Accessibility
Alabama Airport Work To Include Elevators, Escalators
Officials with the Huntsville International Airport in Huntsville, Alabama, are planning site improvements led mainly by enhancing Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance with upgrades that include new elevators and...
Hitachi Elevator Provides 219 VT Units to Four Chinese Hospitals
Guangzhou, China-headquartered Hitachi Elevator provided 219 pieces of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment to four hospitals in Beijing, Hefei and Suzhou, China, Equal Ocean reports. At the Chengnan Campus of Peking University...
TKE Launches MAX Link Communications in North America
ÂTK Elevator (TKE) has launched MAX Link Voice and Multimedia digital emergency communication services, providing two-way voice, video and text messaging between passengers and emergency personnel, the company announces. Available...
Cibes Lift Group Acquires Bella Elevator
Cibes Lift Group, headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, will strengthen its U.S. presence with the planned acquisition of Bella Elevator, LLC, manufacturer of Symmetry Elevating Solutions. The deal is set to...
Large FoB Set to Open in Indian State of Kerala
After more than a two-year delay, the Indian state Kerala’s longest foot-over-bridge (FoB) at East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram is nearly set to be commissioned, The New Indian Express says. The...
North Carolina Elevator Project Approved Over Budget
When bids came in for the New Bern, North Carolina, City Hall elevator project, the lowest one came in at more than US$1 million over budget, the Sun Journal reports....
Elevator Upgrades on the Table for Courthouse in Illinois
Up to US$1.8 million in improvements to the elevator system serving the Madison County Courthouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, is being considered by county leaders, The Intelligencer reports. During an April...
Winning Student Teams for Otis’ Made to Move Communities Challenge
Otis Worldwide Corp. announced the winning student teams for its second annual Made to Move CommunitiesTM challenge, in which Otis volunteers mentored students to use their science, technology, engineering and...
Penn Accessibility Upgrades Include Elevators, LU/LA
Accessibility upgrades at the University of Pennsylvania include two elevators and a limited use/limited application (LU/LA) lift for students living at The Quad and two elevators for those at Stouffer...
KLEEMANN Enters U.S. Market Through Day Elevator & Lift
KLEEMANN, a major lift manufacturer serving the global market, this month announced its entry to the U.S. market through an alliance with Day Elevator & Lift, established in 1992 and...
