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Otis VT System for High-End Residential Towers in Dubai’s MBR City

Otis will equip Sobha Creek Vista Heights in Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid (MBR) City with a vertical-transportation (VT) system that includes 22 Skyrise® elevators with speeds of up to 6...

Delaware Elevator, Otis Awarded Roland E. Powell CC VT Contracts

The City Council in Ocean City, Maryland, unanimously approved three bid awards — including two related to vertical transportation (VT) — totaling nearly US$2 million at the Roland E. Powell...

Otis VT System for National Urban League Building in Upper Manhattan

Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a complete vertical-transportation (VT) system for the unique, mixed-use National Urban League building in the Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, NYC, a 141,000-ft2 property...

Sky High

Otis elevates transportation for iconic smart building in Shanghai. by Sally Lohimages courtesy of Otis For many Shanghai residents, the day begins as it has for hundreds of years, with...

Elevator Room Fire Put Out at Seattle’s Space Needle

In the early hours of February 23, Seattle, Washington’s Space Needle was scorched by a minor blaze. The fire took hold in an elevator control room located at the top...

VT Industry Veterans Launch Washington State-Based Consultancy

Vertical-transportation (VT) industry veterans Kevin Egli and Steven Hobbs have launched Egli Hobbs Elevator Consulting, LLC (EHEC), based in the Olympia, Washington, area. Covering Washington and Oregon, EHEC's consulting services...

Action Elevator Names Bona Compliance Manager Supporting Mid-Atlantic Region

Action Elevator Co., with offices in Baltimore and Delmarva-Ocean City, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and northern Virginia, recently named Lisa Bona compliance manager supporting the Mid-Atlantic region. Bona has 23 years...

Otis Indonesia To Modernize 10 Elevators at Jakarta Hotel

The Otis Indonesia team will undertake the comprehensive modernization of 10 elevators at the Hotel Borobudur Jakarta. Otis will install Gen2® units selected to further enhance the “artistic ambiance” of...

Otis’ China Manufacturing Achieves Zero Waste Certification

Otis Worldwide has achieved Gold-level TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) zero waste certification for all of its five manufacturing facilities in China. This makes Otis the first elevator company...

Jay Zamal Retires from Unitec

UNITEC recently announced on LinkedIn the retirement of Jay Zamal in February. Zamal has more than 34 years of Otis experience and parts knowledge having worked in warehouse operations, electro-mechanical...