Modernization

Otis Brazil Selected for Elevador Lacerda Modernization

Otis Brazil has been selected to modernize all four elevators at the historic Elevador Lacerda in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Elevador Lacerda is a public elevator and tourist attraction that carries...

My Elevator Service Announces Modernization Services for Small Building Owners

Connecticut-based My Elevator Service has launched a new five-step elevator modernization service called R.E.N.E.W. to help small building owners upgrade their aging elevator systems. My Elevator Service owner Chris Bowler...

Otis Elevator Korea Finishes Modernization Project

Otis Elevator Korea recently finished the modernization of an elevator at the Namsan Seoul Tower, a popular tourist destination in Seoul, South Korea. Otis Korea was awarded the contract to...

Modern Elevator Installs Three New Elevators at Brooklyn MTA Station

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) tells ELEVATOR WORLD Modern Elevator installed three new elevators at the Flushing Avenue subway station in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. The units replaced...

Alimak and Torre de Collserola Partner To Modernize Historic Barcelona Elevators

Sweden's Alimak Group recently announced it is partnering with Torre de Collserola — a project of historic significance in Barcelona, Spain — to modernize the two Alimak elevators initially installed...

Sweden’s Cibes Lift Group Acquires Connecticut-Based ESC

Cibes Lift Group, a leading manufacturer of screw-driven, modular platform lifts headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, has acquired Elevator Service Co., Inc. (ESC), based in Torrington, Connecticut, and serving the Connecticut,...

CTBUH 2023 Best Tall Buildings Worldwide Is Past EW POY Winner Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) named Sydney, Australia's Quay Quarter Tower as the 2023 Best Tall Building Worldwide during CTBUH's annual conference in Singapore and Kuala...

Cibes Lift Group Acquires Elevator Service Co. To Strengthen U.S. Position

Cibes Lift Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Elevator Service Co., a full-service elevator contractor, to strengthen its position and create new business opportunities in the U.S. Following...

TKE Set For Texas High School Elevator Renovation

The McKinney Boyd High School District’s Board of Trustees approved US$194,287 in September for the renovation of two elevators at the high school in McKinney, Texas, Community Impact reports. This...

Jackson Collaborates With Meteor Löher

Jackson, the U.K.’s largest lift, escalator and cradle maintenance company, has confirmed its collaboration agreement with Meteor Löher. The agreement relates to the manufacture of Löher’s escalators and moving walks...