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LEIA Appoints Three to Management Board
The U.K.’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has announced three new appointments to its management board: Karis Walker, head of Commercial at TK Elevator; Andrew Renwick, managing director (MD)...
Otis Brazil Completes One of Largest Modernization in Its History
Otis Brazil announced on January 11 it completed the modernization of 13 elevators at the iconic Birmann 21 building in São Paulo, Brazil, described by Otis Sales and Marketing Director...
Large ADA-Compliant Elevator Among Accessibility Upgrades at Pennsylvania Capitol
A 20-person-capacity, American with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevator is among accessibility upgrades in store for the East Wing of the Pennsylvania State Capitol building in Harrisburg, the state Department of...
Otis Hosting Q4 and Full-Year Earnings Results Call
Otis Worldwide Corp. will host a conference call on January 31, at 8:30 a.m. eastern standard time during which Otis Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks and Executive Vice President...
EFESME Announces New LinkedIn Page
The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) has unveiled a new LinkedIn page aimed at providing greater visibility for the many EFESME activities that support European lift...
Bayraktar Appointed GM at Istanbul-Based EKA
Bilgehan Bozkurt, who served as deputy general manager (GM) and GM of Istanbul, Türkiye-based Emlak Konut Asansör (EKA), respectively, since its establishment, recently handed over the GM position he has...
Scene of Elevator Death in Lagos Still Facing Issues
Five months after an elevator accident led to the death of a physician in a hospital in Odan, Lagos, the equipment has yet to be replaced, PUNCH reports. According to...
Skytrain Station With New VT Starts To Reopen in Vancouver Suburb
The reopening process has begun at the SkyTrain Brentwood Town Centre Station in the Vancouver, Canada, suburb of Brentwood, with a south entrance outfitted with a new elevator between the...
Nine Elevators, Five Lifts Part of New Sydney Metro Station
Nine new escalators and five lifts are a key part of the new “fully accessible” Crows Nest Metro Station in Sydney, Australia, the New South Wales government (NSW) reports. More...
Pickerings Lifts Opens 15th Regional Office
Stockton-on-Tees, U.K.-based Pickerings Lifts recently celebrated the opening of its 15th regional office in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire. This office will be headed up by previous North London Regional Manager Julie...
