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Opening of London Tube’s Elizabeth Line a Big Step for Accessibility
Accessibility advocates, including Otis, were among those to celebrate the grand opening of the London Tube's Elizabeth Line on May 24. Otis, which provided the first escalators on London's underground...
Liberty Elevator Promotes Kilimnik to Director of Engineering
Liberty Elevator Corp., headquartered in Paterson, New Jersey, and performing work throughout the NYC metropolitan area, has promoted Elan Kilimnik from project engineer to director of engineering. Kilimnik began his...
Metro Elevator Names VP of Operations, Charlotte Division
Metro Elevator, a disabled-veteran owned business with a presence in nearly 40 states, has named Chris Wuelfing vice president of operations, Charlotte (North Carolina) Division. Wuelfing is a U.S. Navy...
EW Offices Closed for Memorial Day
The offices of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed for the U.S. Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 30. They will reopen on Tuesday, May 31.
Connecticut Apartment Plan To Add Elevators
The developers promoting a new apartment plan in Monroe, Connecticut, have approved requested changes that will cut the number of buildings from eight to seven, increase the number of residential...
Pearl Harbor Museum Opens With Upgraded Elevator
After being closed for years, the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum in Honolulu, Hawaii, is set to reopen the historic Ford Island Control Tower on Memorial Day, the museum reports. The...
2nd Annual Elevator Champions For Charity Coming Up
The 2nd annual Elevator Champions for Charity (ECC) golf outing is planned on July 18 at the North Hills Country Club in Manhasset, New York. Registration, including brunch, starts at 10...
TKE Launches Max In Singapore
TK Elevator (TKE) has launched MAX, its cloud-based, Internet of Things, predictive-maintenance platform for elevators, escalators and moving walks, in Singapore, TKE announced on May 24. Smart Maintenance will be...
Cladding Going Up on Unique Hotel on Caspian Sea in Baku
Despite windy conditions on the Caspian Sea in Baku, Azerbaijan, cladding is progressing nicely on the 36-story, 166-m-tall offshore Crescent Hotel, part of the mixed-use Crescent Bay complex, architect Pinar...
KONE Establishes Tunisia Branch Through Acquisition
KONE celebrated the opening of its first branch in Tunisia earlier this month. The branch came about through the acquisition of the elevator business of Sotualem Ascenseurs SA, based in...
