North America

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Otis announced on May 7 it has appointed Joseph Armas to the new role of president, Otis U.S. and Canada, reporting directly to Otis Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks....

Ziehl-Abegg Reports Bright Outlook for 2025

Ziehl-Abegg reported revenues of EUR893 million (US$966 million) for 2024, a drop of roughly 7% compared to the previous year. The downturn was particularly pronounced in Germany, where revenues declined...

Bucky Lift Becomes Wisconsin Marine Innovations Dealer

Bucky Lift, LLC, of Lake Hallie, Wisconsin, recently joined the dealer network of Marine Innovations, Inc., a leading manufacturer of trams and inclined elevators for North America, Central America and...

ATTA Elevators Names Paquette VP of U.S. Operations

ATTA Elevators announced on March 19 it named Geoff Paquette as vice president (VP) of U.S. operations, responsible for overseeing all business operations, recruitment and the continued growth of the...

MEBS to Launch Control Renewal Menu for Elevators by Other Manufacturers

Tokyo, Japan-headquartered Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions (MEBS) will launch a new control renewal menu on March 19 for elevators manufactured by other companies and installed in existing buildings. By developing...

ATIS Taps Fox as CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth

St. Louis-headquartered ATIS, one of North America's largest providers of vertical-transportation consulting, inspections and managed services, announced on March 10 it named Jim Fox as CEO. Fox joins ATIS from...

Marine Innovations Announces New Carriage Design

On February 3, Marine Innovations, the Minnesota-based manufacturer of trams and inclined elevators for North America, Central America and the Caribbean, announced a new carriage design as an upgrade to...

Mounce Promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at Hyperion Solutions

Memphis, Tennessee-headquartered Hyperion Solutions announced on August 6 that Andrew Mounce has been promoted from vice president of technical services to chief commercial officer. Since joining Hyperion in July 2023,...

Nominations Now Open for the Ellies 2024

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Ellies Awards Program and will be accepted through July 12. This annual elevator industry awards program recognizes North American elevator and escalator vertical-transportation...

Yelland Promoted to Peelle North America Director of Sales

The Peelle Co., headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, has announced that Matthew Yelland has been promoted from national sales manager to director of sales for North America. Yelland has been...