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Multipurpose Elevator Contractor Management Solution

Rimrock’s new offering includes violation tracking for NYC vertical-transportation companies. Rimrock Corp. has unveiled FIELDBOSS Lift 2.5, a major update for its award-winning elevator contractor management solution built for the...

JM Associates/Burnham + Co.

We at JM Associates/Burnham + Co., a Division of HUB International Northeast, have been creating comprehensive insurance and risk management products for the elevator industry for more than 40 years....

The Gift

Chance meeting between two elevator men brings back the horrors and heroism of WWII. On June 23, 2017, I celebrated 50 years in the elevator industry and am still going...

“New York, New York, a Eleva’ Town”

Looking at NYC’s vertical-transportation heritage through the unique Park Row Building The 1944 Broadway musical On the Town featured the song “New York, New York” (music by Leonard Bernstein with...

Connected, Controlled

IDS/Lift-Net offers VT management systems that provide custom data in real time throughout NYC and beyond. In modern building management, maintaining real-time connection to passenger conveyance systems is essential for...

The Year of Topping Out

In this Industry Dialogue, EW discusses NYC building trends and projections with New York YIMBY’s Nikokai Fedak (NF). Young and full of energy, Nikolai Fedak is founder/editor of New York...

Broadening Horizons: Change at GAL

Recently acquired GAL Manufacturing Corp. finds a renewed entrepreneurial spirit, sense of innovation along with the change in ownership. When Bronx, New York-based GAL Manufacturing Corp. opened its doors more...

The Year in NYC Tall Buildings

Neighborhoods transform as striking new landmarks punctuate skyline. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), having recently completed its annual global audit of tall-building construction around the world,...

Hudson Yards and the High Line

One landmark leads to another in Manhattan’s developing “New West Side.” On a recent trip to New York City, your author walked the famed and beloved High Line for the...

Zero-Clearance Entrances in NYC

The 100 elevator entrances provided by Columbia make both developers and tenants smile. Start spreadin’ the news: New York City (NYC) has recently added yet another iconic structure to its...

DOCTOR CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR IN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN INDIA

Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India

RUBAX LIFTS CREDITS SIM MANAGEMENT PORTAL WITH SUCCESS

Rubax Lifts Credits SIM Management Portal With Success

A bird's-eye view of Hyundai Elevator's Shanghai Smart Campus with the new solar power system installed; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Solar Power System To Help Cut Emissions

Otis China President Sally Loh

Otis Dedicated To Investing in China’s Digital Future

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators