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Agreement Signed To Market Saudi Elevator Products in Iraq
Saudi Arabia’s Mayar Holding Co. announced on December 20 it signed a contract with an Iraqi firm to market and maintain its elevator products in the country, Zawya reports. In...
ESI Announces Sixth Add-On Acquisition
Elevator Service LLC (ESI) has acquired Allrise Elevator Co., a leading independent service provider in the greater St. Louis market. This investment is ESI's sixth add-on acquisition in the last...
Ziehl-Abegg Appoints Mayer New CTO
The supervisory board of Künzelsau, Germany-based Ziehl-Abegg SE has appointed Wolfgang Mayer as the company's new chief technology officer (CTO). Joining the global electric motor specialist from Kuka Robotics, Mayer's...
Kenya Town Opens First-Ever Escalator
Naivas Mall in Kakamega, Kenya, has introduced the town’s first-ever escalator, marking a novel chapter in the local shopping scene that many residents experienced for the first time, The Saturday...
Canada Theater Approved for Fundraising for Elevator Addition
Petrolia has given Victoria Playhouse Petrolia the greenlight to start fundraising for a CAD$3.5 million renovation at Victoria Hall in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada, for the addition of washrooms and elevator,...
Otis Makes Wall Street Journal Top List for First Time
Otis has been named to the Wall Street Journal’s Management Top 250 for 2023. This is Otis’ first year on the annual list, with notable recognition for financial strength and...
KONE Executive Board Changes Announced
Managing Director (MD) for KONE Middle East, Türkiye and Africa Nicolas Alchal has been appointed executive vice president (VP), Strategy & Transformation, as of January 1, 2025, succeeding Axel Berkling,...
Axxiom Elevator Expands Southwest Presence With Acquisition
After acquiring Arizona Elevator Services, Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based Axxiom Elevator has further expanded its Southwest presence by acquiring IronHawk Elevator, based in Tucson, Arizona, and serving southern Arizona and western...
Intern Dies in Nigeria Elevator Incident
An 18-year-old male student of the Lagos State Skills Acquisition Centre Technical School, Egan, Nigeria, died in an elevator accident at a construction site in the state’s Ikoyi area where...
CECA February Elle-levator Meeting Offered In-Person, Online
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Elle-levator — Women in Industry group will meet in February with an in-person and virtual option. CECA member Louise Stalling of Mohawk College will...
