Consultant’s Voice

A Safety Journey

Your author reflects on his 45 years in the industry through the lens of safety. With the focus of this issue on safety and as one of a handful of...

Standards and Regulations

Your author takes a look at recent, and possibly future, changes in the U.K. In a recent interview with LIFTjournal,[1] René Hermann, chairman of the Working Group CEN TC10 WG1,...

Key Escalator Events and Some Issues

A look at escalator events and factors which have served to drive change, as well as a few issues that remain contentious and unresolved As the focus of ELEVATOR WORKD...

Requirements for Lift Guarding

A look at prescriptive detail of the regulation and guidance for guarding in light of the case law. recent Linkedin post advocating the use of quick-release fixings for a lift...

Competent Person Versus Lift Engineer

An examination of the distinction between, and overlap of, the two roles by Colin Craney I have followed the “marking your own homework” debate in the 104 and 105 editions...

Harrods London; image courtesy of Harrods

Britain’s First Curved Escalators Coming to Luxury Retailer

HYPRLIFT ANNOUNCES FIRST U.S. PATENT AWARD

Hyprlift Announces First U.S. Patent Award

VDA ACQUIRES FLORIDA- BASED SUNCOAST ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS

VDA Acquires Florida-Based Suncoast Elevator Inspections

The Kross; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Elevator System for New Ho Chi Minh City Tower

Skyhills Astra; image via ME Construction News

HRE Development Unveils Dubai’s Tower B at SkyHills Astra