News
CECA WR Meeting on January 26
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) reminds its members that the next Western Region (WR) meeting is January 26 at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. Held at the Italian Cultural...
Arkel India To Build Manufacturing Facility in Gujarat
Arkel Electronic India Pvt. Ltd. (Arkel India), a subsidiary of Arkel Elektrik Elektronik San Ve Tic A.S. of Türkiye, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Gujarat to...
Boston Escalator Outage Causing Issues
Since October 2023, T riders in East Boston have been using a tight stairwell to board the trains at Maverick Station because the escalator in the station has not been...
Illinois High School Approves Bid for Elevator Addition
The Morris Community High School Board in Illinois approved a US$2.18 million low bid by R. L. Sohol General Contractor to build an elevator addition that will cover the high...
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...
