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New Vancouver City Council Greenlights “Beautiful” Condo Tower
The newly inaugurated Vancouver City Council has approved a 47-story tower that includes 285 condominium and 87 affordable, “social housing” units at 1063-1075 Barclay Street in downtown Vancouver’s West End...
Apex Lifts Announces Interactive Client Portal LiftWatch
U.K.-based Apex Lifts has introduced LiftWatch — formerly known as CALM — an interactive client portal allowing users to find in-depth information about their lifts and escalators. Available on any...
GUNN Consultants Welcomes New Team Member Smiley
Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy GUNN Consultants, with offices in Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver, Canada, recently announced Chris Smiley as a VT consultant based in Toronto. He comes to GUNN with more...
Chicago Blue Line Station to Get Elevator
A multi-million-dollar project will bring an elevator and other upgrades to the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago’s Belmont Blue Line station, which locals say has suffered from a lack of accessibility,...
TKE Installing New Elevators at Wichita County Courthouse
By the end of spring, officials in Wichita County, Texas, hope to have three elevators — including two new units — serving the county courthouse in Wichita Falls, as TK...
Elevators Added to Jerusalem’s Tower of David
Two elevators have been installed in Jerusalem’s Tower of David, providing access to the upper parts of the citadel along with other changes that make it easier to visit the...
Elderly Woman Dies in Elevator Accident in Belize
A 76-year-old Belizean American passed away after an elevator accident on the afternoon of January 20 in San Pedro, Belize, 7 News Belize reports. The woman was using the elevator...
GP Part of Team Realizing Major TOD in Taiwan
Chicago-headquartered architecture firm Goettsch Partners (GP) announced on January 12 it is part of a team selected to design and develop a major, mixed-use transit-oriented development (TOD) in Hsinchu, considered...
In Memoriam: Fauston Thomas Bonnie
Fauston Thomas "Bill" Bonnie, a lifelong elevator mechanic who worked at Haughton, Montgomery and Otis, passed away in late 2022 at age 87. A native of Wisconsin and a U.S....
Inaugural GEE in Milan Spurs Strong Interest
The inaugural Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE), planned on November 15-17 at Fiera Milano in Milan, Italy, is seeing strong interest, with at least 25 companies planning to participate as of...
