Safety and Maintenance

MacArthur Joins TSSA as Elevating Devices Inspector

Eric MacArthur announced he has started a new position as an elevating devices inspector for greater Ottawa, Ontario, with the province's Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA). MacArthur studied to...

Boston City Councilor Addresses BHA Elevator Issues

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn recently filed a hearing order to discuss the current status of the elevator systems across Boston Housing Authority (BHA) developments, the Charlestown Patriot-Bridge reports. The...

LEEA Looks Forward to LiftEx 2024 at Olympia in London

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) looks forward to its flagship event, LiftEx 2024, on October 16-17 at the new West Hall of Olympia in London. LEEA describes the free-to-attend...

The Case for Uniform Regulation

VT equipment owners often find themselves at the mercy of unscrupulous vendors in states lacking oversight. Technology plays a very important part in enhancing the safety of end-users. Closed-loop operation...

Safety is an Investment, Not an Expense

Analyzing the factors that influence the safety and maintenance aspects of VT with feedback from end users The need for ensuring safety and maintenance with respect to vertical transportation (VT)...

Maintenance Matters

This Readers’ Platform gives 10 reasons why it is important to maintain your VT systems. Economic growth provides financial liquidity that drives development. The desire for a better standard of...

KONE and Technology

Perspectives on safety and maintenance The vertical-transportation (VT) industry is rapidly making strong strides in technological development to ensure the utmost safety, ride comfort, improved building lifecycle and peace of...

FLS and Elevators

In this Industry Dialogue, Hemant V. Khadse (HVK), founder and Group CEO, East Corp Group, explains aspects of elevator fire safety to your author (SSP). SSP: Which fire safety norms...

Common Elevator Injuries

Highlighting the need to emphasize elevator safety for both people and products An elevator is an expensive piece of high-tech machinery combining several complex mechanical, electrical and electronic systems. It...

Advancing With Technology

In this Readers’ Platform, thyssenkrupp Elevator India’s top executive offers reasons for sticking with an OEM, creating a uniform lift act and more. Health and safety are among the cornerstones...

Students and their Otis volunteer mentors; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Announces Made to Move Communities Competition Theme

The expo will again feature educational seminars; image courtesy of Nordic Lift Expo.

Nordic Lift Expo to Welcome Record Number of Visitors

Schindler CEO Ray Bisson welcomes visitors to the new training center in Holland, Ohio; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Debuts New Training Center in Ohio

Remote monitoring system at the Fujitec Singapore SafeNet Centre; image courtesy of Fujitec

Fujitec Receives Major Elevator Remote-Monitoring Certification

Kamper Stevens Apartments for senior citizens; image courtesy of apartments.com

Four Detroit High Rises Account for 15% of Elevator Calls