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MESA Scholarship Application Open
The Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association, Inc. (MESA) is accepting applications for the 2024 G. Gahr Finney Memorial Scholarship program. Finney’s devotion of time and effort to the vertical-transportation industry is...
Escalators at New Brisbane Rail Station Reflect “Incredible Progress”
Installation of several massive escalators that will serve the new underground Cross River Rail Roma Street station in Brisbane, Australia, is part of the "incredible progress" evident as the area...
CalTech Lifts Brothers Buy New HQ To Pave Way for Next Phase of Growth
Andrew and Fraser Renwick, the brothers who run Dundee, Scotland-headquartered Caltech Lifts, have embarked on the next phase of their plan to grow to GBP6 million (US$7.5 million) turnover and...
Tower Design Includes Spiraling Gardens on Each Floor
Foster + Partners has revealed designs for a new “vertical creative office” campus on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, ArchDaily reports. The tower is wrapped in spiraling gardens, introducing generous...
Japan’s Tallest Building Now Complete
Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed the Mori JP Tower, now standing as Japan’s tallest building at 330 m, ArchDaily reports. Situated in the recently revitalized Azabudai Hills district, the...
EXP To Provide Design-Build Services for NYC MTA Escalator-Replacement Project
EXP Services P.C., a global engineering, architecture, design and consulting firm, has been selected with lead contractor Skanska to perform design-build services for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) replacement...
WSP Taps Yaghobi To Lead VT Department
WSP USA, part of WSP, a global provider of engineering, environment and professional services, has tapped Sean Yaghobi as vertical-transportation (VT) department manager. Based at WSP USA's NYC office, Yaghobi...
Mombasa Elevator Construction Fatality
A man fell to his death while installing a new elevator in an under-construction building in Mombasa, Kenya, Construction Kenya reports. The middle-aged man was working on an 18-story building...
Escalator Stops Plague Western Railway Station in India
Each escalator at stations on the Western Railway (WR) in India stops working an average of five times a day, according to officials, the Hindustan Times reports. Data from 2023...