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Pollock Lifts Signs Distribution Agreement for U.S. Growth
U.K.-based Pollock Lifts announced it has secured a distribution agreement with market leader Bruno Independent Living Aids in the U.S. The newly inaugurated dealership with Bruno, located in Ocanomowac, Wisconsin,...
GT Awarded 15-Elevator Contract in Vancouver With Fujitec Canada
Global Tardif Elevator Manufacturing Group (GT) recently announced it has been awarded a contract for 15 panoramic machine-room-less elevators for the Broadway-City Hall Station in Vancouver, Canada. The station is...
Modern Elevator Installs Three New Elevators at Brooklyn MTA Station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tells ELEVATOR WORLD Modern Elevator installed three new elevators at the Flushing Avenue subway station in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. The units replaced...
Alimak and Torre de Collserola Partner To Modernize Historic Barcelona Elevators
Sweden's Alimak Group recently announced it is partnering with Torre de Collserola — a project of historic significance in Barcelona, Spain — to modernize the two Alimak elevators initially installed...
Otis China Contracts Highlighted During 3Q Earnings Call
Two major contracts in China were among those highlighted by Otis President and CEO Judy Marks during a 3rd Quarter 2023 earnings call on October 25. In the Hong Kong...
Mumbai Rail Station To Receive New VT Equipment
The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corp. (MRVC) has proposed six foot overbridges (FOBs),14 escalators and four elevators for Ghatkopar station, Mumbai Live is among outlets to report. The new vertical-transportation (VT)...
255 Otis VT Units for Two Prestigious India Metro Projects
Otis India announced on October 25 it has been contracted to provide 255 vertical-transportation (VT) units for the prestigious Bhopal and Indore Metro projects, the first metro lines in the...
Lakeland Elevator Awarded Contract To Replace Elevator at Illinois Water Plant
Waukegan, Illinois-based Lakeland Elevator has been awarded a contract to replace the elevator at the city’s water plant, Lake County Gazette reports. The City Council accepted the company’s bid, which...
UNC Launches Elevator Outage Notification System
The University of North Carolina (UNC) has announced a new notification system regarding elevator outages, The Daily Tar Heel student newspaper reports. The system, created through a partnership between UNC...
Montreal’s REM Faces Elevator Issues
Montreal's new Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) light-rail network is not as accessible as it claims to be, according to users in a report by CBC News. REM opened at the...
