Maintenance
16 Korean Companies Found to Falsify Inspections
The Korea Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced the results of the "2024 elevator maintenance status sample inspection" on December 27, and of the 30 companies inspected, a total...
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...
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...
Stannah Wins Network Rail Lift and Escalator Service Contract
Stannah, headquartered in Andover, U.K., announced it signed a new, potentially GBP50-million (US$63.7-million) five-year contract with Network Rail to service its lifts and escalators. Significantly, the contract includes escalator maintenance...
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...
CECA Announces MCP Updates
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced it has added further verbiage to its disclaimer on the Maintenance Control Program (MCP) logbooks and Maintenance Requirement Logs, as well as updated...
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...
Alabama Town Considering Fines for Faulty Elevators
Building owners in Gulf Shores, Alabama, could soon face fines for false fire alarms and faulty elevators as Gulf Shores Fire Rescue is looking to crack down after seeing an...
Otis Korea Completes Two Major Modernizations in Seoul
Otis Elevator Korea announced on October 7 it completed two major elevator modernizations in Seoul, South Korea: The 45-story Gangnam Financial Center (GFC) and the 30-story Seoul Finance Center, both...
