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Elevators Part of Major Renovation at JPMorgan Chase Chicago HQ

A completely renovated elevator system, including 55 cars and destination-dispatch technology, is part of the first major renovation in nearly 20 years at the 60-story JPMorgan Chase headquarters (HQ) Chase...

Otis Ranked Fifth in Construction in Most Trustworthy List

Otis has been named to Newsweek’s list of the Most Trustworthy Companies in America for the second year in a row. Otis ranked fifth out of 20 companies in the...

Applications Now Open for CECA Scholarship

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced that the 9th annual CECA Scholarship application portal is online now with a June 26 deadline. There will be four CAD$2,500 (US$1,840)...

ESI Acquires New Orleans-Based Bounds Elevator

Elevator Service LLC (ESI) has acquired Bounds Elevator, an independent service provider in the New Orleans market, from its owner and founder Tim Bounds. This investment marks ESI's seventh add-on...

Barroso Named President of AECAE

Eugenio Barroso, CEO of Seville, Spain-headquartered MP Lifts, has been named president of AECAE, the Spanish Association of Lift Components Manufacturers. Barroso succeeds Jesús de la Peña, who remains a...

New Gearless Machine and Control Panel from Istanbul Lift in its 10th Anniversary

Supplying complete systems to various countries from Istanbul, Istanbul Lift (ILALIFT) has started the mass production of gearless machines on which it has been working for a long time. As...

China Customs released data on the import and export of elevators and escalators in 2023

Elevator and escalator 2023 production data was released at the end of January by the China National Statistics Bureau, and the total number of units was 1.557 million, increasing 3.9%...

Total of TRY45-Million in Penalty Fines for Lift Companies

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently announced the 2023 Market Surveillance and Inspection results. According to the report, 32,101 products were inspected last year, and a total of TRY81.28...

TASIS Wins 84 Lawsuits Filed in 2023

The All Elevator Industry Employers' Union (TASIS) published its 2023 activity report. Established at the end of 2022, the union extensively toured Türkiye in 2023, conducting more than 50 meetings...

Osman Aşkın Bak, Minister of Youth and Sports:

All Dormitories Are Visited One by One, and Lift Systems Are Inspected Osman Aşkın Bak, Minister of Youth and Sports, stated that they have appointed engineers to individually inspect the...

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER

4TH VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL ELEVATORS EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

4th Vietnam International Elevators Exhibition Announced

The Pembroke Pines team; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge

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In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings