Florida

VDA Welcomes Florida’s Compass Elevator Consulting

VDATM, headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, with offices across the U.S. and Canada, announced on March 12 that Florida-based Compass Elevator Consulting Group, LLC has joined VDA. Founded by...

FIELDBOSS Opens New U.S. Head Office in South Florida

FIELDBOSS, a leading provider of commercial contractor field service management software for the elevator and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industries, announced the opening of its new U.S. head...

Hippodrome’s Historic Manual Elevator Being Restored

The City of Gainesville’s Wild Spaces & Public Places Department and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs announced that the US$135,799 project to restore the Hippodrome’s historic elevator...

Oak Row Equities Acquires 4.35-Acre Miami Waterfront Property for Development

Oak Row Equities and Mariposa Real Estate have made an agreement to acquire Aimco’s 4.25-acre waterfront property at 1001 and 1111 Brickell Bay Drive in Miami, Florida, for US$520 million, Florida...

TEI Group Acquires Orlando, Florida-based TAKA Elevator

NYC-based TEI Group announced on January 3 it has acquired TAKA Elevator Co., LLC, established by Mary and Patrick Lalchandani in 2012 and based in Orlando, Florida. "Our future in...

In Memoriam: William “Bill” O’Connor

William "Bill" O'Connor, founder of New Smyrna Beach, Florida-headquartered Daytona Elevator, passed away on December 9, just weeks shy of his 86th birthday after battling dementia. Also known as "Elevator...

Archi-Tread Relocating From N.J. to Florida

After operating in Boonton, New Jersey, for approximately 10 years, Archi-Tread,® Inc., is relocating its corporate office to business-friendly Florida. The shop will close during the weeks of Christmas and New...

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...

Harmar Mobility Acquires Pollock Lifts

Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, Harmar Mobility, a leading stairlift and mobility device lift manufacturer, has acquired Pollock Lifts, based in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, yahoo finance reports. This acquisition follows Harmar’s...

Florida-Based TRI-TRONICS To Close for Hurricane

Tampa, Florida-based TRI-TRONICS®, a manufacturer of robust, high-tech light screen elevator door control systems, announced its operations will close today through at least October 9 due to the anticipated impacts...

Pulse Wadi; image courtesy of LWK + PARTNERS

Multi-Billion Dollar Tech District Unveiled in Saudi Arabia

TKE rendering shows the appearance of the boarding bridge.

TKE To Supply Boarding Bridge to Port of Dover

Elevators are a key part of the station accessibility upgrade; photo by Marc A. Hermann for NYC MTA.

Two Modernized Elevators Open on NYC’s Upper West Side

POHLE HESS TAKE ON NEW ROLES AT SCHINDLER

Pohle, Hess Take On New Roles at Schindler

The Cairo Training Center; image courtesy of KONE

KONE Opens First Training Center in Egypt