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ELEVATOR WORLD's May 2025 issue will focus on Succession Planning (legal and financial issues, best practices, success stories and more) with bonus distribution at Asansör Istanbul. The article submission deadline is March 17, and the advertising deadline is April 1. To participate or for more information, contact the EW Editorial Department at phone: 251-479-4514, ext. 130 or editorial@elevatorworld.com. To advertise, contact ext. 131 or advertising@elevatorworld.com.
DEADLINE FOR 2025 PEOPLE ISSUE NOMINATIONS ON APRIL 12
Nominations for the ELEVATOR WORLD 2025 People Issue in June are being accepted through April 12. The elevator industry is built on dedicated, hard-working people and their stories, ideas, opinions, contributions and successes. That's why the June 2025 issue of EW is all about people who help shape our great industry. The goal is to provide our readers with stories of a diverse array of professionals who make an impact on our industry through the work they do for their companies, their communities and the industry as a whole. From the front office to the field, we want to learn about and share their journeys with you. To submit a nomination, visit the online form. Be sure to explain the nominee's company, community and elevator industry contributions and/or their interesting story. Only a select number of submissions will be featured. Questions should be sent to email. | | Maven Group, LLC is the premier choice for owners of independent elevator companies who consider selling their business. We understand the daily challenges of independent companies and we know what buyers are looking for. To maximize your return, we provide hands-on help when you prepare for the complex mergers & acquisitions process. For confidential advice, please contact Dominik Sachsenheimer at dominik@mavenelevator.com / 561-225-3320 or Bill Beaury at bill@mavenelevator.com / 239-253-4500; www.mavenelevator.com Advertisement | | | | EESF LAUNCHES PHASE 1 OF SAFE-T-RIDERS APP
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) recently announced on LinkedIn the launch of Phase 1 of the Safe-T-Riders App, which takes all of the vital information the Safe-T-Riders are known for teaching and putting it into a fun and engaging game. This app is currently a two-part system. Teachers can create a dashboard account through the weblink and receive a class code. Read more here
STANNAH LIFTS TAPS TWO TO SUPPORT NETWORK RAIL CONTRACT
Stannah Lifts, headquartered in Andover, U.K., announced on March 3 it appointed two vertical-transportation (VT) professionals to support a new five-year lift maintenance contract with Network Rail. The contract includes, for the first time, maintaining escalators, marking a major expansion for Stannah. To help support this, Brendan Slevin has been named Network Rail department manager. He will work closely with Stannah's London Infrastructure branch and branch managers across the U.K. to ensure smooth project delivery. Slevin joins Stannah with years of VT experience, including serving as a branch director for Schindler U.K. and Ireland. Alongside Slevin, Daniel Bond joins Stannah as London Infrastructure branch manager. With a specialist background in escalators, Bond previously managed escalator installations for Transport for London's (TfL) Elizabeth Line, which includes the longest escalators in the TfL network | | Draka EHC, a brand of Prysmian, is a global manufacturer and supplier dedicated to sustainability and developing innovative solutions for the vertical transportation industry. Our diverse portfolio of high-quality elevator products includes travelling cable, compensation cable, hoistway cable, wire rope, coated steel rope, rope brakes, wireway, harnessing, and lubricants. For escalators and moving walks we offer essential handrail solutions, field splicing services, skirt brushes, rollers, replacement parts and more. DrakaEHC.com Advertisement | | | | MET COMPLETES CSR PROJECT FOR BANGKOK SCHOOL
Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MET), a leader in elevator and escalator solutions, has reaffirmed its commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the handover of a new library and computer room at Ban Phakhao Phonphaeng School in the Sakon Nakhon Province in Bangkok, Thailand, the Bangkok Post reports. MET empowers employees to nominate schools in need of improvements in their hometowns through the Hometown School Development Project, which is now in its 15th year. Read more here
GELESTINO IS RED AWARDS ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR
Don Gelestino, president and CEO of Manhattan-based Champion Elevator Corp., will receive the Elevator Contractor of the Year award at the 2025 Red Awards, a commercial real estate event held annually to honor business partners in black-tie ceremonies in NYC and Miami. Red Awards 2025 in NYC is planned on April 3 at The James New York-NoMad. Read more here
GERMANY EVENT TO MARK MAGAZINE'S 50TH YEAR WITH FORUM AND NETWORKING
The trade magazine liftreport will celebrate its 50th anniversary during the liftdialog innovation forum on May 20-21 in Dortmund in the heart of Germany's Ruhr region. On the first day, participants are set to enjoy dinner, networking and a stunning view of the city during a meet-and-greet at one of Dortmund's most famous landmarks: the Brauturm in the Dortmunder U. Read more here | | | ADDITIONAL 19-39 GROUP EVENT ADDED TO CECA'S 51ST ANNUAL CONVENTION
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced that the 19-39 Group has organized an axe-throwing social event for the CECA Convention on June 9, from 4:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will be held at BATL Axe Throwing in Niagara Falls. There will be axe and knife throwing, archery, drinks, and food for all who attend. There will also be transportation to and from the hotel arranged for the event. With the help of sponsor Jemcor Elevating Inc., CECA is able to provide limited tickets for this event for CAD40 (US$27.63) per person. To get a ticket to the axe-throwing event, select the seventh ticket called the OPTIONAL TICKET: Monday Night 19-39 Group Axe throwing social — open to all CECA members between 19-39. Register here.
