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National Event Promotes Elevator And Escalator Safety
This week, November 14-19, is National Elevator and Escalator Safety Week, an annual event in the U.S. and Canada started by the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) to promote public awareness about...
Historic Winnipeg Elevator Modernization By TKE Canada
TK Elevator (TKE) Canada announces it is nearly complete with the largest elevator modernization in the history of Winnipeg, Canada, as it upgrades 12 units at 201 Portage, the city's...
CEA Invites Club Members To The 2021 Christmas Party
The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) invites members and their guests to the 2021 Christmas Party, set for 6:30 p.m. December 1. The party, which will include live music, food, drinks...
IUEC Recognizes Veterans For Service, Sacrifice
International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) General President Frank J. Christensen, on behalf of the organization, recognized veterans, both past and present, for the efforts and sacrifices they have made,...
Wurtec Opens Dallas-Area Location, Names Branch Manager
Wurtec opened a Dallas-area location in Irving, Texas, in November and named industry veteran Eric Siren branch manager. In addition to his new role, Siren is also the Wurtec branch...
Long Island, New York-Based Island Elevator Names New GM
Island Elevator, a company that describes itself as "one of the largest and most experienced elevator companies on Long Island," New York, has named Robert Pic general manager (GM). Pic...
South Korea Sets Standards For Delivery Robot Elevator Use
The Korea Agency for Technology and Standards announced at an international forum on robot technology and standards held at the Millennium Hilton Seoul Hotel that it will enact two types...
Three Passengers Rescued From Stalled Elevator In D.C.
Three adult passengers were rescued by District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DC Fire and EMS) personnel from an elevator that had stalled in a blind shaft...
New Jersey Station Upgrade To Meet ADA Requirements
Renovations to the historic Perth Amboy, New Jersey, train station are set to begin, after a US$45.5-million construction contract was awarded to Hall Construction Co. of Monmouth County, my central jersey reported...
Funicular Upgrade, New Subway Escalators In Pittsburgh
The Port Authority in Pittsburgh is embarking on US$21.7 million in construction projects that include the upgrade of the historic Monongahela Incline and replacement of nine escalators at three downtown...
