Canada
ATTA Elevators Acquires Toronto Area’s Vertical Motion
ATTA Elevators, a full-service elevator and escalator company headquartered in Concord, Canada, announced on February 1 the acquisition of Vertical Motion, based in the greater Toronto area and in business...
Touchless Keypad Installed In Canadian City’s Elevator
City officials in Richmond, Canada, have installed the city’s first touchless keypad in an elevator at the city’s annex building, near Richmond City Hall, Richmond News reports. Those using the elevator can...
Work Begins On Fifteen Fifteen Construction In Vancouver
Fifteen Fifteen, a residential apartment tower planned in Vancouver, Canada, is now under construction, New Atlas reports. Unveiled in 2017, the blocky high-rise tower, at 1515 Alberni Street and designed by Büro...
Proposed Vancouver Tower Gets New Design
Heatherwick Studio has unveiled a new design for its 1700 Alberni Towers residential project in Vancouver, Canada, ArchDaily reports. The update comes after the design team saw a need to improve...
Plan Calls For 21-Story Residential Tower In Ottawa
Developer Cadillac Fairview has submitted for approval a plan to build a 21-story residential building on top of the CF Rideau Centre shopping mall in downtown Ottawa, Canada, STOREYS reported in December....
Element Elevators Names Niculae VP Of Engineering
Element Elevators Inc., headquartered in Richmond Hill, Canada, named Dan Niculae vice president of engineering. With 27 years of engineering experience, including 16 in the elevator industry, Niculae has assumed...
Canada Residential Car Elevator
Special-Purpose ElevatorsMississauga, Ontario submitted by Charles David Balmer, Quest Elevator Co. This project started out as a simple installation of a traditional automobile “scissor” lift for a customer’s garage. Like...
Scotia Plaza
Elevators, ModernizationToronto submitted by John Egan, P. Eng., Schindler Elevator (Canada) Original construction of Scotia Plaza finished in 1988. This site, part of an iconic, three-tower complex in the heart...
Escalator Fall At Hockey Game Sends Man To Hospital
A fall from an escalator at an Edmonton Oilers hockey game at Rogers Place in the Ice District in Edmonton, Canada, sent a man to the hospital on December 7, Global...
Regina-Based Abco Elevator Receives Provincial Safety Award
Abco Elevator, headquartered in Regina, Canada, recently received the 2021 Corporate Leadership in Safety Award from the Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA). The award recognizes individuals, companies and organizations that...
