Florida
Major U.S. Independent EFS Appoints Biskaduros CEO
Elevated Facility Services Group (EFS), headquartered in Tampa and providing elevator repair, maintenance and modernization in 58 markets across 24 states, has appointed Matt Biskaduros as CEO. Biskaduros follows interim...
NY/NJ Elevator Names Frangias CEO
NY/NJ Elevator Co., a woman-owned, International Union of Elevator Contractors Local 1 company, has announced Michael Frangias as CEO. With locations in NYC and Parlin, New Jersey, NY/NJ Elevator has...
Elevator Shaft Fall Fatal for Man in the Florida Panhandle
A fall down an elevator shaft at an under-construction home on Highway 30a in Walton County on the Florida Panhandle was fatal for a man on July 20, WEAR-TV reports....
Right Way Elevator Opens Office in Bonita Springs
Right Way Elevator Maintenance, Inc., an American Elevator Group (AEG) company that specializes in the maintenance, modernization and repair of elevator equipment, announced the expansion of its service footprint with...
In Memoriam: William Wayne Smith
William Wayne Smith, a longtime Otis executive who retired as director of service, North America, passed away on June 4 at age 95 in Naples, Florida. A native of Montgomery,...
Florida A17.3-2015 Code to Include Elevator Door Lock Monitoring
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently updated Florida A17.3-2015 building code to retroactively include requirement 3.10.12, which states that the condition and position of elevator cab door locks...
NYC Developer and Architect Plan Towers in Fort Lauderdale
Manhattan, NYC-based architect ODA designed a pair of 43-story tapering residential towers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for developer Dependable Equities, headquartered in Brooklyn, NYC, The Architect’s Newspaper reports. Incorporating a...
Panel Gives OK to Construction on Miami Supertall Project
Developers saw a project in Miami move forward after an oversight panel approved permits for construction of a 100-story tower, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported in May....
Dubai Man Seeks Site Where Miami Condo Collapsed
The man who operates DAMAC, a major construction company in Dubai, has posted a plan to purchase land in Miami to build a new condo skyscraper, but some people are...
School Elevator Troubles Tough on Some Broward Students
A wheelchair-bound high school student interviewed by the South Florida Sun Sentinel newspaper in a story picked up by NNY360 in Broward County, Florida, says he desperately needs a working...
