U.S. News
Thyssenkrupp Elevator Acquires Cleveland Company
In July, ThyssenKrupp Elevator announced its acquisition of Cleveland-based Edmonds Elevator, Inc., an elevator maintenance, repair and modernization company founded in 1875. The move is the latest in an acquisition...
Adams Moves Parts To New Warehouse
Adams Elevator Equipment Co. has opened a 67,000-sq.-ft. parts-distribution center in Maumee, Ohio. This modern warehouse facility, implements updated warehouse- and transportation-management processes. An inventory encompassing 40,000 part numbers is...
Alabama Company Acquired by Kone
KONE has acquired Prattville, Alabama’s Elevator Maintenance & Repair, Inc. (EMR). AL.com explains this will expand the Finland-based company’s reach in the state’s major cities of Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile....
Elevator U Conference
Elevator U has announced its annual conference will be held at the Scheman Building at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on June 17-20. A factory tour of Schumacher Elevator...
Great Lakes Elevator ADDS Account Manager
Great Lakes Elevator Service, Inc. of Park Ridge, Illinois, has added Kira Netzke as an account manager. Her primary responsibility will be expanding the company’s maintenance client base in the...
Atlanta Airport To Receive Kone Modernization
KONE will modernize 29 escalators at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is among the world’s busiest airports. The contract includes 15 EcoMod® escalators ranging in rise from 13-46 ft....
BCI Construction To Build Glass Elevator At Walkway
BCI Construction Inc. in Albany, New York, plans to build a 20-story glass elevator at the Walkway Over the Hudson bridge in Poughkeepsie, New York. The elevator will carry passengers...
Schindler Receives Service Contract
Schindler has received a major service contract with Simon Property Group, one of the world’s largest real-estate companies. The contract will include the maintenance of more than 750 elevators and...
Honolulu Airport To Receive Terminal, Upgrades
A draft environmental assessment from the Hawaii Department of Transportation in October 2012 detailed a modernization project for Honolulu International Airport totaling US$600 million. A new terminal, concourse, cargo facility...
Eklund’s Appoints Northeast Regional Director
Eklund’s, Inc. has appointed Jason Speicher as Northeast Regional director at the company’s Lanham, Maryland, custom elevator cab manufacturing facility. Speicher is responsible for Eklund’s business operations in the northeast,...
