Safety

Elevator Incident in Hyderabad Apartment Building

A serious incident involving a lift crash occurred on November 24 at an apartment building in Chandulal Baradari, located in Hyderabad’s Old City in India, The Munsif Daily reports. Six...

Pias Peleteiro Appointed to Top TÃœV SÃœD Management Team

Paula Pias Peleteiro has been appointed to the top management team of TÃœV SÃœD Industrie Service GmbH. She will assume responsibility for the business areas of plant safety, energy and...

Fujitec Indonesia Delivers 19 Modernized Elevators For Wisma 46

PT Fujitec Indonesia, a group company of Fujitec Co., Ltd., delivered 19 modernized elevators to the 48-story Wisma 46 office building in central Jakarta, Fujitec announced in October. Shaped like...

Otis Electric 7000 Launched at CIIE in Shanghai

Otis Electric Elevator Co., a subsidiary of Otis Elevator Co., launched its new, connected Otis Electric 7000 elevator at the 2024 China International Import Expo (CIIE) on November 5-10 in...

CEDES and FIELDBOSS Partner To Deliver IoT Elevator Solution

Swiss Internet of Things (IoT) pioneer and original elevator light curtain manufacturer CEDES and FIELDBOSS, the Microsoft-based field service platform for elevator contractors, on November 11, announced a "transformative" partnership....

NEII Provides Code Development Update

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) provided a code development update. On the ASME A17/CSA B44 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, the A17 Standards Committee met in October and finalized several...

Elevator Escalator Safety Week on November 11-15

National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) and the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) ask vertical-transportation (VT) industry members to remember that Elevator Escalator Safety Week is on November 11-15. Held each...

New Taipei Mayor Orders Elevator Inspection After Falls

New Taipei City Mayor Hou You-yi will order a third-party review of two recent incidents in which city-operated elevators malfunctioned and fell soon after undergoing maintenance, the Tapei Times is...

Schmersal Group Names Ramji Singh As Managing Director

The Schmersal Group has appointed Ramji Singh as the new managing director of its subsidiary Schmersal India Pvt. Ltd. The takeover of the management comes into force with immediate effect....

US$13.8-Million Dorm Elevator Modernization in Store for UPenn

Two student dormitory buildings at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) — Harnwell College House and Harrison College House — are set to receive up to US$13.8 million in elevator upgrades...

SOUTHERN ELEVATOR AGAIN PARTNERS WITH ELLIS FOR THREE RACES

Southern Elevator Again Partners With Ellis for Three Races

FUJITEC APPROVED AS GOOD CORPORATION FOR HEALTHY MANAGEMENT

Fujitec Approved as Good Corporation for Healthy Management

The Schindler R.I.S.E system; image © Schindler

Schindler R.I.S.E Used on First-Ever U.K. Project

The modernized escalators; image courtesy of Forte

Forte Completes Yankee Stadium Escalator Replacement

Designs over the elevator doors and entrances show both Art Deco and Classical Revival touches; image courtesy of Pittsfield Apartments.

Historic Chicago Office Tower Eyed for Conversion