Accessibility
New Tender For Izmit Train Station Elevator Completed
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality has taken action again to complete the elevator construction work planned to facilitate access to the Izmit Train Station in Türkiye, Railly News reports. The project was...
STM Won’t Add More Metro Elevators Due to Lack of Funds
The elevators inaugurated at the Atwater Metro station in Montreal, Canada, in mid-April will be the last universal accessibility project taken on by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM)...
ACME Home Elevator Responsibility Shifts From Stannah to Arrow
Stannah, the U.K.-based home accessibility leader, and Arrow Lift, with four California, U.S., locations, announced in March responsibility for ACME Home Elevator's home elevator and repair business in central and...
New Jersey Transit BoD Plan To Replace Escalators
The New Jersey Transit Board of Directors (BoD) contracted Hall Construction Co. for parts fabrication and installation for two new escalators at Hamilton Station in Trenton, New Jersey, on March...
Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers
The installation of eight additional elevators in four Hiyaa towers in Hulhumale, Maldives, phase two has been completed and is now undergoing testing, according to the Housing Development Corp. (HDC), The...
77-Year-Old Dies After Falling on Escalator in India
A 77-year-old man succumbed to injuries after falling on an escalator at Pune Railway Station in Pune, India, Pune Pulse reported on April 11. The man was traveling to Nagpur with his...
Madrid Airport First Fully Remote-Operated Hub With TKE System
TK Elevator (TKE) has successfully implemented its MAX Automate system at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain. This advanced technology establishes Madrid as the world’s first major airport to remotely operate...
Passengers Trapped in Failing Elevator in Indian Governmental Building
A few people were trapped in an elevator in the old collectorate government building in Margao, India, on April 9, bringing attention to governmental buildings’ failing elevators, The Times of India reports....
Otis India To Supply 65 Elevators for Patna Metro
Otis India announced on April 10 it won a contract to install 65 Gen2® Nova elevators manufactured at its Bengaluru, India, factory for the Patna Metro project, the first in the...
TKE Official Elevator Partner of World Stadiums and Arenas Summit
Ahead of the April 29-30 event at the Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, organizers of the World Stadiums and Arenas Summit announced TK Elevator (TKE) as the...
