Oakland Passes Residential Elevator Maintenance Ordinance
In July, Oakland, California, Councilmember Carroll Fife co-sponsored an ordinance requiring operators of residential properties...
New Escalators at Two Bengaluru, India Railway Stations
The Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti V Somanna recently unveiled new escalators...
18-Year-Old Worker Dies After Falling Down Escalator Shaft
An 18-year-old male worker passed away after suffering a fall down an escalator shaft during...
Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way
On November 16, a girl in Shandong, China, suffered a fatal four-story fall in a...
Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building
More than 80 firefighters extinguished a fire in a 12-story office building in L.A. that...
Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators
On November 20, the Armenian government announced new escalators to be installed at the Gortsaranain...
IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has begun investigating the increasing malfunctions of escalators and elevators...
Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir
The complete overhaul of 278 pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment — 194 escalators and 84...
EW Presents Inaugural Golf Outing in Tampa
ELEVATOR WORLD is proud to present the inaugural Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) Golf Outing...
In Memoriam: Thomas Lawrence Aveni
Thomas Lawrence Aveni, who owned Paterson, New Jersey-headquartered EDI-ECI Inc. until 2014, passed away on...
