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In Memoriam: Ami Lustig
Engineer Ami Lustig, born in Israel in 1950, passed away in November 2021. It was clear from the age of 6 — when he would accompany his father, Simha, to...
In Memoriam: Joseph Stier
Joseph Stier, who pioneered the establishment of the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE) and its accompanying congress, Elevcon, passed away in November 2021, two weeks prior to the death...
Billionaires’ Row Developer To Build MTA Subway Elevators
Under the new NYC Zoning for Accessibility law, Sedesco, a Turkish developer planning a 63-story mixed-use tower at 41-47 West 57th Street along Manhattan's Billionaires' Row, has agreed to build...
TKE Names Foxhoten Digital Solutions Architect
TK Elevator (TKE) recently named Brian Foxhoven as digital solutions architect. Based at the TKE's new North American headquarters near Atlanta, Foxhoven previously served as a TKE service and repair...
Vantage Promotes Baltzegar To VP, Sales Marketing
Vantage Elevator Solutions, headquartered in Bronx, NYC, has announced the promotion of Dan Baltzegar to vice president, Sales & Marketing, effective January 1, 2022. He will serve on the Executive...
NYC-Based Champion Elevator Acquires New Jersey’s Infinity Elevator
Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, announced it has acquired INFINITY Elevator Co., Inc, based in Little Ferry, New Jersey. Champion described...
KONE Report Tells Story Of People Flow During COVID-19
KONE has analyzed data from its global elevator portfolio to tell the story of the flow of people in cities around the world over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Leeds, U.K. Residential Complex Approved
Approval of a US$305-million high-rise development in Leeds, U.K., has been granted, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reports. The complex is being developed by both Marrico Asset Management and...
Otis Elevator Air-Flow Study Published In Peer-Reviewed Journal
“Airflow and Elevators,” an academic study commissioned by Otis about how elevator airflow affects potential exposure to COVID-19, has been accepted for publication in ScienceDirect’s peer-reviewed journal Building and Environment, Otis announced...
Alimak Group Gets High Sustainability Rating From Ecovadis
Alimak Group, the Swedish provider of vertical-access solutions including rack-and-pinion elevator systems, received a gold rating from EcoVadis, a sustainability ratings provider that assesses companies’ performance in four areas: environment,...
