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Tattoli Elected Convener of CEN TC 10/WG 7

The European Federation for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) announced that Paolo Tattoli was elected convener of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee (TC) 10/Working Group (WG) 7...

TEI Group’s Southeast Expansion Continues With Hire of Monette

NYC-headquartered TEI Group continues its Southeast expansion with the hire of Jim Monette as a regional sales consultant. Monette brings decades of hands-on experience as an elevator salesman, coupled with...

Key Transitions at CEDES

CEDES, a global leader in elevator safety light curtains and optoelectronic sensors headquartered in Landquart, Switzerland, announced several key transitions on May 1. Andreas Hunziker, managing director of CEDES Europe,...

U.K.’s Global1Partners Taps Two Joint GMs

On February 1, U.K.-headquartered Global1Partners Ltd announced the appointment of Susan Terry and Andrew Creswell as joint general managers (GMs). Since joining the company 26 years ago, Terry progressed through...

Corey Joins JFK T6 T7 Team at Vantage Airport Group

John Corey, an elevator industry veteran with more than 20 years' experience, recently joined the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) team in Queens, NY, for the new Terminal 6...

Raczynska Appointed Chief Transformation Officer

TK Elevator (TKE) announced the appointment of Sylwia Raczynska to chief transformation officer on February 6. She succeeds Jörg Ulrich, who is moving on to other opportunities. In her new...

WAGO Welcomes Two New Team Members

Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, recently announced two new hires: Diane Pena as electrical contractor and wholesale sales manager and...

Otis’ Marks One of Two New Caterpillar Independent Directors

Judy Marks, chair, CEO and president of Otis Worldwide Corp., is one of two new independent members of the Board of Directors (BoD) of Caterpillar Inc., a global manufacturer of...

ESI Names Williams VP of Business Development

ESI/Elevator Systems, LLC, headquartered in Uniondale on Long Island, recently introduced Ricky Williams as vice president (VP) of business development. Williams joins ESI with 34 years' experience in business and...

GUNN Consultants Welcomes New Team Member Smiley

Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy GUNN Consultants, with offices in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver, Canada, recently announced Chris Smiley as a VT consultant based in Toronto. He comes to GUNN with more...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus