Inspection
Elevator Incident in Hyderabad Apartment Building
A serious incident involving a lift crash occurred on November 24 at an apartment building in Chandulal Baradari, located in Hyderabad’s Old City in India, The Munsif Daily reports. Six...
Pias Peleteiro Appointed to Top TÜV SÜD Management Team
Paula Pias Peleteiro has been appointed to the top management team of TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH. She will assume responsibility for the business areas of plant safety, energy and...
Atis Expands Footprint in Vermont Through Acquisition
ATIS has acquired the assets of Vermont Elevator Inspection Services (VEIS), according to Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, Morningstar reports. Founded...
Indian State Rolls Out Lift Registration Portal
The state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in north central India has launched a lift registration portal that aims to simplify the process of registering lifts and escalators to ensure they...
Ohio Announces New Licensing Rules for Elevator Professionals
The Ohio Department of Commerce announced on November 1 that those who install, service or maintain elevators, escalators, moving walks, wheelchair lifts or other conveyances in the state have until November 1,...
New Taipei Mayor Orders Elevator Inspection After Falls
New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi will order a third-party review of two recent incidents in which city-operated elevators malfunctioned and fell soon after undergoing maintenance, the Tapei Times is...
120 New TKE Units Part of New Sydney Metro City Line
TKE announced on October 22 that 190 new vertical-transportation (VT) units are a key part of the newly inaugurated Sydney Metro City Line in Sydney, Australia. The TKE escalators and...
In Memoriam: Francis “Frank” Ferrara
Francis "Frank" Ferrara, a retired state of Massachusetts elevator inspector, passed away on September 29, 2024, at the age of 70. Ferrara, of Burlington, Massachusetts, became a licensed elevator technician...
A17.1 Standards Committee Code Week in Kansas City
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 Standards Committee is holding Code Week on October 8-10 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Kansas City, Missouri. Open to the public,...
Inaugural Lift Expo Azerbaijan Planned in February 2025
Organized by Intro Exhibition & Conference, the inaugural Lift Expo Azerbaijan is planned on February 26-28 at the Baku Expo Center in Baku, Azerbaijan. The exhibition will showcase innovations in...
