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From its roots as an independently owned elevator maintenance company, TEI Group( TEI) has grown into a leading provider of comprehensive vertical transportation, construction, modernization, maintenance, and repair services. Having started out as elevator mechanics, the founders have expanded their hands-on experience to provide multiple generations of customers with unprecedented safety, integrity, and top-quality service.
Having built a strong reputation across New York City, TEI recently opened its first US Southeastern branch in Tampa, Florida, in 2024, a second in Tallahassee, Florida, in April 2025, and now another in Miramar, Florida. TEI currently employs over 350 highly trained vertical transportation professionals, including 250 licensed technicians. All technicians are affiliated with the International Union of Elevator Constructions and are audited twice a year while on job sites to ensure the highest quality and safety standards. TEI also employs Michale Luraschi, a nationally recognized and respected individual, as the Director for Environmental Health & Safety, to focus on advancing elevator safety for not only TEI but across the entire vertical transportation industry.
With a 98 percent customer retention rate, TEI clearly provides an unparalleled customer experience driven by honesty, urgency, and attention to detail. By ensuring customers’ vertical transportation systems are safe and operational, TEI’ s services keep property managers and occupants happy, enhancing the value and profitability of their facilities, and ultimately leading to long-term relationships with repeat work. Technicians are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the business maintains small driver routes and geographic areas to provide a rapid response to service calls and customer requests.
Comprehensive suite of services
Designing and installing new vertical transportation systems is TEI’ s specialty. Whether the system requires hydraulic
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