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Industry Veteran Launches Technical Services and Training Company

Industry veteran Kevin Heling has launched Elevator Technical & Training Associates, LLC (etta), a support and technical information service provider to the elevator industry. Training is related to elevator safety...

Several CECA Meetings Scheduled for November 23

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) will hold its next construction hoist (and manlift) meeting on November 23 at 10 a.m. at the Sandman Signature Mississauga Hotel. The gathering will...

CECA Western Region Meeting Planned for October 13

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) is hosting a Western Region Meeting on October 13 at 9 a.m. PST at the Italian Cultural Centre at 3075 Slocan Street in Vancouver,...

FIELDBOSS Unveils New Logo and Website With Enhanced User Interface

Elevator, HVAC and specialty contractor management solutions provider FIELDBOSS announced a brand refresh on September 7.  The update includes a new logo and a revamped website with enhanced user interface...

Town Hall Elevator Modernization Contract Awarded to TKE (Canada)

During its September 5 meeting, the Kirkland Lake council passed a bylaw awarding a contract to TK Elevator (TKE) (Canada) Ltd. in the sum of CAD133,585 (US$97,636) plus tax for...

In Memoriam: Herbert William Glaser Jr.

Herbert William "Herb" Glaser Jr., who had a lifelong career in the elevator industry, passed away peacefully on August 31 at age 86 after a yearlong battle with acute myelogenous...

Canada’s AEDARSA Plans Seventh Annual AEIS

Alberta Elevating Devices & Amusement Rides Safety Association (AEDARSA) CEO Gord Pattison announced the association plans to host its seventh annual Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar (AEIS) on October 11-12 in...

Elevator Replacement Cost for Ontario City Rises Considerably

The cost to replace a pair of elevators serving the King Street parking garage in downtown Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, has increased by CAD240,000, from CAD545,000 (US$402,973) to CAD795,000 (US$587,823), The...

TODs Multiply in Brampton With Latest 39-Story Proposal

Plans for transit-oriented developments (TODs) continue to multiply in the Toronto suburb of Brampton with the latest proposal from Syra Group and Doracin Terra Strategies Ltd.: a 39-story tower that...

In Memoriam: Evelyn Guderian

Evelyn Guderian, beloved wife of late Canadian Elevator Contractors Association Member In Memoriam Walter Guderian and mother of Delta Elevator's Dr. Angela Guderian, passed away peacefully on August 8 in...

Nichols Architects of Coral Gables, Florida, designed the towers; image courtesy of Nichols Architects.

Three New Towers Including 2,600 Residences Part of Miami Worldcenter Plan

LIRR Forest Hills station in Queens, NY; photo by Leo Chiou for Wikipedia

Elevators Not Part of LIRR Accessibility Project

Dayton International Airport; image courtesy of Dayton International Airport

Dayton International Airport Plans US$2.2 Million Escalator Modernization

Bensenville, Illinois-headquartered Colley Elevator Co. recently celebrated the successful completion of full modernization of an elevator system consisting of two 1952 Otis elevators at a property in Evanston, Illinois.

Colley Celebrates Successful Modernization of 1952 Elevator System

New Heart; image courtesy of UNStudio

UNStudio Design Selected for Düsseldorf Mixed-Use Development