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Art Installation Transforms Elevator Encasement in NYC
Americas Society inaugurated Elena Damiani's Zenith (2022) as a permanent art installation for the David Rockefeller Atrium of Americas Society’s NYC headquarters on Park Avenue. Zenith is an elevator encasement...
Connecticut Town Officials Expected To Approve Elevator
Town officials in New Canaan, Connecticut, are expected to discuss and approve an approximately US$2.5 million contract with a Ridgefield-based company to install an elevator in Waveny House, the New...
Wittur USA Launches Web Shop
Wittur USA, a leading independent supplier of components for lifts, elevators, doors, engines and lift cars, has announced the launch of its new Web Shop, which is now available at...
Increased Power Outages Cause Elevator Issues in Ukraine
Nearly 10 months into the war in Ukraine, Russia’s large-scale missile barrages, along with smaller localized attacks targeting substations, transformers and electrical nodes across Ukraine have been crippling, resulting in...
MTA Considering Scent Detectors To Improve Elevator Cleanliness
The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in NYC is considering a new device that can detect urine in subway station elevators, Gothamist reports. While discussing elevator reliability and cleanliness during a...
NYARM To Host Reception on December 20
The New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) invites NYC elevator contractors, consultants and suppliers to its year-end reception of building management professionals on December 20. The event will be...
Mechanic Injured in India Elevator Accident
A mechanic lost his legs after getting stuck in a hotel elevator in Attapur, Hyderabad, India, while repairing it, The Siasat Daily reports. The incident occurred when the mechanic was...
Fight in New York Target Leads to Elevator Shaft Fall
A store security guard and an alleged teenage shoplifter were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries December 8 after the pair fell down an elevator shaft of a Target in the Bronx,...
Ice Cream and a Victorian-Era Elevator Car
Longtime ELEVATOR WORLD correspondent and industry legend George Gibson, aka “King George,” recently shared a few of the more than 30,000 elevator-centric photographs he has taken throughout his more than...
Elevator Industry Safety Net
Providing training and technical education for the elevator workplace by Lisa M. Casler Over the last 15 years, one of the most common issues facing all elevator companies has been...
