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AEG Acquires Indiana-Based Rack-and-Pinion Elevator Provider

American Elevator Group (AEG) has acquired Rockport, Indiana-based rack-and-pinion elevator provider American Service Group (ASG), AEG announced on March 23. ASG provides a range of elevators and services that support...

NYC’S TEI Group Honors Longtime Employee Lew

NYC’s TEI Group honored mechanic Cindy Lew in March — Women's History Month in the U.S. — in recognition of her achievements during 15 years with the company. Lew joined...

NAEC Announces Conference Agenda, Nomination Periods

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) has set its Spring Educational Conference agenda for the event taking place on April 18-21 at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. Roundtable...

Interlift Postponed to 2022

AFAG, organizer of Interlift, has postponed the show until April 26-29, 2022. Citing the continuation of travel and other restrictions related to COVID-19, AFAG believes the original dates in October were...

EW Launches New Website

ELEVATOR WORLD’s new website is now live. The culmination of several months of work, the revamped site includes the following new features: Integration with our updated subscription model, making the website...

Pop/Joe Golf Event Placed on Hold

The 46th Annual Pop Frohlinger/Joe Marchese Memorial Invitational Golf Outing, which had been scheduled for June 14, has been placed on hold. Organizers are in contact with the location, North Hempstead...

NAEC Hires Certification Manager, CRM Specialist

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) has hired Laura Cox as certification manager and Sabrina Tylor as customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, it announced in its latest Mainline newsletter. Cox will...

Schmersal Names Managing Director of Chinese Subisidiary

The Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, named Michele Seasarro managing director of Schmersal Industrial Switchgear Co. Ltd. in Shanghai. A native of Milan, Italy, Seasarro has been managing the...

278 Mitsubishi Electric Units for Landmark One Bangkok

Mitsubishi Electric subsidiary Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MET) will supply 278 units, including the first double-deck elevators in Thailand, to One Bangkok, the largest private-sector development in Thailand history...

SEPTA Closing Philadelphia Station to Fix Elevators

The Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is closing its Somerset station in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood to repair its two broken-down elevators but did not give a timeline for when the...

(l-r) Chaim Grunfeld and Chaim Berkowicz of SIMSINLifts; image courtesy of SIMSINLifts

SIMSINLifts To Unveil Emergency Telephone Service at LIFTEX

interlift venue Messe Nürnberg; image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Innovations To Take Spotlight at interlift 2025

Guerrero

TEI Group Names Guerrero As South Florida VP

Image courtesy of MP Ascensores

Spain’s MP Ascensores Secures Financing to Fuel Strategy

Wen

KONE Appoints Wen As EVP Procurement and Board Member