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Changes at Wittur, Schmersal, MVT

Wittur: Marx Interim CEO as Wohlhauser Steps Down Patrik Wohlhauser and the supervisory board of The Wittur Group have mutually agreed to part ways, with Gerrit Marx, an operating partner...

Big contract signed, inspection changes

Mitsubishi India Wins Large Order for Tech Park Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. (IMEC) has won an order for 178 units at a technology business park in Bengaluru, the company...

Forward thinking, expansions and more from around the world

GGC Acquires GAL, GAL Canada, Hollister-Whitney, Names CEO, CFO Golden Gate Capital’s (GGC) acquisition of GAL Manufacturing Corp., GAL Canada and Hollister-Whitney closed on June 26, and a new CEO...

Otis Chosen for Pearl Grand Tower

The Pearl Group of Hotels has unveiled its newest project, the Pearl Grand Tower Hotel. It will be in the center of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s commercial district and surrounded by...

Majors, ad terminals in various projects

Otis Electric Supplying 230 Units to Wuhan Metro Otis continues its strong relationship with Wuhan Metro in China with Otis Electric Elevator Co., Ltd. winning a contract to supply a...

Atlanta’s Tallest Residential Building on Tap

What promises to be Atlanta’s tallest residential tower, a 53-story glass structure designed by Perkins+Will, is planned as part of the 4.5-acre, mixed-use development Opus Place in Midtown, the Robb...

Downtown Cleveland Apartment High Rise Envisioned

The nonprofit Playhouse Square Foundation plans to build a 34-story, 378-ft.-tall tower containing more than 300 apartments on the edge of the theater district in downtown Cleveland, The Plain Dealer...

A variety of awards and job changes across the nation

H&B CEO Eison Honored as “Entrepreneur of the Year” H&B Elevators CEO Jashan Eison (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2014) has been honored as “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Metropolitan Economic...

Business, high-rise news from the Windy City

Thompson, HR Green Form Area Alliance Thompson Elevator Inspection Service, Inc., serving the Chicago area since 1975, has formed a strategic alliance with HR Green, Inc., which has offices nationwide...

Kings III Acquired by Private Equity Firm

Kings III Emergency Communications of the Dallas area has been acquired by Rockbridge Growth Equity, a Detroit-based private equity firm. The deal closed on June 20. Rockbridge stated Kings III...

DOCTOR CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR IN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN INDIA

Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India

RUBAX LIFTS CREDITS SIM MANAGEMENT PORTAL WITH SUCCESS

Rubax Lifts Credits SIM Management Portal With Success

A bird's-eye view of Hyundai Elevator's Shanghai Smart Campus with the new solar power system installed; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Solar Power System To Help Cut Emissions

Otis China President Sally Loh

Otis Dedicated To Investing in China’s Digital Future

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators