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State of Illinois Approved Colley Elevator CE Course
Bensenville, Illinois-headquartered Colley Elevator Co. announced approval of its Elevator 101 course for continuing-education (CE) credit by the State of Illinois for property managers working toward their Community Association Manager...
Submit Your Project for EW Project of the Year Awards
Submissions are now being accepted for the ELEVATOR WORLD 28th Annual Project of the Year Awards. We are seeking submissions of projects featuring vertical, horizontal or inclined transportation systems with...
Focus Media To Buy Elevator Advertising Specialist Xianchao
Shares of Focus Media Information Technology leaped after China's largest outdoor advertising firm revealed plans to acquire elevator ad peer Xinchao Media Group for CNY8.3 billion (US$1.1 billion), marking a...
Draka EHC Announces Registration for Golf Classic
Draka EHC, the rebranded company name of two leaders in the vertical-transportation (VT) industry Draka elevator and EHC Global, has announced registration for the 40th Annual Draka EHC Golf Classic....
CECA Convention Seeks Speaker For Contractor Breakfast
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) and Alcor Elevator announced that they are looking for a speaker for the June CECA Convention’s Contractor Breakfast. The breakfast will be held on...
India’s CCI Greenlights ATC’s Stake in TKE and Saudi JV
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), India's antitrust watchdog, has approved Alat Technology Co. (ATC) acquiring a minority stake in TK Elevator (TKE) and a forming a joint venture (JV)...
New Tender For Izmit Train Station Elevator Completed
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality has taken action again to complete the elevator construction work planned to facilitate access to the Izmit Train Station in Türkiye, Railly News reports. The project was...
Labor Shortage Delays NYC Elevator Acceptance Tests
Consultancy VDA, Inc., issued a notice that scheduling acceptance testing for new elevator installations and modernizations in NYC is significantly delayed due to a labor shortage in the NYC Department...
Peters Research Welcomes Kaczmarczyk
U.K.-based Peters Research recently welcomed Prof. Stefan Kaczmarczyk to its consultancy team. Kaczmarczyk has more than 45 years' experience in mathematical modeling, mechanical engineering testing, systems/applied dynamics and vibration with...
Otis Acquires Eight Urban Elevator Locations
Otis acquired eight Urban Elevator Service locations in the U.S., Maven Group, which served as financial advisor to Urban Elevator, announced on April 21. All eight locations will be under...
