Latin America
Japan’s Fujitec Strategizes To Improve 2024 Profitability
Japan's Fujitec Co., Ltd. said it aims to improve profitability for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, through "sales strategies tailored to [individual] market characteristics and cost reforms based...
Otis Brazil Selected for Elevador Lacerda Modernization
Otis Brazil has been selected to modernize all four elevators at the historic Elevador Lacerda in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Elevador Lacerda is a public elevator and tourist attraction that carries...
Wittur Mexico Breaks Ground on Facility Expansion
Wittur Mexico, a leading global provider of elevator components and solutions, marked a significant milestone in its expansion plans with a groundbreaking ceremony for its 5,000-m2 state-of-the-art manufacturing facility expansion...
Pollock Lifts Signs Distribution Agreement for U.S. Growth
U.K.-based Pollock Lifts announced it has secured a distribution agreement with market leader Bruno Independent Living Aids in the U.S. The newly inaugurated dealership with Bruno, located in Ocanomowac, Wisconsin,...
119 Exhibitors From 13 Difference Countries Expected at GEE in Milan
Organizers of the inaugural Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE) on November 15-17 at Fiera Milano (Rho) in Milan, Italy, expect to welcome 119 exhibitors from 13 different countries — including Türkiye,...
Fatality Reported in Mexico Elevator Incident
A man has been taken in for questioning after the death of a six-year-old at a hospital in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Riviera Maya News reports. The girl died after...
Wittur Hosts WiConnect Events in Slovakia and Mexico
Wittur Group, the Germany-headquartered supplier of components for lifts, elevators, doors, engines and lift cars, held WiConnect events at Wittur plants in Krupina, Slovakia, and Monclova, Mexico, on June 6...
MAD’s First South American Building To Be Tallest in Quito
Chinese architecture studio MAD has revealed visuals of Qondesa, a skyscraper for Ecuador’s capital Quito, reports dezeen. The mixed-use tower would be taller than Danish studio BIG’s nearby 133-m-tall IQON...
Mexico-Headquartered Alamex Enters Latin American Market
Mexico-headquartered Alamex, an export-oriented company specializing in the design, development, manufacture and distribution of high-tech elevators, lifting components, parking systems, escalators and more, has entered the Latin American market, Alamex...
Otis Announces Made to Move Communities Student Challenge Winners
On April 19, Otis announced the winning teams of its third annual Made to Move CommunitiesTM Student Challenge, which paired volunteer mentors from Otis with 230 students across 15 countries...
