Elevators
Liftech Elevator Partners With Axxiom Elevator
Liftech Elevator has partnered with Axxiom Elevator, a rapidly expanding independent elevator services company doing business across Arizona, California, Florida and the Washington D.C. area. Liftech Elevator Service was founded in...
Challenging Hudson Valley Modernization a “Testament to Teamwork”
Manhattan-based Champion Elevator Corp. recently completed a transformative elevator modernization at a nursing home in Rhinebeck in New York’s Hudson Valley that Champion President Don Gelestino describes as a "testament...
Oakland Passes Residential Elevator Maintenance Ordinance
In July, Oakland, California, Councilmember Carroll Fife co-sponsored an ordinance requiring operators of residential properties with elevators to maintain elevators in an operable condition, according to the City of Oakland. The...
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 may have ignited when sparks from renovation construction in the elevator shaft fell into a...
IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) has begun investigating the increasing malfunctions of escalators and elevators in the city's rail system by officially requesting information and documents from the Rail Systems...
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 elevators — serving the İzmir Metro in Türkiye is nearly complete, Railly News reports. Under the supervision...
EW Presents Inaugural Golf Outing in Tampa
ELEVATOR WORLD is proud to present the inaugural Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) Golf Outing on February 10, 2025, prior to the EESF Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tampa, Florida....
In Memoriam: Thomas Lawrence Aveni
Thomas Lawrence Aveni, who owned Paterson, New Jersey-headquartered EDI-ECI Inc. until 2014, passed away on November 16 at age 85. A native New Yorker, Aveni graduated from Fordham University's School...
Fujitec Delivers Vietnam’s First 240 M/Min Elevators
Japan-headquartered Fujitec Co., Ltd., announced on November 19 it delivered Vietnam's first 240 m/min, high-speed elevators to the TAISEI SQUARE HANOI office building, which opened in September. Four of 10...
Sims4Lifts Named Finalist for UK Business Awards
Lift sim company Sims4Lifts has been recognized as a finalist for the prestigious UK Business Awards. Known as The Dons after author and journalist Don Hale, the UK Business Awards...
