Elevators
Boy Safely Rescued After Being Stuck in India Elevator
An eight-year-old boy in Faridabad, India, was stuck in a housing society lift for around 2 h on August 20, The Tribune reports. The boy and his family live on...
Otis VT System for 50-Plus Story Jersey City Tower
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing the vertical-transportation (VT) system for a 50-plus story residential tower with ground-level retail at 499 Summit Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey. The...
Alimak Group Appoints Holmberg EVP of Industrial Division
Alimak Group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has appointed Jens Holmberg as executive vice president (EVP) of the Industrial Division, which serves customers with permanently installed rack-and-pinion and traction elevators. Holmberg...
Megadeveloper China Evergrande Files for U.S. Bankruptcy Protection
Shenzhen, China-headquartered China Evergrande Group has filed for Chapter 15 U.S. bankruptcy protection “as part of one of the world’s biggest debt restructurings,” Reuters is among outlets to report. Once...
In Memoriam: Denny Lee Bobo
Denny Lee Bobo, a native of Anniston, Alabama, and resident of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on August 16 at age 79. Bobo spent a lifetime in the elevator industry, starting...
Miller Promoted To AES National Sales Manager
Alliance Elevator Solutions (AES), a privately held company headquartered in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, recently announced that Mike Miller has been promoted from senior account manager to national sales manager. Joining AES...
Canada’s AEDARSA Plans Seventh Annual AEIS
Alberta Elevating Devices & Amusement Rides Safety Association (AEDARSA) CEO Gord Pattison announced the association plans to host its seventh annual Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar (AEIS) on October 11-12 in...
In Memoriam: George W. Gibson
George W. Gibson, an engineer, vertical-transportation (VT) consultant and longtime member of the A17 Standards Committee, passed away on August 11 at age 86 in Phoenix, Arizona. When Gibson was...
Elevator Replacement Cost for Ontario City Rises Considerably
The cost to replace a pair of elevators serving the King Street parking garage in downtown Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, has increased by CAD240,000, from CAD545,000 (US$402,973) to CAD795,000 (US$587,823), The...
Thöny Passes CEDES CEO Role to Bass
After a successful 10 years as CEDES CEO, Christian-Erik Thöny has passed the role to Patrick Bass, previously head of CEDES Internet of Things (IoT) business development since September 2021,...
