Accessibility
Nine-Elevator Otis System for Pennsylvania Hospital Expansion
Otis will provide nine elevators, including five Gen3 PeakTMÂ and one Gen3 EdgeTMÂ units, for Luke's University Health Network's Anderson Campus hospital in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, Otis Chair, President and CEO Judy...
Escalator Upgrade in Store For Pennsylvania Airport
Thanks to US$3 million in federal funding announced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on October 22, Harrisburg International Airport in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, will be...
Lift Comm Collaborates with NYC MTA on Accessibility Upgrades
Lift Communications (Lift Comm), a subsidiary of TEC Solutions Concepts Inc. based in New Jersey, announced it is collaborating with the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on accessibility upgrades at...
Hospital Elevator To Be Replaced in Southwestern Ukraine
Leaders of the nonprofit Chornomorskaya Hospital in the Odesa Oblast province of southwestern Ukraine along the northern coast of the Black Sea announced open bidding to install a new elevator...
120 New TKE Units Part of New Sydney Metro City Line
TKE announced on October 22 that 190 new vertical-transportation (VT) units are a key part of the newly inaugurated Sydney Metro City Line in Sydney, Australia. The TKE escalators and...
Elderly Woman Insured in Escalator Mishap in Boston
An 84-year-old woman was injured on October 15 when she fell on an escalator at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Tufts Medical Center station in Boston, CBS News is...
India Railway Station Redevelopment Nearly 50% Complete
Redevelopment of the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corp. (MRVC) Ghatkopar Railway Station, a key suburban Mumbai, India, metro hub, is nearly 50% complete, The Free Press Journal reports. The first phase,...
Suffolk University Facing Elevator Issues
Boston’s Suffolk University’s Sawyer Building saw the abrupt closure of all five of its elevators on September 6 as a result of an electrical issue that affected the control system,...
Harmar Mobility Acquires Pollock Lifts
Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida, Harmar Mobility, a leading stairlift and mobility device lift manufacturer, has acquired Pollock Lifts, based in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, yahoo finance reports. This acquisition follows Harmar’s...
Brooklyn Hospital Center Secures US$2 Million for Escalator Work
Leaders at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY, were joined by NY State Sen. Andrew Gounardes on October 16 to announce US$2 million in state funding for modernizing the...
