North America
One of Nation’s Largest TKE EOX Installations in Connecticut
TK Elevator (TKE) will install 11 EOX elevators at The Corbin District in the heart of Darien, Connecticut, TKE New Installation Sales Executive Jennifer Monahan said on LinkedIn in July....
Otis Cuts Sales View With Slowdown in China and U.S.
Otis Worldwide lowered its 2024 net sales forecast on July 24 on softening demand for its new equipment from North America and China, Reuters reports. The company expects its full-year...
NYT Piece Uses Elevator To Explain Housing Costs and Other Woes
Stephen Jacob Smith, founder and executive director of the Center for Building in North America, used the elevator to explain why housing costs have skyrocketed, among other woes, in a...
Claddagh Electronics Appoints Johnson Business Development Consultant
Claddagh Electronics Ltd., the Long Island City, NY-headquartered manufacturer of code-compliant solutions for the vertical-transportation industry, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Jeff Johnson as business development...
VDA Acquires Canada’s GUNN Consultants
East Hanover, New Jersey-headquartered VDA, Inc. announced on July 9 it has acquired Canada-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy GUNN Consultants. GUNN was founded in 1983 as an engineering consulting firm specializing...
Nominations Now Open for the Ellies 2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Ellies Awards Program and will be accepted through July 12. This annual elevator industry awards program recognizes North American elevator and escalator vertical-transportation...
Yelland Promoted to Peelle North America Director of Sales
The Peelle Co., headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, has announced that Matthew Yelland has been promoted from national sales manager to director of sales for North America. Yelland has been...
U.K., U.S. Consultancies Join Forces to Expand Footprint
D2E International VT Consultants Ltd, based in London, and Connecticut-based My Elevator Service have agreed to partner to better meet the needs of their global clients and expand their geographical...
Lindgren Named KONE Americas SVP — Finance
Kenneth Lindgren has been named senior vice president (SVP) — Finance, for KONE Americas, headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, KONE announced. In this role, Lindgren will lead the KONE Americas finance...
Canadian Senior Society Celebrates New Elevator
The Surrey-Delta Indo Canadian Seniors Society recently celebrated the installment of a new elevator funded by the provincial government, the Indo-Canadian Voice reports. The elevator was inoperable for close to...
