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Merten Promoted to Sales Manager at ECS

Broadview, Illinois-headquartered ECS Corp. recently announced the promotion of Nichole Merten to sales manager. In this new role, Merten will guide the elevator and escalator replacement parts supplier toward "smarter...

NYC-Based NECD Welcomes National Sales Manager, Fixtures

National Elevator Cab & Door Corp. (NECD), headquartered in Brooklyn, NYC, recently welcomed Patrick Kennedy as national sales manager, fixtures. Kennedy began his career in the elevator industry with Otis...

Elevator Sill Solutions by Archi-Tread Opens Texas Facility

Scott Akin, owner of New Jersey-based Archi-Tread, Inc., recently announced the opening of an Elevator Sills Solutions (ESS) by Archi-Tread facility in Rosenberg, Texas. The 15,000-ft2 manufacturing and warehouse facility...

Toronto Condo Tower Plan Includes Historic Church Preservation

Developer TAS has proposed a plan for a 20-story condominium tower that includes upgrades to the historic Walmer Road Baptist Church in The Annex neighborhood of Toronto, Urban Toronto reports....

New London 11-Story Mixed-Use Site is 5 M Wide

DSDHA has won Camden Council’s backing to redevelop a five-story townhouse in Fitzrovia, London, U.K. into an 11-storey mixed-use scheme – on a site that is only 5-m wide, Building...

Hive of Activity in Manhattan as JPMorgan Supertall HQ Rises

New York YIMBY reported on a hive of activity in Midtown East, NYC, on August 8 as JPMorgan Chase's 60-story, 1,388-ft-tall supertall headquarters continues to ascend. The source shared a...

Otis Brazil Receives Supplier Excellence Award

Otis Brazil recently received the Supplier Excellence Award for operational excellence in the Elevators category from global real estate firm JLL, which purchases, builds and invests in assets in the...

Jumeirah Group Plans Luxury Residential Tower in Dubai

In partnership with developer Select Group, Jumeirah Group plans to build a 35-story luxury branded residential tower in Dubai's Business Bay, The National News reports. Scheduled for completion by the...

Wisconsin Museum Elevator Project Nearing Completion

The elevator project for the Rahr-West Art Museum at the historic Villas-Rahr mansion in Wisconsin is close to being completed, Seehafer News reports. Leaders of the museum have been trying...

Delays for FoB Project Served by Six VT Units in India

A redesign and the pandemic are among factors delaying completion of a Foot Overbridge (FoB) served by six vertical-transportation (VT) units — four escalators and two lifts — near the...

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Cooper Announced as CIBSE President Elect for 2025/26

Internal structure of the elevator smart maintenance system; image courtesy of N2 Infotech

N2 Infotech Launches AI Predictive-Maintenance Solution

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Stannah to Support STEM Program at NMRN

TenBerke Architects designed the proposed supertall; image via New York YIMBY.

Construction Plans and Rendering of Brooklyn Tower Revealed

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Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa