Elevators
ASME A17 Committee Meeting to Be Held in January
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Committee will hold a meeting on January 9-12 in Orlando, Florida. The following A17 committees will be meeting throughout the week: QEI,...
Nippon Otis Awarded Silver in PRIDE Index 2022
Nippon Otis Elevator Co., Ltd, headquartered in Tokyo, announced on December 22 it received the Silver award in the PRIDE Index 2022, which evaluates the efforts of companies in supporting...
Sean Madden Named VP of Right Way Elevator Maintenance
Sean Madden recently announced on LinkedIn that he is now the vice president (VP) of Right Way Elevator Maintenance, Inc., which provides maintenance, modernization, repair and testing and compliance services...
Clarkson + Varick Secures Major Modernization Job in California
Signaling its West Coast growth, NYC-based consultancy Clarkson + Varick has secured a major elevator modernization job at Shoreline Square, a 20-story office building completed in downtown Long Beach, California,...
Bengaluru Lift Accident Leaves One Dead, Four Injured
One person has died and four more were injured when an elevator collapsed from the fourth floor of a commercial building in the Peenya Industrial Area 4th Phase in Bengaluru,...
U.K.’s Sheridan Lifts Announces Hotel Chain Maintenance Contract
Manchester, U.K.-headquartered Sheridan Lifts recently announced a contract to maintain more than 70 lifts across the U.K. for Village Hotels. Sheridan Sales Operations Director Chris Chadwick said the company had...
Lerch Bates Announces Management Moves and More
Lerch Bates (LB), a rapidly growing consultancy based in Englewood, Colorado, recently announced management moves, new hires and expanded offices. In NYC, LB named 13-year industry veteran Andrew Yawger as...
Aquarium With Panoramic Elevator Bursts in Berlin
The giant aquarium in the lobby of the Radisson Collection Hotel in Berlin, containing 1 million liters of water and 1500 tropical fish, burst for an unknown reason on December...
Investment Fund Calls for Shareholder Meeting for Fujitec
Japanese elevator maker Fujitec will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting in February after a Hong Kong investment fund called for a vote to replace all of the company's outside directors,...
Frightening Hospital Elevator Mishap Captured on Video
A video posted on December 26 that has gone viral shows a hospital elevator descending with its doors open just as a man on a stretcher was wheeled inside, various...
