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Maxton Ceases Manufacture of EMV10/10T Electronic Value
Minden, Nevada-headquartered Maxton Manufacturing Co. announces that, after “great deliberation and hardship,” it is ceasing to manufacture its EMV10/10T residential and limited use/limited application electronic motor valve. Stating it understands...
Escalator Monitoring System Inaugurated for CR Mumbai Division
On August 22, Central Railway (CR) General Manager Naresh Lalwani inaugurated a CCTV monitoring system for the 118 escalators serving stations in greater Mumbai, India, the Hindustan Times reports. Aimed...
Boy Safely Rescued After Being Stuck in India Elevator
An eight-year-old boy in Faridabad, India, was stuck in a housing society lift for around 2 h on August 20, The Tribune reports. The boy and his family live on...
Otis VT System for 50-Plus Story Jersey City Tower
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing the vertical-transportation (VT) system for a 50-plus story residential tower with ground-level retail at 499 Summit Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey. The...
U.K. Government Indefinitely Extends Use of CE Marking
The U.K. Department for Business and Trade (DBT) recently announced its intention to indefinitely extend the use of the CE (Conformité Européenne) marking for businesses, applying to 18 regulations —...
Alimak Group Appoints Holmberg EVP of Industrial Division
Alimak Group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has appointed Jens Holmberg as executive vice president (EVP) of the Industrial Division, which serves customers with permanently installed rack-and-pinion and traction elevators. Holmberg...
Megadeveloper China Evergrande Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection
Shenzhen, China-headquartered China Evergrande Group has filed for Chapter 15 U.S. bankruptcy protection “as part of one of the world’s biggest debt restructurings,” Reuters is among outlets to report. Once...
Otis Team Taking Part in World’s First London Landmarks Skyscraper Challenge
Otis Women’s Network, one of the company’s employee resource groups, is partnering with Tommy’s, a major U.K. charity focused on research into pregnancy loss and premature birth, on the world’s...
In Memoriam: Denny Lee Bobo
Denny Lee Bobo, a native of Anniston, Alabama, and resident of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on August 16 at age 79. Bobo spent a lifetime in the elevator industry, starting...
DOL Announces Legislation Update Aimed at Increasing Construction Workers’ Pay
On August 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of a rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act, which uses DOL-administered localized pay surveys to set the prevailing wage...
