Education

Elevator Safety Training Hits the Road

Bringing instruction directly to the jobsite Boelhouwer “It is our philosophy at AEG that all elevator accidents should be avoidable.”    So states Mark Boelhouwer, president and CEO of American Elevator...

Sharing Their Knowledge

Australia’s LML Lift Consultants debuts training facility. An idea that had been “bubbling away in the background” in the minds of LML Lift Consultants partners Richie Lobert and Dean Morgan...

Stepping Up as a Leader

Durham College’s EDM and trades education expands.  One of 24 publicly funded colleges in the Canadian province of Ontario, Durham College in Oshawa was the first to offer an elevating...

Engineering Design

Book is a great read aimed at inspiring young engineers. This edition of ELEVATOR WORLD UK focuses on Training & Education. It was therefore more than appropriate when a copy...

Removing Early Barriers to Achievement

Study reveals effects gender stereotyping has on children, and suggests path to a better future. submitted by the Fawcett Society Harmful gender stereotypes significantly limit children’s potential, warns a report...

Distance Learning Continues to Rise

LEIA discusses the growing online options. The take-up of online learning across the U.K. has increased significantly during the past 12 months, and LEIA’s distance learning programme is no exception....

Tools of the Trade

The company shares their approach to sales training. submitted by Sheridan Lifts Ltd. At Sheridan Lifts Ltd., we have a strong focus on our people. When it comes to sales,...

An Education in Lifting

A “Lifting Lesson in a Bag” could ignite interest in the industry among school children. By Ross Moloney As a global association, everyday operations at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association...

Lift & Technology Programme Update

UoN offerings are detailed. by Oliver Greening Almost two years in the making, the updated Lift & Escalator Technology programmes at the University of Northampton (UoN) were approved in December...

Mathematics, Religion Lesson and Society

The history of humanity is full of successive changes and revolutions. We know that the most important revolution in human history was the agricultural revolution, which took place 12,000 years...

Skyhills Astra; image via ME Construction News

HRE Development Unveils Dubai’s Tower B at SkyHills Astra

Construction on the 31-story timber tower has begun in downtown Milwaukee; image courtesy of Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture.

Record-Breaking Timber Tower Breaks Ground in Milwaukee

CONNECTICUT FOOD PANTRY SOUP KITCHEN CUTS RIBBON ON NEW ELEVATOR

Connecticut Food Pantry/Soup Kitchen Cuts Ribbon on New Elevator

ELEVATOR SERVICE IN NYCHA DEVELOPMENTS DISRUPTED BY POWER SURGE

Elevator Service in NYCHA Developments Disrupted by Power Surge

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT FOR LIFT AND ESCALATOR SYMPOSIUM ENDS JUNE 30

Early Bird Discount for Lift and Escalator Symposium Ends June 30