News
New company launched and regional sales manager named.
New NYC Door/Cab Company Building Supply & Installation Services, LLC (BSIS) is a new Long Island, New York-based company primarily serving Greater New York City (NYC) with a goal to...
OEMs Tap New Leaders
Global, regional changes put in place. Changes at the Top at Schindler Alfred N. Schindler, great-grandson of the cofounder of Schindler, Robert Schindler, announced that he plans to step down...
Multistate partnership, acquisitions bring change.
Business Deals Rack-and-Pinion Companies from U.S., Czech Republic Partner Century Elevators, Inc., of Houston, a full-service rack-and-pinion elevator manufacturer, has formed a partnership with PEGA Hoist Ltd. of the Czech...
NAESA, EHC Global make major appointments.
Shepherd Appointed NAESA Executive Director Robert D. “Bob” Shepherd has been appointed NAESA International executive director. He retired from Otis in 2015 as manager of Codes and Product Safety for...
Jobs shifted, added at Columbia, Adams, WAGO and Lerch Bates.
New Executive Positions at Columbia Elevator Columbia Elevator Products Co. Inc. has announced that Louis “L.J.” Blaiotta, Jr. has assumed the position of CEO of the company. Blaiotta continues to...
Important industry retirement, hirings
DeNardo, Key Player on 1 WTC, Retires Mike DeNardo, construction supervisor on 1 World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City (NYC) for ThyssenKrupp, has retired. DeNardo played a significant...
Adding Staff Around the World
Consultancy Lerch Bates continues to set the pace in new hires. Compes Managing Schmersal’s Marketing Department Constanze Compes is now managing Schmersal Group’s Marketing Department. She is responsible for marketing...
ThyssenKrupp makes a major investment in India, and companies join forces to expand reach.
ThyssenKrupp Selects Chakan for First Elevator Plant in India ThyssenKrupp broke ground on October 13 in Chakan, India, on what will be its first elevator plant in India. Upon completion,...
Skyscraper tops out, and companies win contracts and expand.
TEI Group Contracts around the City TEI Group has won several contracts to equip new and renovated New York City (NYC) buildings with vertical transportation. It will construct and install...
Business Transactions
Acquisitions abound as companies make strategic moves. KONE Forms T&I Division, Appoints CTO KONE has established a Technology & Innovation (T&I) division and appointed Tomio Pihkala (ELEVATOR WORLD, November 2013),...
