Modernization
Schindler Lifts Australia Promotes Montresor to MD
Schindler Lifts Australia has promoted Stefano Montresor to managing director (MD) of Schindler Lifts Australia, where he had a 14-year-long career in various positions. In 2010, Montresor joined the company...
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...
Seattle’s Sound Transit To Install 58 New VT Units
Sound Transit in Seattle plans to replace 58 aging vertical-transportation (VT) units with new elevators and escalators, KING 5 is among outlets to report. Upgrades target four downtown stations: the...
Master of Modernization
Arkel Electronic India: the smart choice for enhanced efficiency and reliability by Agnes Xavier Aging elevators present several challenges, including frequent breakdowns, high maintenance costs, energy inefficiency and non-compliance with...
Suffolk University Facing Elevator Issues
Boston’s Suffolk University’s Sawyer Building saw the abrupt closure of all five of its elevators on September 6 as a result of an electrical issue that affected the control system,...
Brooklyn Hospital Center Secures US$2 Million for Escalator Work
Leaders at the Brooklyn Hospital Center in Brooklyn, NY, were joined by NY State Sen. Andrew Gounardes on October 16 to announce US$2 million in state funding for modernizing the...
Elevator Modernization Underway at Chicagoland OPHA Tower
In a letter to the editor of the Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest, Oak Park Housing Authority (OPHA) Executive Director David Pope said OPHA is currently undertaking...
US$13.8-Million Dorm Elevator Modernization in Store for UPenn
Two student dormitory buildings at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) — Harnwell College House and Harrison College House — are set to receive up to US$13.8 million in elevator upgrades...
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...
Otis Elevator Modernization at University Hospital Vienna
Otis announced on October 8 it completed a comprehensive, 10-unit elevator modernization at University Hospital Vienna — the largest hospital in Austria — with which Otis has had a relationship...
