Maryland

NAEC Provides Membership Development Committee Update

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) recently provided an update on its Membership Development Committee, announcing that the new committee chair is Charley Meeks, marketing director and architectural liaison...

US$12-Million MDOT MVA Project Includes Replacing Circa-1961 Escalators

A US$12-million modernization project at the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration's (MDOT MVA) Glen Burnie branch office includes replacing escalators installed in 1961 that are among "only a...

Union, Nonprofit to Recognize Upcoming Safety Stand Downs

The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) and the nonprofit Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR), headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, will recognize Safety Stand Down events in April...

Delaware Elevator Partners With Youth Education Nonprofit

Delaware Elevator Inc., headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, recently partnered with Junior AchievementTM (JA) of the Eastern Shore, a nonprofit organization that provides programs for students on work readiness, entrepreneurship and...

WMATA Station Reopens With New KONE Escalators

The north entrance of the Silver Spring Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority (WMATA) and Maryland Area Regional Commuter train station in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Silver Spring, Maryland, reopened on...

Maxton Provides Elevator Control Valve Training at KONE in Maryland

Minden, Nevada-headquartered Maxton Manufacturing Co., the largest single producer of hydraulic elevator control valves in North America, provided training to 32 KONE mechanics on November 2-3 in Beltsville, Maryland. Consisting...

Extension Granted for Maryland Boardwalk Glass Elevator

In May 2021, the owner of the 4th Street Taphouse Bar & Grille on the Ocean City Boardwalk in Maryland received permission — amidst opposition — from the city’s Board...

Maryland’s Tallest Residential Tower Tops Out

Baltimore’s 44-story 414 Light Street has topped out, making it Maryland’s tallest residential tower, Skyrise Cities reported. The Solomon Cordwell Buenz-designed tower should be ready for occupancy sometime this year....

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