Washington, D.C
Metrorail Audit Highlights D.C. VT Maintenance Concerns
The Washington Metrorail Safety Commission has released an audit highlighting significant safety concerns regarding the maintenance and operation of Washington, D.C. Metrorail's nearly 1,000 elevators and escalators, ABC 7 News...
Woman Critically Injured in Washington, D.C., Elevator Incident
A woman who uses a wheelchair and has a service dog suffered critical injuries as a result of her arm becoming trapped in a freight elevator door at her nine-story...
Washington, D.C., Parish Elevator Blessed
Cardinal Wilton Gregory, the archbishop emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., recently blessed an elevator at Nativity Parish in the capital city, the Catholic Standard reports. The...
Metro Announces Modernization Project
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, commonly referred to as Metro, announced the beginning of a new modernization project on February 10, reports DC News Now. The project will take place...
Cost, Practicality Concerns Plague D.C. Area Transit Project
The Purple Line, a transit project in the Washington, D.C., area connecting parts of Montgomery and Prince George counties in the Old-Line State, is more than five years behind schedule...
H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of Action Elevator
H.I.G. Capital, a leading global alternative investment firm, announces that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Action Elevator, a leading independent provider of elevator services. As part...
VT Companies Exhibit at AIA2024 in Washington, D.C.
Vertical-transportation (VT) companies that exhibited at the 2024 American Institute of Architects (AIA) Conference on Architecture & Design (AIA24) on June 5-8 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in...
ATIS Welcomes Industry Veterans Robertson and Tragash
St. Louis-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consulting firm ATIS has announced the addition of industry veterans Steve Robertson and Eric Tragash. Robertson spent 38 years in all facets of the VT industry,...
Action Elevator Names Bona Compliance Manager Supporting Mid-Atlantic Region
Action Elevator Co., with offices in Baltimore and Delmarva-Ocean City, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and northern Virginia, recently named Lisa Bona compliance manager supporting the Mid-Atlantic region. Bona has 23 years...
Allsafe Elevator Inspection Join VDA, Inc.
VDA, headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, announced on November 6 it has purchased Allsafe Elevator Inspections, an Allsafe Dominion Company with West Coast headquarters in Denver, Colorado, and East...
