Consulting
GUNN Promotes Bakshi to Calgary Branch Manager
Vertical-transportation consultancy GUNN Consultants, with offices in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary, Canada, has promoted Anant "Andy" Bakshi from project manager to branch manager of the Calgary office. Bakshi joined GUNN...
Call for Papers Issued for IAEC Forum 2023-Las Vegas
The International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) Forum Education Committee is requesting submissions of topics to be presented during the seminar sessions of the IAEC Forum 2023-Las Vegas on May...
NYC-Based TEI Group Announces New Hire, Retirement
TEI Group announced a new hire and a retirement. The company, headquartered in Long Island City, Queens, NYC, named Jessica Price sales contract/proposal administrator. She is responsible for overseeing contract...
Lora Named Partner at NYC-Based Ascend Consulting Group
Brooklyn, NYC-based Ascend Consulting Group on January 9 announced the addition of Haniel Lora, a vertical-transportation (VT) industry professional with more than 20 years' experience, as partner. His responsibilities include...
VDA CEO M. Wade Smith to Retire and Take on New Roles
M. Wade Smith, CEO of East Hanover, New Jersey-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA®, is stepping aside from the firm’s day-to-day operations to assume his new roles as chairman of the...
TÃœV Rheinland to Acquire ABB U.K.’s Engineering Consultancy
TÜV Rheinland, which offers test technical systems and products around the world, recently announced an agreement to acquire ABB U.K.’s technical engineering consultancy, part of ABB’s Energy Industries division. Expected...
Clarkson + Varick Secures Major Modernization Job in California
Signaling its West Coast growth, NYC-based consultancy Clarkson + Varick has secured a major elevator modernization job at Shoreline Square, a 20-story office building completed in downtown Long Beach, California,...
Lerch Bates Announces Management Moves and More
Lerch Bates (LB), a rapidly growing consultancy based in Englewood, Colorado, recently announced management moves, new hires and expanded offices. In NYC, LB named 13-year industry veteran Andrew Yawger as...
In Memoriam: Roger Irvin
Roger Irvin, of New Albany, Indiana, passed away on December 6, at the age of 75. Irvin started in the elevator industry in 1965 with K.M. White Elevator based in...
Neto Transitions from Lerch Bates to VDA
Joe Neto, who has more than 32 years' vertical-transportation industry experience, recently transitioned from NYC area vice president for Lerch Bates to vice president — NYC area key accounts —...
