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Upcoming CiA Webinars on Functional Safety and CANopen Lift
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association’s upcoming webinars include Functional Safety and CANopen on June 5 and CANopen Lift Status and the Future on October 1. The first 1-h webinar, planned to start...
Connecticut Publication Highlights Otis Modernization Business
The Hartford Business Journal (HBJ) in Connecticut, where global vertical-transportation (VT) OEM Otis has its headquarters, on June 2 spotlighted its "important and growing" modernization business. HBJ visited Otis Worldwide's Bristol test tower, where...
NYC DOB To Allow Third-Party Inspection Through End of Year
Under a pilot program, the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) approved third-party elevator agencies to perform acceptance tests for new elevator installations, alterations and modernization work through December 31. Acceptance...
KONE Elevator India Inaugurates Mohali Office
KONE Elevator India has expanded its footprint in North India with the inauguration of a new office in Mohali, Punjab, India, babushahi.com is among outlets to report. The new office, strategically located...
Wittur Appoints Wang as China MD
Wittur has announced Jeff Wang as managing director (MD), marking "an exciting chapter for Wittur's presence in one of its most important markets." Wang has more than 20 years' experience...
Cibes Lift Group Acquires Missouri-Based Country Home Elevator
Cibes Lift Group, headquartered in Gavle, Sweden, announced in May the acquisition of Country Home Elevator & Stairlift LLC, a Brighton, Missouri-based company specializing in vertical platform lifts, elevators and...
South London Students Awarded STEM Grant in Otis Program
Otis judges recognized a team of nine students from the Linden Lodge School in Wimbledon, South London, with a second-place award in the Otis Made to Move CommunitiesTM challenge for...
Railway Station in South India with VT Inaugurated
South Western Railway's (SWR) Gadag Railway Station in Hubballi in the south Indian state of Karnataka, served by four pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — two elevators and two escalators...
Stannah to Manage Railway Station Accessibility Upgrade
Stannah is managing a major accessibility upgrade at several South Western Railway (SWR) stations along the Wessex route in the U.K., installing a total of 13 passenger lifts to date....
Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets
St. Louis, Missouri-headquartered Ascent Elevators announced on May 29 it has acquired select assets of Century Elevator Services, a full-service elevator maintenance, repair, modernization and testing company serving Missouri and...
