Evacuation Solutions

The Emergency Elevator Repair Service

One of the first attempts to address the use of elevators during a non-fire emergency The subject of elevator use in emergency situations has been discussed — and debated —...

Functional and Reliable Lifts at New Van der Valk Hotel

First evacuation lift in the Netherlands complying with prEN 81-76 inst The Van der Valk hotel chain regularly opens new locations throughout the Netherlands. They believe that should a calamity...

Comparison of Concepts for Evacuation Lifts

This paper was presented at Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...

Use of Elevators During Emergencies

This paper was presented at  Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...

It Is Safety Awareness That Counts!

In this Readers Platform, Elevator World’s Chinese correspondent explores the safety concerns around accidents in China. By 2014, there were more than three million elevators and escalators in China. This...

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Canada Post Workers Return as Negotiations Continue

A worker polishes the handrail inside one of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two New Elevators at Queensboro Plaza Station

Egypt Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir; image by channel1eg for Wikipedia

VT Among 23 High-Profile Industries Egypt Aims to Localize

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Schindler MetaCore: Possible Solution to Office Vacancies

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

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion