Manufacturing
Otis’ Spain Factories Achieve Sustainability Certifications
Otis’ Spain factories recently achieved significant sustainability certifications, Otis announced on August 7: The facility in San Sebastian became the first factory in Spain to obtain LEED® Platinum® certification; all...
Fujitec India’s New Elevator Plant Now Fully Operational
Fujitec India Private Ltd., a subsidiary of Japan's Fujitec Co. Ltd., announced on August 1 that a new, second elevator plant in the Chennai, India, suburbs is now fully operational....
Otis Inaugurates PCB Production Hall in Berlin
Otis Worldwide Corp. recently inaugurated its new printed circuit board (PCB) production hall in Berlin. Otis invested EUR8 million (US$8.9 million) in this state-of-the-art production hall dedicated to advanced and...
ICC Head: Iran Exports E&E Equipment and Parts to More Than 15 Countries
Iran is exporting elevator and escalator (E&E) equipment and parts to more than 15 countries globally, and exports are expected to exceed imports over the next two to three years,...
Mogilevliftmash Encouraged To Take Advantage of Increased Demand
As Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko toured the production facilities of Mogilev-based elevator manufacturer Mogilevliftmash, he talked with company employees saying, “We must make the most of the current high demand...
Product of the Year Entries Now Open
ELEVATOR WORLD’s 2023 Product of the Year Award is now open for entries, and submissions will be accepted until August 25. In its third year, the award recognizes outstanding product...
Bangladesh FY24 Budget Proposes Duties on VT
Bangladesh businesses urged the government to withdraw additional duties for vertical transportation (VT) proposed in the FY24 budget and integrate them into the list of capital machinery to help the...
Elevator Assembly Plant Planned for Azerbaijan
Belarus and Azerbaijan signed several documents relating to cooperation in the manufacturing sector at a recent meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperations in Baku, Azerbaijan, Azernews...
Global Elevator Industry Survey Reflects Improved Outlook
Elevator World, Inc., the German elevator association VFA Interlift e.V. and fair organizer AFAG, in association with Credit Suisse, recently released the results of their latest global elevator industry survey...
U.K.’s Global1Partners Taps Two Joint GMs
On February 1, U.K.-headquartered Global1Partners Ltd announced the appointment of Susan Terry and Andrew Creswell as joint general managers (GMs). Since joining the company 26 years ago, Terry progressed through...
