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LiftLogic Advising’s Brothers Joins Forces With AES

Alliance Elevator Solutions (AES), headquartered in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, announced that Brittany Brothers, who recently launched LiftLogic Advising, has joined AES as architectural elevator liaison. With extensive industry knowledge, Brothers will...

CTBUH President Antony Wood To Step Down

After nearly 20 years at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), Dr. Antony Wood has made the decision to step down as president at the end of...

KONE To Initiate Review of Its Door Business

Finnish OEM KONE announced on September 10 it will initiate a review of its door business, including a potential sale. Aimed at achieving the best business environment for growing the...

TKE Signs Multi-Year Maintenance Agreement With Dubai Airports

TK Elevator (TKE) has signed a multi-year agreement covering maintenance of close to 5,000 elevators, escalators and other equipment with Dubai Airports, Aviation Pros reports. Under the renewed contract, more...

Otis Elevator Acquires Jardine Schindler Lifts Ltd. Taiwan

Otis Elevator Co. (Taiwan) Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Jardine Schindler Lifts Ltd. Taiwan from the Jardine Schindler Group. Otis Taiwan is a subsidiary of Otis Worldwide Corp. Jardine...

Alaska High School to Receive New Elevator

A new elevator will be installed at Wrangell High School in Wrangell, Alaska, next summer, the Wrangell Sentinel reports. Demolition will begin toward the end of the current school year,...

CECA Warns of Potential Air Canada Strike Ahead of United

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has alerted its members who plan to attend the upcoming United Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to a potential upcoming strike by Air...

Apex Lifts Awarded RoSPA Order of Distinction

U.K.-based Apex Lifts announced earlier this summer that the company has won another prestigious award for its health and safety performance. The company was awarded the Royal Society for the...

Chicagoland’s EIS Becomes Part of VDA Group

VDA Group announced on September 6 that Chicagoland-based Elevator Inspection Service Inc. (EIS) has joined the VDA family of companies. Led by President Frank Cervone and Principal Anthony J. DiBiase,...

Two Dead in India Elevator Incident

Two laborers died after falling in an elevator duct from the fourth floor of an under-construction building in Vikhroli East, Mumbai, India, on September 3, the Hindustan Times reports. The...

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Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa

UCLA DELAYS ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS

UCLA Delays Elevator Inspections

The addition contrasts with the original structure resembling stacked boxes and completed in 2007; image by OMA via Instagram.

TEI Involved in Elevators for New Museum Addition in NYC

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Clarkson + Varick Welcomes Director of Operations

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark