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Inspector Trainee Program Class Starts September 16

NAESA International has announced that the Elevator Inspector Trainee Program is now open for registration. This program was developed over the past few years with members of the elevator inspector...

Otis Brazil Factory Receives ISO 45001 Certification

Otis Brazil’s factory in São Bernardo do Campo recently received ISO 45001 certification, an international standard that specifies the requirements and good practices for effective occupational health and safety management...

Triumph Electrical Supply To Stock and Supply Montanari Machines

Montanari Group, the Italy-based manufacturer of elevator traction machines, has partnered with Triumph Electrical Supply, with headquarters in Mineola, NY, and a branch in Woodside, NY, for Triumph to stock...

Apex Elevator Inspection & Testing Joins VDA

APEX Elevator Inspection & Testing, LLC, headquartered in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and mainly serving Pennsylvania and Delaware, has joined VDA, Inc., Hanover, New Jersey-based VDA announced on July 16. Founded to...

NYT Piece Uses Elevator To Explain Housing Costs and Other Woes

Stephen Jacob Smith, founder and executive director of the Center for Building in North America, used the elevator to explain why housing costs have skyrocketed, among other woes, in a...

NAESA Approved for New York Mechanics Training Classes

NAESA International has announced it has received approval to teach New York Mechanics training classes. Registration is now open with courses offered on the following dates below that have been...

Ziehl-Abegg Events in Vietnam See Success

Ziehl-Abegg, a leader in drive and control technology, held two seminars in June on elevator technology in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in collaboration with Doza Technology, Machine...

SEES Enlist Industry Expert Lloyd To Drive Growth

Elevator parts supplier SEES, Inc., headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida, has announced a strategic partnership with vertical-transportation (VT) industry veteran Sterrett Lloyd as its national business advisor. With a distinguished...

Indian Railways Makes Accessibility Strides Through VT Installations

Indian Railways (IR) has made significant efforts to increase passenger convenience and accessibility during the first quarter of FY 2024-2025 through installations of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment across its stations, the...

Wheelchair Lifts To Be Removed in Seoul, Elevators Coming

Seoul Metro, an operator of the city's subway service from Line Nos. 1 to 8, will remove 23 wheelchair lifts in 17 subway stations with a plan to install elevators...

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark

The One under construction in 2024; photo by Sikander Iqbal for Wikipedia

Ontario Superior Court Approves Tridel’s Takeover of The One

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Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses

DELTRON ACQUIRES THREE COMPANIES

Deltron Acquires Three Companies

SAVARIA ACQUIRES WESTERN ELEVATOR

Savaria Acquires Western Elevator