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Quality Elevators Partners With Axxiom Elevator

Washington, D.C.-based Quality Elevator has announced a partnership with Axxiom Elevator, an independent elevator services company doing business across Florida, Arizona and the Washington, D.C. area. Jeremy Metzger, CEO of...

Ooma AirDial POTS Replacement Adds Certifications

Ooma Inc.’s AirDial® Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) replacement solution has added certifications to boost regulatory compliance, the Sunnyvale, California-headquartered cloud-based communications provider announced on October 15. AirDial certifications now...

OEM Provides On-Site Training for Missouri Courthouse Personnel

Gasconade County, Missouri, courthouse personnel received on-site training for their new elevator, the Gasconade County Republican reports. Two representatives from Otis Elevator offered a tutorial to local officials on the...

Escalator Upgrade in Store For Pennsylvania Airport

Thanks to US$3 million in federal funding announced by U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman of Pennsylvania on October 22, Harrisburg International Airport in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, will be...

Lift Comm Collaborates with NYC MTA on Accessibility Upgrades

Lift Communications (Lift Comm), a subsidiary of TEC Solutions Concepts Inc. based in New Jersey, announced it is collaborating with the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) on accessibility upgrades at...

Alberto Sassi Partners With U.S.-Based Master Elevator Parts

Alberto Sassi SpA, headquartered in Italy, recently announced a strategic partnership with Long Island City (LIC), NY-based Master Elevator Parts. Unveiled during the United Convention in Atlantic City, New Jersey,...

Elderly Woman Insured in Escalator Mishap in Boston

An 84-year-old woman was injured on October 15 when she fell on an escalator at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Tufts Medical Center station in Boston, CBS News is...

In Memoriam: Francis “Frank” Ferrara

Francis "Frank" Ferrara, a retired state of Massachusetts elevator inspector, passed away on September 29, 2024, at the age of 70. Ferrara, of Burlington, Massachusetts, became a licensed elevator technician...

Suffolk University Facing Elevator Issues

Boston’s Suffolk University’s Sawyer Building saw the abrupt closure of all five of its elevators on September 6 as a result of an electrical issue that affected the control system,...

Start Elevator’s O’Shea To Run Marathon for Cancer Research

Start Elevator Owner and President Jack O'Shea will run the upcoming New York City Marathon to raise awareness and funds for multiple myeloma research, yahoo finance reports. O'Shea's marathon journey...

The Inn at Longshore; image courtesy of the Inn at Longshore via Facebook

Connecticut Elevator Issue Ends in Promise of Restoration

767 Third Avenue; photo © Nathaniel Lindsey for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

1981 Manhattan Office Tower To Convert to Residential

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AKE Project Manager Transitions from Türkiye to Germany

The refurbished inclined moving walk; image courtesy of ATTA Elevators

ATTA Elevators Completes Rebuild of Schindler Units in Ottawa

Jerusalem; photo by Walkerssk for Pixabay

Inspectors Face Unique Challengers in War-Torn Israel