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MTA Seeking Insight on Urine Detection Systems
NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued a request in April for information from companies that have successfully installed elevator car urine detection systems in large transit systems, airports or institutions,...
TKE Re-Launches Safety Ambassadors’ Club
TK Elevator (TKE) recently re-launched its Safety Ambassadors’ Club program, developed by TKE Head of Corporate Communications & Inclusion North America Sasha Bailey. Encouraging its approximately 800 elevator-loving members, many...
California Union Opens Apprenticeship and Training Center
The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 8 Holding Company of California opened a new apprenticeship and training center for elevator contractors at the Marvin J. Boede Training Center...
Otis Launches Otis ONE in the Middle East
Otis Worldwide Corp. announced on May 16 the introduction of the Otis ONETM Internet of Things (IoT) service platform in the Middle East. It is now available in Bahrain, the...
Technical Safety BC Requests Input on Upcoming Fee Changes
Technical Safety BC, an independent, self-funded organization that oversees safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment across the Canadian province of British Columbia, is requesting feedback on fee...
TKE Launches New AGILE DCS Kiosks in APAC
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 14 it launched a new-generation of AGILE Destination-Control kiosks in Asia Pacific (APAC). The solution intelligently assigns passengers to elevators to reduce wait and...
Metro Elevator Establishes Pacific Northwest HQ in Seattle
Metro Elevator recently announced its new Pacific Northwest headquarters (HQ) in Seattle. The location joins ones serving the NYC metropolitan area, the Carolinas and the Triangle/Triad area of North Carolina....
VT Issues Persist at Western India Railway Station
Railway passengers in Pune, Maharashtra, India, continue to face issues navigating the station two years after a solution was proposed, The Times of India reports. The often-dysfunctional escalator at the...
Pair Injured in India Elevator Fall
A doctor couple was seriously injured in Kolkata, India, when the cable of the elevator car the two were traveling in snapped, and the car fell 40 ft to the...
Earthquake Causes Elevator Issues in Japan Condo Buildings
The earthquake that struck Japan's Chiba Prefecture on May 11 caused a variety of elevator issues in condominiums, NHK World Japan reports. Residents told the source that the earthquake stopped...
