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EESF Looks Ahead to Changes in Strategy, Upcoming Events

In a recent email, Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) Executive Director Jason Fisher shared details about how the Foundation is tweaking its strategy and looking forward to upcoming events. Over...

3Phase Elevator Merges With KOCH Elevator

3Phase Elevator, headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, has merged with KOCH Elevator, a provider of maintenance, repair, modernization and testing services for all types and brands of vertical-transportation equipment in the...

EW Offices Closed for Labor Day

The offices of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed for the U.S. Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 5. They will reopen on Tuesday, September 6.

Tennessee Jail Elevator Repairs Needed

The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office (RCSO) in Tennessee is asking for US$320,000 for emergency funding for a new elevator, FOX17 WZTV reports. The elevator is used to transport inmates who...

NEII Launches PPE Challenge to Promote Inclusivity

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII), has launched its Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Challenge on its social media channels, including @NEII_Tweets, promoting agreement among its members to provide size- and gender-inclusive...

Four Schindler Elevators for New NYC Tower

Schindler tells ELEVATOR WORLD it installed four elevators at 1245 Broadway, a nearly complete 23-story commercial tower designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and developed by GDSNY and Corem in...

Ellies 2022 Winners to be Announced Live at NAEC in Louisville

Votes have been tabulated and winners and runners-up have been selected in ELEVATOR WORLD’S 2022 Ellies Awards, but those in the running must attend the National Association of Elevator Contractors’...

North Carolina Elevator Project Ahead of Schedule

A new addition on the side of the 125-year-old New Bern City Hall building in North Carolina will house an elevator, and the US$3.9 million project is ahead of schedule,...

CEA Meeting Planned on September 1

Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) plans to host a meeting on Thursday, September 1, at Angelo’s Ristorante and Banquets at 247 North York Road in Elmhurst, Illinois. Dinner starts at 6:30...

Otis Factory Earns Highest South Carolina Safety Designation

Otis' North American Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Florence, South Carolina, recently received the Palmetto Shining Star Award from the South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the state...

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Vanbarton Looks Beyond NYC To Seattle for Potential Conversion

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CECA Calls For Votes For Supplier Director

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LIFTEX 2025 To Showcase Latest Innovations in Lift Technology

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KONE To Equip Dubai Residential Supertall With 38 VT Units

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CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER