Accessibility
Illinois Garage to Get Modernized Elevator
Galesburg, Illinois, Aldermen unanimously approved nearly US$19,000 in Tax Increment Financing funding to cover a portion of the expense to modernize the elevator and replace the garage door at a...
Fujitec Provides Three Elevators for Midtown East Tower
Working with general contractor Urban Atelier Group, Fujitec provided a three-elevator system for 300 East 50th Street, a 23-story residential tower in the Turtle Bay area of Midtown East, Manhattan,...
Otis to Install and Maintain 142 VT Units for IMSS
During a January 29 earnings call, Otis President, Chair and CEO Judy Marks said the company will install 142 vertical-transportation (VT) units at Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) facilities. The...
Marine Innovations Announces New Carriage Design
On February 3, Marine Innovations, the Minnesota-based manufacturer of trams and inclined elevators for North America, Central America and the Caribbean, announced a new carriage design as an upgrade to...
TKE to Showcase Energy-Efficient, Digital Solutions at MIPIM
Making its debut at MIPIM 2025, the world’s leading real estate exhibition and conference taking place in Cannes, France, on March 11-14, TK Elevator (TKE) will showcase its wide range...
Otis India’s First Use of Compass 360 for Hyderabad Towers
Otis will install 21 elevators at The Trilight, a luxury residential project consisting of three interconnected towers up to 60 stories tall in Hyderabad, India, Otis President, Chair and CEO...
Otis to Install 18 VT Units at New EIT Oxford Campus
Otis will install 18 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 17 elevators and one platform lift — at the Ellison Institute of Technologies (EIT) Oxford Interdisciplinary Research and Development campus in Oxford,...
Nine New VT Units for Mississippi Capital Airport
The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport in Jackson, Mississippi, will be getting nine new vertical-transportation (VT) units this year, The Northside Sun reports. The US$5.3-million project, which includes replacing all four escalators...
Modern Elevator Units for NYC MTA Accessibility Upgrade
The NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced in January that the Woodhaven Boulevard subway station in Woodhaven, Queens, is now fully accessible with two street-to-platform elevators manufactured and installed by...
Deadly Apartment Fire Leaves Elevators Waterlogged
Residents of 35 Brock Street, one of the Marina Towers, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, were without operational elevators for at least 24 h due to a fatal fire that occurred...
