Canada

ATTA Elevators Acquires Ohio-Based Maximum Elevator

ATTA Elevators, a leading independent elevator and escalator service provider headquartered in Ontario, Canada, on October 1 announced its expansion into the Cleveland, Ohio, market with the acquisition of Maximum...

SkyTrain Escalator Project Moves to Second Phase

TransLink is reopening the Millennium Line escalators at Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain Station in Vancouver, Canada, on September 27. On the same day, the second phase of the escalator replacement project will...

Toronto Skyscraper Proposal Nearly Doubles in Height

Altree Developments’ proposed 23-story tower at 1705 Weston Road in Toronto has grown since 2020 to 43 stories with nearly double the number of residential units, in line with Ontario’s...

CECA Warns of Potential Air Canada Strike Ahead of United

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has alerted its members who plan to attend the upcoming United Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to a potential upcoming strike by Air...

TSSA Implements Late Fee and Cancellation Fee

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) of Ontario, Canada, announced that, effective November 4, it will be introducing two new fees: a Late Payment Fee for licenses and other...

ATTA Elevators Opens First U.S. Location

ATTA Elevators, the largest independent elevator company in Canada, has announced its expansion into the U.S. with the opening of its first U.S. location in St. Louis, Missouri. ATTA Elevators...

MacArthur Joins TSSA as Elevating Devices Inspector

Eric MacArthur announced he has started a new position as an elevating devices inspector for greater Ottawa, Ontario, with the province's Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA). MacArthur studied to...

CECA Elle-evator Women’s Group Virtual Meeting Planned

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association’s (CECA) Elle-evator women’s group plans to hold a virtual meeting on September 10 at noon EST. At this meeting, Elle-evator Chair Deneen McIvor of Elevator...

CECA/ACEA Eastern Region Meetings Set for Coming Year

The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA)/Association Canadienne des Entrepreneurs en Ascenseurs (ACEA) has set its Eastern Region meetings for the remainder of 2024 and the coming year. The next meeting...

ATTA Elevators Continues Expansion Across Canada

ATTA Elevators, a full-service elevator and escalator company headquartered in Ontario, Canada, has announced the opening of its Victoria office based in Victoria, British Columbia. Brian Bosence, regional vice president,...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus