Elevators
IGV Group and AGS, Both of Italy, Join Forces
Milan, Italy-based lift company IGV Group SpA has received an investment from Advanced Global Solutions SpA (AGS), an Italian company focused on innovation and sustainability, IGV recently announced. AGS has...
KONE to Divest Operations in Russia
KONE will divest its operations in Russia to local management, with the deal — the terms of which were not disclosed — expected to close in the fourth quarter, KONE...
Platform Lift Company Announces New Management Hires
The Platform Lift Company (PLC), a U.K. supplier and installer of platform lifts, recently announced a new management team, introducing Danny Mulberry as head of sales and Steve Howard as...
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...
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...
G-TAG, Advisory Group to Support WEEF, Forms, Meets
The Global Technical Advisory Group (G-TAG) to support the World Elevator and Escalator Federation (WEEF) formed and met during a kickoff meeting on June 9, the European Lift Association (ELA)...
Otis Inaugurates New Spain Factory with King Felipe VI
Otis inaugurated its new, 17,000-m2 factory for manufacturing elevator machines, governors and safeties in San Sebastian, Spain, on June 16 in the presence of King Felipe VI of Spain and...
