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Vantage Elevator Package for San Juan Tower
Vantage Elevator Solutions, headquartered in Bronx, NYC, has been awarded the elevator modernization package for American International Plaza, a 16-story, 534,764-ft2 office tower built in 1991 in San Juan, Puerto...
Lightning Strike Takes Out Michigan Elevator
A lightning strike from a summertime storm caused some electrical issues for Bay City Hall in Bay City, Michigan, including repairs to the building’s elevator, M Live reported in August....
TEI Group Welcomes DiFresco to Sales Team
NYC-based TEI Group has welcomed Angelo DiFresco to its sales team as an account executive. Previously with TK Elevator (TKE), DiFresco joins Andy Koontz, Tom Hogan and Glen Smocovich. During...
ECNY to Host NYC Elevator Code Update Seminar
Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) plans to host a NYC elevator code update seminar for members on September 27 at Villa Barone Manor, 727 Throgs Neck Expressway, Bronx, New...
Mitsubishi Electric US Expands Elevator/Escalator Call Center
The Elevator and Escalator Division of Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc., announced on August 17 a new, expanded call center in Cypress, California, to support continued growth throughout the U.S. The...
Elevators at Tower Shut Down Amid Structural Safety Concerns
Structural safety concerns about the 33-story The Royalton at River Oaks condominium tower in Houston west of downtown prompted city officials to pull its occupancy permit and suddenly evacuate residents...
New Renderings Show Pair of Proposed Towers in Oakland
A slew of new renderings by Los Angeles-based Large Architecture reveals details about San Francisco-based developer Tidewater Capital’s plan for a 27-story office tower and a 39-story apartment building at...
Trio of Brick-Clad Towers Proposed on London’s Blackfriars Site
A trio of brick-clad towers designed by Foster + Partners has been proposed for 18 Blackfriars Road on London's South Bank, with the plan now set to go out for...
Otis and Cobalt Robotics Expand Elevator-Robot Integration
Cobalt Robotics announced on August 15 that Otis' new Integrated DispatchTM application programming interface (API) enables Cobalt robots to ride elevators. The API allows the robots to remotely call and...
Escalator Planned at FoB at Historic Mumbai Train Terminus
The Himalaya foot overbridge (FoB) at the historic Chhatrapatti Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai will get an escalator, mid-day reports. The FoB collapsed in March 2019, resulting in seven...
