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Otis Modernizing VT for EMEA Icons Burj Khalifa and Eiffel Tower
Otis will be modernizing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at two iconic structures in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Eiffel Tower...
The Gen360™ Platform, the Next Generation of Digital and Sustainable Elevators
by Pascal Rebillard, Alper Caliskan and Vijay Lakamraju This paper was presented at the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Abstract The megatrends of urbanization and our...
NAEC NexGen Announces Chair and Vice Chair
John Mezzo, president of NYC-based Dynasty Elevator, and Morgan Jones, general manager of Hyperion Solutions based in Memphis, Tennessee, have been named chair and vice chair, respectively, of the National...
Swanson Named TSM for Vantage Western Region
Vantage Elevator Solutions has named Stan Swanson territory sales manager (TSM) for the Mountain States of the Western Region. Reporting directly to Vantage Western Region Manager Mark Ortiz, Swanson will...
JPMorgan Supertall Headed Toward Topping Out in Midtown Manhattan
By around the end of this month, JPMorgan Chase’s 1,388-ft-tall, 60-story supertall headquarters is expected to top out at 270 Park Avenue in Midtown East. Manhattan, NY, as thousands of...
Longtime Elevator Professional Releases Motivational Book in India
Vivek Puranik, a U.S.-based author who has more than 27 years’ experience in the elevator industry, has released the book “Feathers On My Wings” in India, geared toward “preparing young...
Otis Market Group Lead U.K. & Nordics and MD U.K. Bierer Transitions to VP, Global Business Development
After four years with Otis in the U.K., the last two overseeing the U.K. and Nordics markets, Andy Bierer has taken on a new role within Otis Elevator Co.: vice...
Shaw Joins SafeRise as South Central Area Director
Megan Shaw has joined SafeRise, LLC, a provider of construction elevator hoistway safety systems, as its new South Central area director. Shaw joins SafeRise with more than 25 years' experience...
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit
Escalators, Modernization Singapore submitted by Otis Elevator Co. The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) of Singapore derived from a forecast by the country’s planners in 1967 indicating a need for a...
Elizabeth Line, London Underground and Railway
Escalators, New Construction London, U.K. submitted by Otis Elevator Co. The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency hybrid urban-suburban rail service in London and its suburbs that opened in May 2022....
