Texas

Texas Bill Requiring Landlords to Maintain Elevators Progresses

A bill that would require landlords in Texas to keep elevators in working condition passed in the Texas Senate on May 7, KHOU 11 reported. Senator Carol Alvarado authored Senate Bill 1802, which would protect...

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Senior residents of Magnolia Place apartment complex in Houston, Texas, are asking for an elevator repair solution after spending more than a week without working elevators, KHOU 11 reports. During...

Port San Antonio BoD Move Innovation Tower to Finalization Phase

The Port San Antonio Board of Directors (BOD) in San Antonio, Texas, unanimously approved US$7.5 million to move its Innovation Tower project from its preliminary phase to the finalization of...

Kings III Acquires LiftNet

Kings III Emergency Communications, a leading provider of emergency communications headquartered in Coppell, Texas, announced on April 2 it has acquired LiftNet, formerly a Hyperion Solutions brand. LiftNet is a...

TKE Unveils Glass Elevator at National Medal of Honor Museum in Texas

The Medal of Honor is the U.S. Armed Forces' highest military decoration, and the memory of the more than 3,500 heroes who received it will be forever remembered with the...

Southwest Elevator Co. Welcomes New Service Superintendent

Southwest Elevator Co., headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and serving clients throughout Texas, as well as in central Florida and Las Vegas, Nevada, has named Tesleigh Minton as its new...

Landmark Houston Building To Be Converted to Hilton Hotel

The Scanlan Building, an 11-story structure at 405 Main Street in Houston, Texas, built in 1909, is set to be converted into Hilton’s first Canopy by Hilton Hotel following its...

MAD Elevator Fixtures USA Now Open In Texas

MAD, a well-known name in elevator fixtures headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, announced its new U.S. facility — MAD Elevator Fixtures USA Inc. — is now taking orders. "This expansion marks a...

Dallas-Based Prestige Elevator Acquires High Tech Elevator

Lift Business Advisors, Inc., announced that two Dallas-based vertical-transportation (VT) companies have joined forces with Prestige Elevator acquiring High Tech Elevator, effective February 1. Prestige Elevator President Eric Schwarzenbach described...

Elevator U Issues Call for Papers for Austin Conference

Elevator U has issued a call for papers and reminds interested parties that registration is open for the 25th Annual Elevator U Conference hosted by the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas, on June...

The winning team from Linden Lodge School; image courtesy of Otis

South London Students Awarded STEM Grant in Otis Program

STATION IN SOUTH INDIA WITH VT INAUGURATED

Railway Station in South India with VT Inaugurated

STANNAH TO MANAGE RAILWAY STATION ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADE

Stannah to Manage Railway Station Accessibility Upgrade

ASCENT ELEVATORS ACQUIRES SELECT CENTURY ELEVATOR ASSETS

Ascent Elevators Acquires Select Century Elevator Assets

image courtesy of CMRL

Fujitec India Awarded CMRL Escalator Contract