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Stannah’s Recent Projects

Stannah Lifts Holdings Ltd. of Hampshire, U.K., has been serving the lift industry for more than 150 years. Founded by Joseph Stannah, the company’s first lift was designed to move...

Lifts Improve Accessibility at London’s Clapham Junction

As London prepared for a summer of international events, visitors enjoyed many of the city’s infrastructure improvements. A major development has been the installation of platform lifts at Clapham Junction...

EW Visits Xiamen

A journey though Xiamen, a city off the coast of East China In May, while returning from the World Elevator & Escalator Expo in Guangzhou, China (ELEVATOR WORLD, August 2012),...

A Couple of Visits in Chicago

An unique elevator experience in Germany Having a full day in Chicago before the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation fundraiser cruise, I decided to visit some local clients. My first stop...

National Lift Tower Transformed for Olympics

Transformations for the opening of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games The Northampton Lighthouse, also known as the National Lift Tower, in Northampton, U.K., signaled 2,012 hr. to go...

Elevators at the Eagle’s Nest

The Eagle’s Nest, also known as the Kehlsteinhaus, is a chalet-style structure perched atop a sub-peak of Kehlstein mountain in Berchtesgaden, Germany. Constructed over a 13-month period, the Eagle’s Nest...

Medellin’s Outdoor Escalator

City receives outdoor escalators to improve traffic flow throughout its steep hillsides. On December 26, 2011, the Colombian city of Medellin inaugurated a giant outdoor escalator for use by residents...

Berchtenbreiter at Skywalk Allgäu

Berchtenbreiter celebrates its 25th anniversary at the Skywalk Allgäu in Scheidegg, Germany, chosen for the panoramic views provided by an outdoor elevator. reprinted and edited with permission from Lift Report...

Moving People at the Porsche Museum

This endeavor examines the design of the museum and its escalators and panoramic elevator. The Porsche Museum in the outskirts of Stuttgart, Germany, is certainly a venue of great interest,...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus