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EW Offices Closed for Independence Day

The offices of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed for the U.S. Independence Day holiday on Monday, July 4. They will reopen on Tuesday, July 5.

Busy Southern India Rail Station Getting Lifts, Escalators

Tiruchirappalli Railway Junction in southern India is getting six lifts and six escalators, promising to ease traffic flow at a station that has seen traffic increase considerably in the wake...

Ontario’s ATTA Elevators Expands into B.C. With Acquisition

ATTA Elevators, headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, has expanded into British Columbia with the acquisition of Metro Elevator, based in Vancouver, ATTA announced on June 28. Metro will become a...

ESI Acquires Grand Rapids-Based Van Duinen Elevator

With financial backing from Carroll Capital, Elevator Service Inc. (ESI) has acquired Van Duinen Elevator Co., a provider since 1972 of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization based in Grand Rapids,...

KONE to Equip First Phase of Metro 10 in Zhengzhou, China

KONE has won an order to supply units for the first phase the Metro 10 line in Zhengzhou, China, the company announced on June 30. The system, a suite of...

Excavation Underway for 51-Story Residential Tower in Brooklyn

Excavation is underway at 589 Fulton Street in downtown Brooklyn, NYC, to make way for The Brook, a 51-story, 600-ft-tall mostly residential tower designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and developed...

American Elevator Group Introduces Customized “My AEG”

American Elevator Group (AEG), a fast-growing NYC-based company, has announced “My AEG,” a service provided in the U.S., the company reported on June 27. My AEG is a website that instantly...

EW Product of the Year 2022 Program Accepting Submissions

ELEVATOR WORLD’s second annual Product of the Year 2022 Award program is accepting submissions through July 27. The award recognizes outstanding vertical-transportation product development by manufacturers whose products are considered...

Otis Appoints Maheshwari EVP and CFO

Otis has appointed Anurag Maheshwari executive vice president (EVP) and chief financial officer (CFO), the company announced on June 27. Reporting directly to Otis Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks,...

TKE Launches MAX System in Dubai, U.A.E.

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on June 27 the launch of the MAX system in Dubai, U.A.E., bringing it to the Middle East, Zawya reports. MAX cloud-based maintenance data and insights...

2601 Elliott Avenue in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood; image courtesy of Google Maps

Vanbarton Looks Beyond NYC To Seattle for Potential Conversion

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CECA Calls For Votes For Supplier Director

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LIFTEX 2025 To Showcase Latest Innovations in Lift Technology

The 106-story Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower in Dubai Marina; image courtesy of KONE

KONE To Equip Dubai Residential Supertall With 38 VT Units

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