Your author provides an overview of key areas to consider. There are at least 23 areas of principal guidance covering the safe and efficient operation of lifts. This includes a range of standards, regulations, codes of practice and guidance. While there are far too many for us to detail in this article, we will give…
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Your author shares perspectives on the significance of vertical transportation (VT) while planning high-rise structures.
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Managing risk in the post-pandemic office Almost a third — 31% — of Brits want their professional life to return to exactly the way it was prior to the pandemic, shows a YouGov poll on behalf of Indeed. With offices and cities gradually opening up, Sheridan Lifts, a family-owned U.K.-based independent lifts company, provides lift…
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Top Three Most Common Hazards and How to Prevent Exposure in the Workplace Although asbestos can severely damage our lungs if inhaled, it was a common substance used between the 1950s and 1980s due to its many structural advantages, including its excellent tensile strength, resistance to chemical attacks and inability to conduct heat. Although the…
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Following in the footsteps of legendary British astronaut Tim Peake, the U.K. can be proud of its latest space hero destined for a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). However, this time our latest Skywalker has a big difference – four legs instead of two! Aptly named hound Apollo beat more than 4,000 dog…
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With the advent of spring comes renewed growth and hope. Maybe that has never been truer than this year, as we try to reestablish our “normal” lives after a very long, COVID-induced hibernation. Those we speak to in many parts of the world are enthusiastic and feel the tide beginning to turn, with good prospects…
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Things are stirring out there in the VT-verse. Fresh off the virus lockdowns, a new world awaits. It is a long, slow opening, like a flower bud, but no one is quite sure what it will look like.
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A range of lift types is examined. Germany is one of the largest consumer markets in Europe, in both population and purchasing power, as well as one of the largest economies in the world. Factors such as the rapidly growing construction sector and rising regulatory requirements offer immense growth opportunities in forthcoming years. Germany’s elevator…
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Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) Pvt. Ltd. (TJEI) Managing Director Katsuhiko Sato (KS) shares insights with your author (AP) on the challenges and rewards of providing VT for India’s second diamond trading hub. AP: What vertical-transportation (VT) equipment did TJEI provide for Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB)? KS: TJEI provided the following: Bespoke premium design to match…
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Ambitious engineer made his mark in the early days of vertical transportation. In 1833, Richard Waygood started his business in Beaminster in Dorset. Feeling that his native town did not offer sufficient scope for his ambitions and energy, he moved the business to London in 1842, occupying premises in Newington Causeway. In 1863, with the…
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