TKE SECURES MAJOR PBB SERVICE CONTRACT WITH DXB
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on March 10 it secured a 10-year contract with Dubai International Airport (DXB) to service and maintain passenger boarding bridges (PBBs) and aircraft stand equipment serving all four concourses. This includes the prestigious concourses D and A, home to Emirates and purpose-built for the world's largest passenger planes: the A380 and B777. Read more here | | Mongrain Vertical Transport current products include the complete range of hydraulic elevators as well as the Emarelle hydraulic machine-room-less elevator system. Each is custom tailored to meet demanding design and performance standards as specified by building owners, architects, and installers. For more information, please email us at info@mvtinc.com or visit us online at www.mvtinc.com. Advertisement | | | | OTIS MRL ELEVATORS FOR DUBAI LUXURY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
Working with general contractor Naresco Contracting LLC, Otis provided 13 machine-room-less (MRL) Gen2® elevators for Torino by ORO24, a new luxury residential development in Arjan, Dubai, Otis Director of Sales & Marketing Middle East, Türkiye and Commonwealth of Independent States Ehtesham Ahmed tells ELEVATOR WORLD. The National Engineering Bureau served as consultant. Traveling at 1 m/s, the units have capacities ranging from 675 kg to 1600 kg. Read more here
KONE BOD MEMBERS ELECTED AFTER AGM
At a meeting held after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Helsinki, Finland, on March 5, the KONE Board of Directors (BoD) elected from among its members Antti Herlin as its chairman and Jussi Herlin as vice chair. Marika Fredriksson was elected as chair of the Audit Committee and Susan Duinhoven, Jussi Herlin and Timo Ihamuotila as members of the Audit Committee. Read more here
ALTHERR APPOINTED NEW CFO AT ZIEHL-ABEGG
Künzelsau, Germany-headquartered Ziehl-Abegg SE announced it has appointed Marco Altherr as its new chief financial officer (CFO). Ziehl-Abegg Supervisory Board Chairman Dennis Ziehl said Alterr is a "highly qualified financial expert who will strategically support our company during a crucial growth phase" that includes a major project in the U.S. Read more here | | Lift Business Advisors in the last 3 years has successfully represented the sellers of more than 25 elevator contractors and suppliers in the elevator industry to a broad range of acquiring companies. Since our inception in 1998, we have provided hands on support to help improve profitability and optimize value for an eventual exit. Contact Jeff Eaton for a confidential discussion and complimentary strategic review. www.liftbusiness.com, jeff.eaton@liftbusiness.com Advertisement | | | | FUJITEC COMPLETES NEW WISDOM SQUARE VT EVALUATION FACILITY IN JAPAN
Fujitec Co., Ltd. announced on March 3 completion of its new quality lab, Wisdom Square, at company headquarters in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The 1,000-m2 facility is equipped with various pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment for testing and evaluation purposes: 11 elevators and one escalator. Previously, Fujitec conducted quality evaluation as part of product development. Read more here
CIVIC CENTER IN MONTANA CLOSED FOR ELEVATOR REPAIRS
The Civic Center in Great Falls, Montana, will be closed from March 10-April 21 for elevator repairs, The Electric reports. The elevator, installed in 1983, has been prone to frequent breakdowns and service calls. The renovation will cost approximately US$120,000 and will include replacements for the hoist, motor and electrical system while also addressing code compliance. Read more here | | Hilliard offers its customers two styles of spring applied electric released brakes that can be easily fitted to "A" frame elevator drives. These brakes are designed to apply when unintended travel of the car occurs. Hilliard offers a friction disc plate-style brake that attaches to the drive shaft of the pulley and a caliper-style that acts on a ring attached to the pulley. These brakes are an alternative to a rope gripper when performing a modernization job which requires lifting or moving a drive or extra construction to the elevator. Hilliard offers certain models of these two styles of brakes that meet CSA approval. For more information, visit www.hilliardcorp.com Advertisement | | | INSTALLATION BEGINS ON CMRL PHASE II PROJECT
The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has begun installing escalators and elevators on the 9-km Poonamallee-Porur stretch in India as part of the phase II project, DT Next reported. According to officials, the installation will be completed by September. CMRL authorities have acquired 40 elevators manufactured in Chennai and 60 escalators imported from China. Read more here
HIGH-RISE SOCIETY LIFTS NOT REGISTERED, DEADLINE LOOMING
