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ELEVATOR WORLD Accepting 2024 People Issue Nominations
Nominations for the ELEVATOR WORLD 2024 People Issue in June are being accepted through April 12. The elevator industry is built on dedicated, hard-working people and their stories, ideas, opinions,...
In Memoriam: James “Mr. Jim” McKinley
James "Mr. Jim" McKinley, a longtime employee of Salisbury, Maryland-headquartered Delaware Elevator, Inc., passed away on February 9 after 64 years in the industry. McKinley knew every aspect of the...
Russia Trade Official Visits Uzbekistan VT Company To Discuss Collaboration
Russia Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Mikhail Ivanov recently visited vertical-transportation (VT) company Osten Group in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to observe Osten’s competencies in the design and maintenance of elevators...
Final Call for Papers for Lift & Escalator Symposium
The Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust has issued a final call for papers for the 15th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies, planned for September 18-19 at Kettering Park Hotel...
Elevatori Magazine Awarded Historical Trademark
The Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy has conferred the Historical Trademark (Marchio Storico) to Elevatori Magazine in recognition of its national and international achievements over the past...
Delaware Elevator, Otis Awarded Roland E. Powell CC VT Contracts
The City Council in Ocean City, Maryland, unanimously approved three bid awards — including two related to vertical transportation (VT) — totaling nearly US$2 million at the Roland E. Powell...
TEI Awarded Contract for Elevators at Brooklyn Ambulatory Hub
TEI Group announced on March 8 it was awarded a contract by general contractor Suffolk Construction Co. to install three overhead traction passenger, one hydraulic passenger and two overhead gearless...
Otis Brazil Joins UN-Affiliated Companies With Refugees Forum
Otis Brazil announced on March 13 it has joined the Companies With Refugees Forum, an initiative of the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency and UN Global Compact Brazil. Company members...
MEI-Total Elevator Solutions Investigating Fire at Minnesota HQ
An early morning fire on March 14 at the Mankato, Minnesota headquarters (HQ) of MEI-Total Elevator Solutions resulted in no injuries, as multiple fire departments responded to the blaze, which...
Wittur Names Aull New CEO
Wittur Holding GmbH, the Germany-based international elevator components supplier, has appointed Udo Aull as CEO. Aull succeeds Tom Stephenson, who steps down after more than three and a half years....
