Accessibility
Rhode Island Theater Balcony Now Accessible For All
The United, a theater in Westerly, Rhode Island, held a “lift-off” ceremony in late December to officially christen its new elevator, which is now handicap accessible, The Westerly Sun reports....
Costs For San Diego Government Tower Elevator Repairs Soar
San Diego City Council members approved a contract extension with Otis that adds US$1 million to the original US$3 million budget for emergency repairs to the elevators serving the Civic...
South Korea Elevators Inspected Ahead of Lunar New Year
The South Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety said it conducted special inspections on elevators at 18 major train stations ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, ChosunBiz reports....
Elevator Brings Accessibility to Southern Spain Municipality
Torremolinos in Andalusia, southern Spain, has opened a new panoramic elevator connecting La Batería Park and the La Carihuela neighborhood, bringing new accessibility to the municipality, Euro Weekly News reports. Manufactured and...
Ohio Courthouse to Get New Elevator
The Muskingum County courthouse in Zanesville, Ohio, will be getting a new elevator with the current one being replaced by the Otis Elevator Co., the Zanesville Times Recorder reports. The project is...
TEC Subsidiary Lift Comm Continues MTA Accessibility Collaboration
Lift Communications (Lift Comm), a subsidiary of TEC Solutions Concepts Inc. based in New Jersey, recently announced new advanced two-way intercom systems for two NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) subway...
Nibav Lifts Introduces New Residential Elevators in U.S.
Nibav Lifts, a leading provider of home elevator solutions headquartered in India, recently introduced its high-end residential elevators to the U.S. market, City Buzz reports. The new home elevators will provide American...
Dubai’s RTA Seeks Contractor for Next Metro Station Upgrade
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) recently sought out contractors for a contract to upgrade the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station expansion, Meed reports. The notice for the design-and-build contract, part of the RTA’s...
Eastern Elevator Provides MRL Elevator for Brooklyn Building
Alter Weinberger, president of Eastern Elevator, with offices in Brooklyn, NY, and Davie, Florida, tells ELEVATOR WORLD his company provided one traction machine-room-less (MRL) elevator for 320 Linden Boulevard in...
KONE VT for Resort and Commercial Hub in Cambodia
KONE announced on January 9 it was awarded a comprehensive vertical-transportation (VT) contract by Chinese foreign-investment firm Peninsula Bay Investment Co., Ltd., to provide a suite of People Flow® solutions to...
