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Denver RTD Elevator Pilot Program To Address Illegal Activities
Denver, Colorado’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) has launched a 90-day pilot program for select elevators to limit illegal activities and address long-standing complaints from riders, reports Progressive Railroading. Three elevators...
EngineeringUK Responds to Apprenticeships Reforms Announcement
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is promising to create up to 20,000 more apprenticeships with a series of reforms including fully funding training for young people and cutting red tape...
University, NYC MTA Disagree About Who Should Pay for ADA-Compliant Elevator
Columbia University and the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) disagree about who should pay for an American with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant elevator at the 125th Street subway station next to...
Alimak Group Publishes Annual and Sustainability Report
On March 19, Alimak Group announced it has published its Annual and Sustainability Report 2023, reflecting progress in execution of its New Heights program in a “challenging macroeconomic environment.” The...
Registration Open for CECA Annual Golf Classic
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has announced that registration is now open for its Annual Golf Classic on June 12 at Battlefield at Legends on the Niagara in Niagara...
Hilltop Escalators Inaugurated at Temple in Northern India
The state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India welcomed its first outdoor escalators on March 14, with state Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu inaugurating the four units installed by Schindler India...
ELEVATOR WORLD Accepting 2024 People Issue Nominations
Nominations for the ELEVATOR WORLD 2024 People Issue in June are being accepted through April 12. The elevator industry is built on dedicated, hard-working people and their stories, ideas, opinions,...
In Memoriam: James “Mr. Jim” McKinley
James "Mr. Jim" McKinley, a longtime employee of Salisbury, Maryland-headquartered Delaware Elevator, Inc., passed away on February 9 after 64 years in the industry. McKinley knew every aspect of the...
Russia Trade Official Visits Uzbekistan VT Company To Discuss Collaboration
Russia Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Mikhail Ivanov recently visited vertical-transportation (VT) company Osten Group in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to observe Osten’s competencies in the design and maintenance of elevators...
Final Call for Papers for Lift & Escalator Symposium
The Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust has issued a final call for papers for the 15th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies, planned for September 18-19 at Kettering Park Hotel...
