Manufacturing
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...
Otis’ Marks One of Two New Caterpillar Independent Directors
Judy Marks, chair, CEO and president of Otis Worldwide Corp., is one of two new independent members of the Board of Directors (BoD) of Caterpillar Inc., a global manufacturer of...
KONE Elevators India Named to Top Manufacturing Workplace List
KONE Elevators India, a fully owned subsidiary of KONE Corp., announced that it has been recognized by Great Place To Work® India among India's Best Workplaces™ in Manufacturing 2023, Business...
Kohtler Elevator Industries Welcomes New Team Member
Kohtler Elevator Industries, Inc., headquartered in Opa-loca, Florida, recently welcomed Ismel Suarez as its design and engineering manager. Suarez has more than 15 years’ experience in elevator design and manufacturing....
Otis’ Florence Factory Achieves Zero-Waste-to-Landfill Certification
Otis' Florence, South Carolina, factory achieved Gold-level Total Resource and Use Efficiency (TRUE) certification for its zero waste efforts, the company announced on December 21. The plant is the first...
Indian Construction Giant Partners With Professional Networking Platform
Mumbai, India-headquartered Saint-Gobain Gyproc, a market leader in building construction, recently announced it has partnered with India's largest professional networking platform, Apna.co, "to reduce the skills gap and help increase...
Otis Celebrates 10th Anniversary of South Carolina Factory
Otis celebrated the 10th anniversary of its 500,000-ft2 Florence, South Carolina, factory, on November 1. Since starting production on November 1, 2012, the factory has gone from "having one machine...
