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Scene of Elevator Death in Lagos Still Facing Issues
Five months after an elevator accident led to the death of a physician in a hospital in Odan, Lagos, the equipment has yet to be replaced, PUNCH reports. According to...
Skytrain Station With New VT Starts To Reopen in Vancouver Suburb
The reopening process has begun at the SkyTrain Brentwood Town Centre Station in the Vancouver, Canada, suburb of Brentwood, with a south entrance outfitted with a new elevator between the...
Nine Elevators, Five Lifts Part of New Sydney Metro Station
Nine new escalators and five lifts are a key part of the new “fully accessible” Crows Nest Metro Station in Sydney, Australia, the New South Wales government (NSW) reports. More...
Pickerings Lifts Opens 15th Regional Office
Stockton-on-Tees, U.K.-based Pickerings Lifts recently celebrated the opening of its 15th regional office in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire. This office will be headed up by previous North London Regional Manager Julie...
CTBUH Announces 2023-24 Mass Timber Student Design Competition
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has announced its 2023-24 Mass Timber Student Design Competition, with US$15,000 in total prizes for winning submissions. The competition is open...
Plans for Glasgow Hotel Submitted
Glasgow, Scotland-based Stallan-Brand has put forward a proposal for a 142-bed hotel near Glasgow’s River Clyde, Architects’ Journal reports. The proposals feature a 13-story building alongside co-working space, two restaurants,...
EESF Names Nay New Program Director
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) has named Kelsey Nay as its new program director following the promotion of longtime Program Director Laurie Dueitt to operations and administrative director. "With...
TEI Group Welcomes Posey as EVP of Southeast Region
TEI Group, headquartered in Long Island City, NY, recently welcomed Chad Posey as executive vice president (EVP) of the Southeast region. Posey began his career in the elevator industry as...
Flight Delayed After Crew Stuck in Airport Elevator
A Qatar Airways flight was delayed January 2 after the pilot and crew members got stuck inside an airport elevator for more than 3 h, Business Insider reports. The crew...
Senior Housing Project Faces Elevator Issues
Turtle Woods, a 67-unit senior housing project in Massachusetts, recently had its original elevator go offline and not return to service, given the age of the elevator and availability of...