As of early March, the Electrical Safety Department of Ghaziabad, India, had issued notices to at least 50 high-rise societies in the trans-Hindon area, Crossings Republik and Raj Nagar Extension to get their lifts registered under the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Lift Act, The Times of India reports. The deadline to register is March 25, but only a few lifts at malls and industrial sites in Ghaziabad have registered their lifts, according to officials. There are more than 200 high-rise societies in the area, and none have registered lifts, according to officials. The UP Lift Act was passed by the state legislature in February 2024 to regulate the installation, maintenance and safe operation of lifts and escalators across the state, especially Noida. On October 29, the Noida administration made it mandatory for building owners and Resident Welfare Associations to register all lifts on society premises within six months of September 25. | | ADDITIONAL VT UNITS AMONG INDIA'S DMRC CROWD-CONTROL MEASURES
Installing additional elevators, escalators and moving walks at busy rail stations is among measures being undertaken by India's Delhi Metro Rail Corp. (DMRC) to handle surging crowds, The Economic Times reports. The new vertical-transportation (VT) units join strategic planning, increased train capacity, real-time monitoring, digitalized booking and social media updates — all aimed at better handling heavy passenger loads. Read more here
WEST VIRGINIA COMMISSION CONSIDERS COURTHOUSE ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT
After years of elevator issues in the Harrison County Courthouse in West Virginia, commissioners recently considered bids to replace them, reports WV News. The courthouse's elevator issues have been an ongoing problem for the building, causing employees and public visitors to have to use the freight elevator at times and some staff members and their services to be moved to the first floor to ensure public accessibility. Read more here | | Interested in a gearless traction machine with a laser-focus on safety and longevity? Hollister-Whitney products are designed with the customer in mind. That means superior value and painless serviceability for decades of operation. The GL171X is a cost-effective, gearless solution designed to fit through 27-inch doors. Learn more about its powerful, energy–efficient performance. Advertisement | | | MINISTRY OF HEALTH REPLACING SIX ELEVATORS IN HOSPITAL IN FIJI
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services in Fiji has begun the FJD1 million (US$427,541) process of replacing six elevators at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, fijivillage News reports. Minister of Health Dr. Ratu Atonio Lalabalavu has confirmed that four new elevators have already arrived at the hospital where installation will begin soon. Read more here
ELEVEN PEOPLE STUCK IN CAMBRIDGE HIGH-RISE ELEVATOR RESCUED
At approximately 6 p.m. on March 7, the Cambridge Fire Department of Massachusetts responded to and rescued 11 people stuck in a high-rise elevator, Mass Live reports. The elevator shaft was a blind shaft, meaning the elevator was stuck in a position away from operating floors. The fire department used a rope system to extract those stuck in the elevator. One person needed evaluation after being rescued, but no other injuries were reported. On February 25, firefighters in Somerville and Cambridge conducted hands-on training and reviewed elevator rescue procedures for a blind shaft elevator. | | Elevcon 2025, the international congress for the elevator and vertical transportation industry, is organized and led by the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE) takes place June 17–19, 2025 at the Altis Grand Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. Now in its 24th year, Elevcon has become a premier gathering for vertical transportation professionals, offering three days of specialized professional education, expert-led lectures, and networking opportunities. For more information and registration visit: www.elevcon.com Advertisement | | | SPONSORSHIP SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR CTBUH 2025 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced that sponsorships slots are now available for the CTBUH 2025 International Conference taking place on October 6-9 in Toronto, Canada. CTBUH boasts that its international conference brings together more than 1,500 multi-disciplinary global industry leaders from more than 50 countries and 150 cities. Read more here
REDESIGN PLANS FOR LONDON'S 70 GRACECHURCH APPROVED
The City of London has approved Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF)'s proposals for a 32-story tower – a redesign of consented proposals from 2021, Architects' Journal reports. The 132-m-tall scheme includes the part-retrofit of a 23-year-old Marks & Spencer's store and office building at 70 Gracechurch Street, north-west of the Walkie Talkie, to create 50,000 m2 of office floor space. Read more here | | EDITORIAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/removal requests should be sent to editorial@elevatorworld.com. ELENET Editorial staff: Angela C. Baldwin, Kaija Wilkinson, Lindsay Fletcher and Sophie Goodwin. ADVERTISEMENTS: To advertise and reach ELENET's readership of 41,000+, contact the Advertising staff at phone: 251-479-4514 or e-mail: advertising@elevatorworld.com. Download the ELEVATOR WORLD magazine Editorial Calendar to see EW's upcoming feature stories, focus topics, special topics, special sections and Editorial/Advertising submission deadlines here. ELENET is a registered trademark, and all rights are reserved. Copyright 2025 © Elevator World, Inc., 354 Morgan Avenue, Mobile, AL 36606, phone: 251-479-4514, www.elevatorworld.com. | | | | |
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