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VDA Adds VP of Business Development, Based in Detroit
Elevator and escalator consulting firm VDA® announced in June the addition of Pete Long as vice president of business development, based in the Detroit office with an initial focus on...
Chief People Officer Torch Passed at Wittur Group
The Wittur Group chief people officer role has transitioned from Aline Estevant-Rigaut to Ã…sa Lautenberg, the Wiedenzhausen, Germany-based company announced on July 5. The company thanked Estevant-Rigaut for her service...
“Inspectors, Consultants & NYCDOB: The Coordination of Elevator Requirements” Webinar
On Friday, July 8, from 1-2:30 p.m., the New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) will present a professional-development session for elevator contractors and building managers/owners. There is no cost...
Another Tower Proposed Near New Toronto Transit Station
Trollybus Urban Development Inc. is the latest developer to propose a residential tower near the new Mount Dennis Station, part of the Crosstown Line 5 light rail line at 9...
West Virginia First Responders Undergo Elevator Entrapment Training
Firefighters and county Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel in Elkins, West Virginia, underwent training on how to respond to elevator entrapments during a recent weekend in June, The Inter-Mountain...
Two High-Speed Elevators for Historic Theater in Buffalo
Two high-speed, six-stop elevators are coming to the historic Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo Rising reports. Aimed at improving accessibility, the units will be part of...
Six New Escalators Part of US$4.2 Million N.C. Airport Investment
Six new escalators to replace units that are approximately 40 years old are part of millions of U.S. dollars in upgrades underway at the Piedmont International Airport in Guilford County,...
Wisconsin Governor Appoints TKE Branch Manager to Code Council
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers recently appointed Mark Uy, branch manager at TK Elevator (TKE) in Madison, Wisconsin, as the Elevator Servicing Business representative on the state Conveyance Safety Code Council,...
Four Workers Killed in Elevator Collapse in India
Four elevator workers were killed and two severely injured when an elevator on the 14th floor of the under-construction Taloja Phase 2 housing development in Navi Mumbai, India, fell on...
Belgian Train Station Passengers Deal With VT Malfunctions
Malfunctioning vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including lifts and escalators at Belgian train stations create issues for those with mobility issues, with 1,119 malfunctions reported in 2021, The Brussels Times reports. It...
