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CiA Elects BOD, Names Business and Technical Committee Members

The nonprofit international CAN in Automation (CiA) users and manufacturers association, headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, elected its Board of Directors (BoD) and named members of its business and technical committees...

Otis Recognized Among America’s Most Trustworthy Companies

For the first time, Otis has been named to Newsweek’s Most Trustworthy Companies list, published on March 29. According to a press release from the company, Otis ranked 16th of...

Paul Turner Appointed LEIA President for 2023

Paul Turner, technical director at Schindler, has been appointed as the Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) president for 2023. Turner has been in the industry for more than 20...

Kencor’s Safety Practices Earn ABC STEP Gold Rating

The safety practices of Kencor Elevator Systems, headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, earned a STEP Gold rating from the national trade association Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), Kencor recently announced....

Dandekar Recognized for 35 Years With Otis

Abhijit Dandekar, director of Quality, Product Safety and Operational Excellence (OPXL) at Otis Asia Pacific regional headquarters, was recently recognized by Otis India President Sebi Joseph for 35 years with...

U.K.’s LEIA Announces Move, Address Change

The U.K’s Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) announced it is moving its offices and has a new address. From April 1, the association’s new office and registered address is...

KONE To Supply 206 Elevators to Xi’an International Airport

KONE won an order to supply a vertical-transportation (VT) package that includes 163 Monospace® and 43 TranSysTM elevators to an expansion of the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Xixian New...

LEEA Quarterly Magazine Seeking Editorial Content

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is inviting members to send in their editorial content to be considered for feature in The Lifting Engineer (TLE), which is the association’s quarterly...

Milestone in Construction of Atlanta Hotel With KONE VT Celebrated

Officials with Boston-based developer Drew Co., architect Gensler and general contractors Skanska and SG Contracting celebrated the official topping-out of the 42-story, 1.25 million-ft2 Signia by Hilton Atlanta on March...

CEDES Announces Winners of Sales-Performance Awards

Landquart, Switzerland-headquartered sensor specialist CEDES AG recently announced the winners of the 2023 Bison Awards for outstanding performance in sales. The CEDES Growth Factor Bison Award went to Japan team...

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER

4TH VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL ELEVATORS EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

4th Vietnam International Elevators Exhibition Announced

The Pembroke Pines team; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge

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In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings