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Seattle-Based Elevator Consulting Services Joins VDA
Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA, Inc., headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, announced on November 11 that Elevator Consulting Services, Inc., (ECS), based in Seattle with offices in Portland, Oregon, and...
CEDES and FIELDBOSS Partner To Deliver IoT Elevator Solution
Swiss Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer and original elevator light curtain manufacturer CEDES and FIELDBOSS, the Microsoft-based field service platform for elevator contractors, on November 11, announced a "transformative" partnership....
Another High Rise Greenlit In Jersey City’s Growing Downtown
Construction of a 30-story, 320-ft-tall high rise with 300 residential units in the Liberty Harbor area of downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, has been greenlit by the Jersey City Planning...
Hong Kong MTR Reports 430 Escalator Incidents In Nine Months
Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway (MTR) reported 430 escalator incidents for the first nine months of 2024, representing a 20% decrease compared to the same period in 2023, Dimsum Daily reports. Incidents...
New York Build To Include Elevator Companies And Suppliers
New York Build 2025 Expo, the largest construction and design show for NYC, is set to include numerous elevator companies and suppliers. The show, planned on March 12-13, 2025, at...
NEII Provides Code Development Update
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) provided a code development update. On the ASME A17/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, the A17 Standards Committee met in October and finalized several...
Indian State Rolls Out Lift Registration Portal
The state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in north central India has launched a lift registration portal that aims to simplify the process of registering lifts and escalators to ensure they...
Schindler Designates National Elevate Day
Schindler announced today that it has established November 8 of each year as National Elevate Day. Officially recognized by the National Day Archives and also known as Elev-8 Day —...
Elevator Escalator Safety Week on November 11-15
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) and the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) ask vertical-transportation (VT) industry members to remember that Elevator Escalator Safety Week is on November 11-15. Held each...
Seattle’s Sound Transit To Install 58 New VT Units
Sound Transit in Seattle plans to replace 58 aging vertical-transportation (VT) units with new elevators and escalators, KING 5 is among outlets to report. Upgrades target four downtown stations: the...
