Associations

ECNY Annual Meeting and Holiday Party This Week

Open exclusively to Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) members, the ECNY Annual Meeting and Holiday Party is planned on December 5 at Villa Barone Manor, 737 Throngs Neck Expressway,...

Stronger Together

How the Elevator Industry Safety Partners Alliance is uniting OSHA and the elevator industry in the name of improved workplace safety by Dot Mynahan Five years ago, the U.S. Department...

NEII Provides Code Development Update

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) provided a code development update. On the ASME A17/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, the A17 Standards Committee met in October and finalized several...

Schindler Designates National Elevate Day

Schindler announced today that it has established November 8 of each year as National Elevate Day. Officially recognized by the National Day Archives and also known as Elev-8 Day —...

Elevator Escalator Safety Week on November 11-15

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) and the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) ask vertical-transportation (VT) industry members to remember that Elevator Escalator Safety Week is on November 11-15. Held each...

Dynasty Elevator President Mezzo Joins NYBMA BoD

The New York Building Managers’ Association (NYBMA) announced Dynasty Elevator President John Mezzo has accepted a nomination to join the association’s Board of Directors (BoD). As one of New York...

French Elevator Federation Calls For Delay in Network Shutdown

France's Elevator Federation (Fédération des Ascenseurs) has asked for the shutdown of the country's 2G and 3G networks to be delayed as the networks are still being used by elevator...

CiA To Host CAN and CANOpen Seminar for Newcomers

The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association plans to host an on-site seminar in the German language for newcomers to CAN and CANopen, which includes CANopen Lift, the CAN communication...

NAESA International Awards 2024 John Steele Scholarships

NAESA International recently announced the 2024 John Steele Memorial Scholarship winners. In evaluating seven applications for the scholarship, the “process went well with very tight scoring between the applicants,” according...

EFESME SBS Training on Standardization in the Lift Sector

The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) and Small Business Standards (SBS) plan to host the second 2024 SBS national training session on standardization in the lift...

SOUTHERN ELEVATOR AGAIN PARTNERS WITH ELLIS FOR THREE RACES

Southern Elevator Again Partners With Ellis for Three Races

FUJITEC APPROVED AS GOOD CORPORATION FOR HEALTHY MANAGEMENT

Fujitec Approved as Good Corporation for Healthy Management

The Schindler R.I.S.E system; image © Schindler

Schindler R.I.S.E Used on First-Ever U.K. Project

The modernized escalators; image courtesy of Forte

Forte Completes Yankee Stadium Escalator Replacement

Designs over the elevator doors and entrances show both Art Deco and Classical Revival touches; image courtesy of Pittsfield Apartments.

Historic Chicago Office Tower Eyed for Conversion