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EFESME President Meets With EECMAI, Attends ISEE in India
European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) President Massimo Bezzi recently strengthened ties in India by meeting with an Indian association and attending a major event. On December...
Three Killed in Elevator Crash at Factory in Delhi, India
Three members of the housekeeping staff at a pan masala factory in the Naraina Industrial Area of Delhi, India, died in an elevator crash on January 8, The Times of...
Architects’ Journal Small Projects Award Program Open for Entries
Now in its 28th year, the annual Architects’ Journal (AJ) Small Projects Award, run in association with Marley, is now open for entries. The award program celebrates completed projects with...
Champion Starts 2023 With 209-Elevator Contract
Champion Elevator Corp., with corporate offices in Manhattan, NYC, announced it secured an elevator service contract for 209 units at the Parkchester residential complex in the Bronx. Described as a...
VDA CEO M. Wade Smith to Retire and Take on New Roles
M. Wade Smith, CEO of East Hanover, New Jersey-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA®, is stepping aside from the firm’s day-to-day operations to assume his new roles as chairman of the...
Another Key Transition at CEDES for the New Year
Jan Giger, most recently global head of access innovations, has become lead for hoistway innovations, filling the role most recently held by Steven Freedman, who has transitioned to group chief...
Lotter Promoted to President of Jersey Elevator Co.
Dennis Lotter has been promoted from vice president to president of American Elevator Group (AEG) company Jersey Elevator Co., succeeding John Sweeney, who is retiring, AEG announced earlier this month....
Pickerings Lifts Adds 14th Regional Office
Pickerings Lifts has announced the opening of its 14th regional office at Unit R4, Parkway, Capital Business Park, Cardiff, U.K. Led by Regional Manager Morgan Gray and Operations Manager Clive...
1929 Neo-Gothic San Antonio Tower Poised for Major Transformation
The historic, 31-story, neo-gothic Tower-Life Building in San Antonio, Texas, is set to undergo a multimillion-dollar transformation into a mixed-use property featuring 234 apartments overlooking the Riverwalk starting in 2024,...
Elevator Crash Among Other Recent India Accidents
A 20-year-old man was killed after an elevator crashed in a high-rise apartment building in Mumbai, India. Four men were in the glass elevator of a 24-floor building in Vikhroli...
