Events

Russian Elevator Week Organized at Pavilions 55 and 57

Russian Elevator Week, which had to be held at another hall due the impacts of the pandemic in recent months, achieved to attract the visitors to the event despite fewer...

NAEC’s 2021 Educational Conference

In-person event marks first for association since pandemic. photos by Tripp Cook The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) hosted its first in-person event in more than a year on...

GLE Expo 2021 Virtual

Virgo successfully pulls off pioneering initiative.  March 20 marked the successful conclusion of Global Lift & Escalator (GLE) Expo 2021 Virtual, India’s first dedicated virtual business conclave-cum-expo for the vertical-transportation...

Elevator U Hosts Virtual Meeting

Associations share hot topics and outlook. Elevator U hosted a virtual meeting on March 31 that brought together representatives of Elevator U, the International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC); the...

38th Heilbronn Elevator Days

The 38th Heilbronn Elevator Days (Heilbronner Aufzugstage) (HAT) held on March 2 and 3 under the heading, "Challenges Facing the Elevator Industry," brought about 130 virtual participants together (roughly half...

Twenty Years of TÜV AUSTRIA Lift Day

Vienna gathering offers mixture of new topics and familiar concepts. In April, the 20th TÜV AUSTRIA Lift Day took place, for the second time, optionally online or in the Museum...

GLE Expo 2021 Virtual

Visitors have registered from across the globe for webinars, and opportunities to leverage technology and connect with customers. Last year changed business dynamics to a considerable extent, and technology-driven platforms...

A Mentor and a Friend

DEI employees “gather” to honor Jim McKinley upon his retirement. by Charley Meeks Employees of Delaware Elevator, Inc. (DEI), headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, gathered in person and over Zoom recently...

Virtual European Events for SMEs

SBS Lift Seminar, European SMEs Congress and SBS Lift Forum make for a busy year's end. SBS Lift Seminar The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) organized...

A New Experience

Forced to move to an online format, the 11th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies proved a success, nonetheless. by Nick Mellor Forced by the pandemic to move online for...

The machine is transported to the site; image courtesy of Champion Elevator.

Challenging Hudson Valley Modernization a “Testament to Teamwork”

Oakland, California, Councilmember Carroll Fife; image courtesy of City of Oakland

Oakland Passes Residential Elevator Maintenance Ordinance

NEW ESCALATORS AT TWO BENGALURU, INDIA RAILWAY STATIONS

New Escalators at Two Bengaluru, India Railway Stations

18-YEAR-OLD WORKER DIES AFTER FALLING DOWN ESCALATOR SHAFT

18-Year-Old Worker Dies After Falling Down Escalator Shaft

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way