Jason Halligan

Jason Halligan has been in the elevator industry for many years, firstly as an engineer in the field and latterly in sales. He has a passion for writing and journalism and is always keen about getting to the heart of the matter with an interesting and exciting story to tell. A big adventurer, he is based in Manchester.

15th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies

Industry leaders come together to share their expertise.  On September 18 and 19, the movers and shakers of the lift industry came together at the Kettering Park Hotel & Spa...

Grenfell Reviewed

Northampton Symposium keynote presentation and panel discussion look at the Grenfell tragedy and Phase 2 report.  The word “legend” can be thrown around and overused a lot nowadays, but when...

Past, Present and Future

A look at 150 years of Schindler's history and what comes next. Cordula Jourdan Schindler is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2024. Your author (JH) discusses the industry major’s past,...

The Social Value Act

How it came to be and its role in the future In 2012, a historic moment arose and changed how public service contracts would be awarded in the U.K. moving...

How Manchester Is Reinventing Itself

Manchester: famous for its football, famous for its music and now famous for its fast-growing skyline In the mid to late part of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution was...

222 Broadway; photo © John W. Cahill for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion

ARCHI-TREAD RELOCATING FROM N.J. TO FLORIDA

Archi-Tread Relocating From N.J. to Florida

Entrance to the Victoria Building, which was built in 1945; photo by SnowyBadger for Wikipedia

Halifax Hospital to Get Elevator Replacement, Upgrades

Stationslift Storingen, a website for reporting broken elevators, was created in response to the structural problem by wheelchair user Kasrt Lovers; image courtesy of X.

Out-of-Order Lifts at Dutch Train Stations Leave Wheelchair Users Stranded

FUJITEC EXPLAINS NEW STRATEGY CENTERED AROUND DIGITAL TWIN CONCEPT

Fujitec Explains New Strategy Centered Around Digital Twin Concept