Otis
Reaching Chimney Rock
For more than 70 years, an Otis elevator has transported guests to Chimney Rock, a 315-ft granite monolith that’s the distinguishing feature and namesake of Chimney Rock State Park in...
EW Project of the Year Winners
ELEVATOR WORLD is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Project of the Year contest. Winning projects, which will be featured in the January 2023 issue, are (with category):...
“Truly Transformational”
Otis and its suppliers provide VT for modernised Bank Tube station in London. In the heart of the City of London, ringed by 31 heritage-listed buildings, Bank Underground station isn’t...
Metro Elevator Opens NorCal Division in San Francisco
Metro Elevator recently announced the opening of its NorCal division, headquartered in San Francisco. The division is being led by President Michael Blaszczyk and Vice President Kevin Wright. Blaszczyk has...
Space Needle Testing Far-UVC Device in Elevator
The Space Needle is testing the technology of Population, a San Francisco-based startup selling a far-UVC device for businesses that can be installed on ceilings or walls to help eliminate...
Otis, Schindler Among Forbes’ Top Female-Friendly Companies
In partnership with market research company Statista, Forbes released its World's Top Female-Friendly Companies list in November. Among the 400 recognized are U.S.-based Otis and Switzerland's Schindler, which ranked 306...
Ticket Sales Begin for LIFT 109
Tickets for Battersea Power Station's chimney elevator experience, LIFT 109, are now for sale to the general public (beginning today), the Londonist reports. LIFT 109 gets its name from the...
Recent Otis Jobs in Bronx, Manhattan, NYC
Among recently completed or upcoming Otis NYC jobs are elevators for new residential towers in Mott Haven, Bronx, and the Lower East Side of Manhattan, NYC. In Mott Haven, Otis...
Otis Names Connors to Its Worldwide BoD
Otis announced on October 24 it has named Nelda Connors to its worldwide Board of Directors (BoD), and she is joining the board's Audit and Compensation Committee. Currently CEO of...
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...
