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ATTA Elevators Names Paquette VP of U.S. Operations

ATTA Elevators announced on March 19 it named Geoff Paquette as vice president (VP) of U.S. operations, responsible for overseeing all business operations, recruitment and the continued growth of the...

Cress Returns to VT Industry as Metro Elevator Houston VP

After spending nearly two years as a strategic account executive with Johnson Controls, Colby Cress announced he has returned to the vertical-transportation (VT) industry as vice president (VP) of Metro...

Hurley Named GM of Wurtec Canada

Wurtec, a family-owned company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, that engineers, manufactures and distributes tools and components for the elevator trade, announced it has named Mike Hurley as general manager (GM)...

TKE Welcomes New North West Market Cluster Head Aren

TK Elevator (TKE) welcomed Özgür Aren as the new head of TKE's North West Market Cluster this month. Aren's leadership promises to drive growth in the France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands...

NAESA Welcomes Education Program Administrator

NAESA International has announced Mandy Ortega as its new NAESA Education Program administrator. Ortega comes to NAESA with an elevator background and has worked for the State of Washington in...

Peterlin Named VDA SVP of Regional Operations

VDA Inc., headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, announced in January it has named Jim Peterlin as senior vice president (SVP) of Regional Operations, overseeing the Northwest, West, Southwest, Midwest,...

AKE Project Manager Transitions from Türkiye to Germany

AKE Aufzuge & Fahrtreppen GmbH Project Manager Çağri Kanar announced on LinkedIn he has "officially swapped kebabs for pretzels" and is assuming the same position for AKE in Germany. "After...

Southwest Elevator Welcomes Brenner to South Florida Team

Southwest Elevator Co., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, has named Kevin W. Brenner modernization operations manager for South Florida. Brenner joins Southwest Elevator from Otis, where he served as modernization...

Gelestino Joins Molloy University’s President’s Advisory Council

Champion Elevator Corp. President and CEO Don Gelestino has been appointed to Molloy University's prestigious President's Advisory Council. As a respected leader and advocate for education and community growth, Gelestino...

Pias Peleteiro Appointed to Top TÃœV SÃœD Management Team

Paula Pias Peleteiro has been appointed to the top management team of TÃœV SÃœD Industrie Service GmbH. She will assume responsibility for the business areas of plant safety, energy and...

Designs over the elevator doors and entrances show both Art Deco and Classical Revival touches; image courtesy of Pittsfield Apartments.

Historic Chicago Office Tower Eyed for Conversion

WORKER INJURED WHEN DUMBWAITER FALLS ON HIM IN NYC

Worker Injured When Dumbwaiter Falls on Him in NYC

OTIS AND MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RECOGNIZED BY CLARIVATE AS TOP 100 GLOBAL INNOVATORS

Otis and Mitsubishi Electric Recognized as Innovators

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Ferran Joins Division of AllRise Elevator as President

image via Building Design

Three-Tower Design Plans Revealed for Manchester