Alabama

Alabama Town Considering Fines for Faulty Elevators

Building owners in Gulf Shores, Alabama, could soon face fines for false fire alarms and faulty elevators as Gulf Shores Fire Rescue is looking to crack down after seeing an...

Alabama Elevator Set for Repair After Months of Delay

A contract has been signed and repairs are set to start on an elevator that has been out of operation since summer 2023 at Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment in...

Dueitt Promoted to EESF Operations and Administrative Director

Laurie Dueitt has been promoted to Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) operations and administrative director, following celebrating 25 years as EESF program director in May. A native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin,...

60-Plus-Year-Old Elevator in Alabama in Need of Repair

For approximately four weeks, the elevator at Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment in Huntsville, Alabama, has been out of operation, which has impacted visitors as well as the artists on...

In Memoriam: Denny Lee Bobo

Denny Lee Bobo, a native of Anniston, Alabama, and resident of Opelika, Alabama, passed away on August 16 at age 79. Bobo spent a lifetime in the elevator industry, starting...

Alabama Airport Improvement Project To Include VT

Huntsville International Airport in Huntsville, Alabama, will be starting a US$13.3 million terminal improvement project, WAAY 31 reports. The project plan is set to create more accessibility to the terminals...

Alabama University Club Renovation To Include Elevators

The University Club on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is undergoing renovations and is set to reopen in 2024, The Tuscaloosa News reports. The US$17.4...

Dueitt Celebrates 25 Years as EESF Program Director

Laurie Dueitt celebrated her 25th anniversary as Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) program director in May. A native of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Dueitt moved to Mobile, Alabama, where EESF is based,...

Bagby Elevator Wins Performance Award from Chevron

Bagby Elevator, one of the nation’s largest independent elevator contractors with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama, recently received an Exceptional Performance Award from Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery. Bagby has been doing maintenance...

Alabama Historical Society Seeks Funds for Elevator

During the August 23rd meeting of the Montgomery County Commission in Montgomery, Alabama, the Montgomery County Historical Society asked the commission for assistance in funding the addition of an outside...

222 Broadway; photo © John W. Cahill for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion

ARCHI-TREAD RELOCATING FROM N.J. TO FLORIDA

Archi-Tread Relocating From N.J. to Florida

Entrance to the Victoria Building, which was built in 1945; photo by SnowyBadger for Wikipedia

Halifax Hospital to Get Elevator Replacement, Upgrades

Stationslift Storingen, a website for reporting broken elevators, was created in response to the structural problem by wheelchair user Kasrt Lovers; image courtesy of X.

Out-of-Order Lifts at Dutch Train Stations Leave Wheelchair Users Stranded

FUJITEC EXPLAINS NEW STRATEGY CENTERED AROUND DIGITAL TWIN CONCEPT

Fujitec Explains New Strategy Centered Around Digital Twin Concept