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Closings for Thanksgiving
The offices of Elevator World, Inc. will be closed on November 28 and 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. They will open for regular business hours on December...
Elevator/Escalator Installer/Repairer Tops Job List
A recently released Resume Genius report using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics looked at high-earning jobs that don’t require a college degree, and elevator and escalator installer...
Liftech Elevator Partners With Axxiom Elevator
Liftech Elevator has partnered with Axxiom Elevator, a rapidly expanding independent elevator services company doing business across Arizona, California, Florida and the Washington D.C. area. Liftech Elevator Service was founded in...
Challenging Hudson Valley Modernization a “Testament to Teamwork”
Manhattan-based Champion Elevator Corp. recently completed a transformative elevator modernization at a nursing home in Rhinebeck in New York’s Hudson Valley that Champion President Don Gelestino describes as a "testament...
Oakland Passes Residential Elevator Maintenance Ordinance
In July, Oakland, California, Councilmember Carroll Fife co-sponsored an ordinance requiring operators of residential properties with elevators to maintain elevators in an operable condition, according to the City of Oakland. The...
Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building
More than 80 firefighters extinguished a fire in a 12-story office building in L.A. that may have ignited when sparks from renovation construction in the elevator shaft fell into a...
EW Presents Inaugural Golf Outing in Tampa
ELEVATOR WORLD is proud to present the inaugural Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) Golf Outing on February 10, 2025, prior to the EESF Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tampa, Florida....
In Memoriam: Thomas Lawrence Aveni
Thomas Lawrence Aveni, who owned Paterson, New Jersey-headquartered EDI-ECI Inc. until 2014, passed away on November 16 at age 85. A native New Yorker, Aveni graduated from Fordham University's School...
Autonomous Robot Completes 110,000-Plus Elevator Rides
Diligent Robotics recently announced that its flagship product, Moxi the Robot, has completed 110,000 autonomous elevator rides and counting at health systems across the U.S., Robotics Tomorrow reports. Moxi has a humanoid...
Vantage Elevator Solutions Welcomes New CCO Tomasino
Vantage Elevator Solutions, headquartered in Bronx, NY, announced that Justin Tomasino has joined the company as chief commercial officer (CCO). Tomasino has more than 35 years' experience in the elevator...
