Elevators

Russia Trade Official Visits Uzbekistan VT Company To Discuss Collaboration

Russia Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Mikhail Ivanov recently visited vertical-transportation (VT) company Osten Group in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to observe Osten’s competencies in the design and maintenance of elevators...

Final Call for Papers for Lift & Escalator Symposium

The Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust has issued a final call for papers for the 15th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies, planned for September 18-19 at Kettering Park Hotel...

Elevatori Magazine Awarded Historical Trademark

The Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy has conferred the Historical Trademark (Marchio Storico) to Elevatori Magazine in recognition of its national and international achievements over the past...

Delaware Elevator, Otis Awarded Roland E. Powell CC VT Contracts

The City Council in Ocean City, Maryland, unanimously approved three bid awards — including two related to vertical transportation (VT) — totaling nearly US$2 million at the Roland E. Powell...

TEI Awarded Contract for Elevators at Brooklyn Ambulatory Hub

TEI Group announced on March 8 it was awarded a contract by general contractor Suffolk Construction Co. to install three overhead traction passenger, one hydraulic passenger and two overhead gearless...

Otis Brazil Joins UN-Affiliated Companies With Refugees Forum

Otis Brazil announced on March 13 it has joined the Companies With Refugees Forum, an initiative of the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency and UN Global Compact Brazil. Company members...

MEI-Total Elevator Solutions Investigating Fire at Minnesota HQ

An early morning fire on March 14 at the Mankato, Minnesota headquarters (HQ) of MEI-Total Elevator Solutions resulted in no injuries, as multiple fire departments responded to the blaze, which...

Clarkson + Varick Names Kirles Girgis Director of Engineering

National vertical-transportation consultancy Clarkson + Varick recently named Kirles Girgis director of engineering. With more than 10 years' experience in national leadership roles at Schindler and consulting firm Lerch Bates,...

Largest Independent VT Company in NYC, TEI Group, Takes on Southeast

TEI Group, the largest independent vertical-transportation (VT) company in the NYC metropolitan area, in March announced its expansion into the U.S. Southeast with the opening of Florida headquarters in Tampa....

NAEC, CECA, Elevator U and IAEC To Host United in Atlantic City

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) in collaboration with the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA), Elevator U and the International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC), officially announces the United...