U.S. News
American Elevator Group Introduces Customized “My AEG”
American Elevator Group (AEG), a fast-growing NYC-based company, has announced “My AEG,” a service provided in the U.S., the company reported on June 27. My AEG is a website that instantly...
TEI Awarded 25-Elevator Modernization Contract in NYC
TEI Group recently told ELEVATOR WORLD it has been awarded a contract to modernize 22 passenger and three freight elevators at 1411 Broadway, also known as the World Apparel Center,...
Rose Takes Role at NYC-Based TEI Group
John Rose has taken the position of vice president (VP) of modernization and construction at NYC-based TEI Group, filling a role previously held by Kevin Lynch, who is retiring. Rose...
MTA Commits to Make 95% of Subway Stations Accessible Over 40 Years
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials announced on June 23 a decades-long commitment to make 95% of NYC’s subway system accessible to users with disabilities, according to a report from Daily...
Parts Delay Puts U.S. Army Base Lift Repairs on Hold
A dozen elevators at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, are waiting for parts, Stars and Stripes reported on June 22. The 351 elevators at the base must conform to U.S. safety...
SES Acquires McIntosh Industries Inc.
Memphis, Tennessee-based Standard Elevator Systems (SES), which manufactures and provides products and solutions for elevators, escalators and moving walks, announced on June 23 it has acquired McIntosh Industries Inc., a...
Transformational Skyscraper for Downtown Durham to Break Ground
General contractor SAMET Corp. is set to break ground later this summer on the 27-story The Novus, designed by LS3P and developed by Austin Lawrence Partners on the former site...
West Virginia County Seeks Funds for Courthouse Elevator Overhaul
The grants director for Harrison County, West Virginia, has applied for a US$100,000 West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Fund grant to help replace the aging, problematic elevator system at the...
KONE Connects with NAWIC, Pro-Womens Organization
The office of KONE America in Illinois has entered into a collaboration with the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC). The collaboration underpins KONE's “bold commitment and strategy to...
Marine Innovations Names Wimmer Sales Manager
Marine Innovations, Inc., the Frazee, Minnesota-based manufacturer of trams and inclined elevators, has named Matthew Wimmer sales manager for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri. Wimmer's background includes real estate sales and...
