain-based elevator manufacturer Orona has partnered with ÁVIT-A, the modular construction division of Madrid-based Grupo Avintia, to include its elevators in ÁVIT-A projects, Orona announced. Orona's range of gearless...

CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers

EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending Review

(l-r) Lukas Lesko, Resco's head of support, and Jonathan Taub

FIELDBOSS Receives Top Resco Award at Spain Event

Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Brazil To Modernize Elevators at Christ the Redeemer

(l-r) Berndt and Davis

ATIS Taps Executives To Accelerate Growth

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Otis Receives Sustainability Awards