Seattle

Otis Seattle Team Installing Six Escalators for Casino Expansion

Otis’ Seattle team is installing six escalators for the expansion of the Snoqualmie Casino in Snoqualmie, approximately 28 mi east of Seattle next to Snoqualmie Falls in King County, Washington....

Elevator Room Fire Put Out at Seattle’s Space Needle

In the early hours of February 23, Seattle, Washington’s Space Needle was scorched by a minor blaze. The fire took hold in an elevator control room located at the top...

Space Needle Begins Four-Year Modernization Project

Seattle, Washington's Space Needle has begun a four-year effort to modernize its three iconic golden elevators, KIRO 7 was among outlets to report. Following a year-long building modification process, which...

Metro Elevator Establishes Pacific Northwest HQ in Seattle

Metro Elevator recently announced its new Pacific Northwest headquarters (HQ) in Seattle. The location joins ones serving the NYC metropolitan area, the Carolinas and the Triangle/Triad area of North Carolina....

Schindler Looks To Get US$23-Million Sound Transit Contract Bump

Schindler, the vertical-transportation (VT) service provider for Seattle's Sound Transit light rail system, will likely see a five-year, US$30-million contract with the agency upped by US$23 million, The Urbanist reports....

CTBUH Announces Keynote Speakers for Americas Conference

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that David Gottfried, chief global impact officer at Blue Planet Systems, and Kate Simonen, founding director of the Carbon Leadership...

UW Elevator Vandalism Causes Issues

Throughout January, the elevators connecting Odegaard Undergraduate Library to the underground parking garage at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle were repeatedly vandalized, causing them to close for extended...

Broken Escalators and Elevators Plague Seattle Light Rail Stations

In downtown Seattle, out-of-service elevators and escalators are causing issues for riders, Kiro 7 News reports. The latest outage inventory records three broken elevators and seven inoperable escalators across at...

Space Needle Testing Far-UVC Device in Elevator

The Space Needle is testing the technology of Population, a San Francisco-based startup selling a far-UVC device for businesses that can be installed on ceilings or walls to help eliminate...

Otis to Modernize Seattle Space Needle Elevators

Otis President and CEO Judy Marks announced during Otis' recent third quarter 2022 earnings call that the OEM has been selected to modernize the three elevators serving the iconic Space...

image by Nakataza02 for Pixabay

French Elevator Federation Calls For Delay in Network Shutdown

image by Stocksnap for Pixabay

Ohio Announces New Licensing Rules for Elevator Professionals

Expansion of St Luke's University Health Network's Anderson campus; image courtesy of Francis Cauffman Architects

Nine-Elevator Otis System for Pennsylvania Hospital Expansion

RIYADH-BASED MAYAR INKS AGREEMENT WITH CHINA’S SHENYANG YUANDA

Mayar Inks Agreement With China’s Shenyang Yuanda

Participants in the abseil; image via the Northampton Chronicle & Echo

Stannah Raises Funds for UK Lift Industry Charity