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Mitsubishi Electric U.S. Supports Nashville Zoo
The elevator and escalator division of Mitsubishi Electric U.S., Inc., headquartered in Cypress, California, recently supported the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere in Nashville, Tennessee, through an employee volunteer effort and...
Tennessee Aquarium Escalator Incident Provides Teaching Moment
An incident at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga on July 26, in which five children suffered minor injuries as a result of two of them improperly riding an escalator, provides...
Schindler Cuts Revenue Guidance Due to China Market
Schindler recently announced that it has cut its revenue guidance for the year, citing a slowdown in its key China market, which the Swiss elevator and escalator manufacturer expects to...
Jerusalem Elevator Project Yields Archeological Trove
A pre-elevator construction salvage extraction — performed to study artifacts and buildings before modern construction occurs — yielded a trove of ancient archeological finds at Jerusalem's Western Wall, visited by...
3Phase and Next Level Elevator Announce Merger
3Phase Elevator and Next Level Elevator, an independent provider of vertical-transportation system maintenance, repair, modernization and testing in the Los Angeles market, announced a merger on July 28, strengthening 3Phase's...
Chicago Public Schools Reports $20K-Plus to Schindler in 2021
Schindler did US$20,456 worth of work for Chicago Public Schools in 2021, according to the Department of Procurement within Chicago Public Schools, Chicago City Wire reports. In 2020, this amount...
Elevator Collapses in Brazil Stadium
An elevator collapsed at the Nilton Santos Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 23 with a Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (Botafogo) player as well as fans inside,...
Residents of Tower With Broken Elevators Take Drastic Measures
Residents living on the upper floors of the 18-story residential Tower D of Elegant Ville in Ghaziabad, India, were seen crossing over to the adjacent Tower E using wooden planks...
15 Otis Units for 10 World Trade in Boston’s Seaport District
Otis provided 15 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 13 Gen3TM elevators and two LinkTM escalators — for the LEED Gold-certified 10 World Trade building in Boston's Seaport District. The OEM was...
Reminder: EESFC Boat Cruise Coming Up on August 18
The board of the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation Canada (EESFC) says the boat is filling up fast for the EESF annual Boat Cruise on August 18. The cruise will set...
