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Otis API Technology Connects Robots and Elevators in Japan
Otis' Integrated DispatchTM application programming interface (API) technology successfully integrated Nippon Otis elevators via the cloud with AIM Technologies service robots at the Hotel Keihan Universal Tower in Osaka, Japan,...
Element Elevators Acquires Toronto-Based Vertex Industries
Element Elevators Inc., headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, acquired longtime Toronto-based elevator service and manufacturing company Vertex Industries Inc., Element announced on July 12. Vertex's elevator service division and technicians...
Pennsylvania Council Asks for Additional Elevator Funds
The Luzerne, Pennsylvania, County Council has asked for an additional US$235,000 of the county’s share of US$112.9 million American Rescue Plan Act funding to replace two elevators at the county...
Peelle Employees Transition to New Roles
Courtney Trotter and Christina Ott, who both joined Brampton, Ontario-based The Peelle Co. in 2021, have transitioned to inside salesperson and lead estimator for passenger doors, respectively. Trotter came to...
Clairmont Announces Litchfield as AEG CIO
Bryan Clairmont, president of NYC-based American Elevator Group (AEG), announced Matt Litchfield as chief information officer (CIO) on July 12. Litchfield will be responsible for managing the organization's deployment of...
In Memoriam: Surendra Mohan Hajela
Surendra Mohan Hajela, a highly regarded vertical-transportation (VT) industry veteran in India, passed away on June 23 at age 85. Known by those in the VT industry as “Hajelaji” or...
Iowa Airport Funding Includes New Elevator
A project to expand and update the passenger terminal at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids is set to receive another US$20.4 million in federal funding, The Daily Nonpareil...
In Memoriam: Irene Zachata
Irene Zachata of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada-based Richmond Elevator, passed away the weekend of July 4 after spending a wonderful Canada Day with her family, the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association...
Cottage Elevator Safety Bills Becomes Law in North Carolina
Weston's Law, named for the young boy who died when he became trapped between the elevator car and shaft at a vacation rental on North Carolina's Outer Banks in July...
Italy’s Sicor to Extend Warranty, Roll out New Packaging
Sicor Srl, the Rovereto, Italy-based elevator machine manufacturer, recently announced it is extending the warranty on its entire product range — geared and gearless — to five years, effective September...
