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ATIS Obtains NYC DoB License
American Testing and Inspection Services (ATIS), a conveyance management company headquartered in St. Louis, has obtained a Department of Building (DoB) license for NYC, allowing ATIS to perform all required...
NAEC Shares Positive News from Event Host City New Orleans
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) shared positive news from New Orleans, host city of the 2021 NAEC Convention & Exposition on October 4-7 and where Hurricane Ida struck...
“Slender, Gritty, Robust” Tower For Southwest London
A super-thin, 20-story residential tower known as Pencil is planned on Garrett Street along the River Thames in Wandsworth, Southwest London, Architects' Journal reports. The 13-m-wide block on which Pencil is set...
Yokohama Set for Office Tower, Museum Construction
A real estate developer and a video game company are collaborating to develop a high-rise office tower and a museum in Yokohama, Japan, Japan Property Central reports. Plans are to build a...
IGV to Showcase Design, Discuss Elevator Evolution In Milan
Italy’s IGV Group is showcasing its ON AIR elevator car design, conceived by Studio Marco Piva as part of IGV’s Ad Hoc line, at the Superdesign Show during CULT&MUST 2000/2020 in Milan...
NAEC Provides COVID, Ida Updates Ahead Of New Orleans Event
In response to questions and concerns about COVID-19 cases in New Orleans, the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) believes it can safely hold its planned, in-person 72nd Annual Convention...
Man Injured in Fall Down Escalator in Bolton, England
A man in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, was hospitalized in August after falling down an escalator at a retail store, The Bolton News reports. The town’s emergency services received a call around...
Islamabad, Pakistan, Hospital Getting Two Bed Elevators
Polyclinic Hospital Islamabad will soon have two bed elevators worth millions of rupees, The Express Tribune reports. According to a hospital spokesperson, the elevators were imported to Karachi, Pakistan, from Spain and...
In Memoriam: Mark Patko
Mark Patko, a retired elevator mechanic who spent almost his entire career with Otis in Las Vegas, passed away on August 22 at age 59 after a battle with cancer....
Zanzibar Looks To Get Africa’s Second-Tallest Skyscraper
Developers AICL Group and Edinburgh Crowland Management Ltd. hired NYC- and Dubai-based architecture firm xCassia to design the 70-story Zanzibar Domino, a glittering, swirl-shaped structure set to take shape on...
