U.S. News
NEII Provides Updates on ASME A17/CSA Code and More
The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) provided updates on development of ASME A17/CSA B44 code and more in its recent newsletter. The 2022 edition of ASME A17/CSA B44 is scheduled...
JPMorgan New High Rise to Include 100% Renewable Energy
JPMorgan Chase & Co., behind the replacement of its tower at 270 Park Avenue, Manhattan, NYC, plans a major investment in the new office building for the company’s global headquarters,...
Penn Accessibility Upgrades Include Elevators, LU/LA
Accessibility upgrades at the University of Pennsylvania include two elevators and a limited use/limited application (LU/LA) lift for students living at The Quad and two elevators for those at Stouffer...
NEII Strengthens Government Affairs Team
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently strengthened its Government Affairs team with the addition of Savannah Clarkston as assistant director on April 1. Most recently, Clarkston was engagement director for...
KLEEMANN Enters U.S. Market Through Day Elevator & Lift
KLEEMANN, a major lift manufacturer serving the global market, this month announced its entry to the U.S. market through an alliance with Day Elevator & Lift, established in 1992 and...
TKE IQC Atlanta Earns LEED Gold Certification
TK Elevator's (TKE) Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), part of its new North American headquarters in Atlanta that includes the tallest elevator test tower in North America, achieved the U.S....
Plans Submitted to FAA for Miami Supertall
Plans were submitted on March 31 to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Major, a mixed-use supertall planned for Miami, Florida’s Financial District, Florida YIMBY reports. The developers, JDS Development...
In Memoriam: Herschell E. Godwin, Jr.
Herschell E. "Buddy" Godwin, Jr., a longtime elevator man who worked for the Elevator Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor (DoL), owned a consultancy and represented North Carolina...
Prysmian Group Appoints Parvesse President of Draka EHC
Prysmian Group announced on April 11 it has appointed Richard Parvesse president of Draka EHC, its Rocky Mount, North Carolina-headquartered elevator and escalator division. Draka EHC was formed by the...
Church Elevator Entrapment Highlights Need for Replacement
Firefighters were called in early April to a church in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to rescue a woman from an outdoor lift that failed, trapping the woman inside, Mainline Media News reported...
