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UNITEC Announces the Retirement of John Farmer

UNITEC Parts Company recently announced that John Farmer is retiring after 31 years. Farmer joined UNITEC in August 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the...

In Memoriam: Raymond Nelson

Raymond Nelson, a longtime elevator man whose career spanned more than 60 years, passed away on September 1 in Perth, Australia. An employee of Otis Australia, Nelson was deputed to...

Kemple Joins Atis as Chief Sales Officer, North America

Bobby Kemple recently joined ATIS Ascenda Partners, LLC, as chief sales officer, overseeing sales and marketing throughout North America. ATIS Ascenda Partners is the result of ATIS, Liberty Elevator Experts...

Otis China Service Supervisor Uses IoT To Advance Safety

Otis has shared how one of its service supervisors at the Otis China Ltd. Shanghai branch is using digital tools to promote safety and efficiency. “Fei” leads a team of...

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...

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...

India Rising

Otis India President Sebi Joseph (SJ) provides perspectives to your author (SSP) on key growth drivers elevating the VT industry in India and continuing to provide impetus going forward. SSP:...

Otis Highlights 80-Unit VT System at Tashkent City Mall

Otis recently highlighted the vertical-transportation (VT) system it provided in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at Tashkent City Mall. For client Hyper Partners, Otis provided 51 elevators, 25 escalators and four moving walks...

Otis Keeps Elevonic Elevators Running at Bahrain WTC

Otis reported on August 3 it has been commended for successfully maintaining the 26 high-speed Elevonic® elevators serving the Bahrain World Trade Center (WTC) for the past 15 years. With...

Elevated Facility Services Group Adds Four to Leadership Team

Tampa, Florida-based Elevated Facility Services, a major independent provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services, announced on August 8 it added four experienced vertical-transportation (VT) professionals to its leadership...