Elevators
Residents of Tower With Broken Elevators Take Drastic Measures
Residents living on the upper floors of the 18-story residential Tower D of Elegant Ville in Ghaziabad, India, were seen crossing over to the adjacent Tower E using wooden planks...
15 Otis Units for 10 World Trade in Boston’s Seaport District
Otis provided 15 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 13 Gen3TM elevators and two LinkTM escalators — for the LEED Gold-certified 10 World Trade building in Boston's Seaport District. The OEM was...
Reminder: EESFC Boat Cruise Coming Up on August 18
The board of the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation Canada (EESFC) says the boat is filling up fast for the EESF annual Boat Cruise on August 18. The cruise will set...
AEDARSA: Register for Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar
Alberta Elevating Devices & Amusement Rides Safety Association (AEDARSA) CEO Gord Pattison encourages those planning to attend the Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar (AEIS) at the JW Marriott in the Edmonton...
Indian State Government: Towers Taller Than 70 M Need FELs
The Maharashtra Government's Energy Development Agency, which covers large Indian cities including Mumbai and Thane, issued an advisory on July 23 stating that all high-rise towers of at least 70...
Milwaukee’s Ascent Officially World’s Tallest Timber Hybrid
The 25-story, 284-ft-tall Ascent, developed by New Land Enterprises and designed by Thornton Tomasetti at 700 East Kilbourne Avenue in Milwaukee, was officially declared the world’s tallest mass timber hybrid...
New WAGO Hire Brings Unique Perspective to Role
Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, says its new senior sales and application engineer Jeffrey Govek brings a unique perspective to...
37-Story Tower with KONE Elevators Completes in Cyprus
ONE, a 37-story residential tower served by KONE elevators that overlooks the Mediterranean Sea in Limassol, Cyprus, is complete, the Cyprus Mail reports. The tallest seafront residential tower in Europe,...
Union Representing Ontario’s TSSA Inspectors on Strike
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), which represents Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) inspectors, including those who inspect vertical-transportation (VT) equipment, went on strike on July 21, TSSA...
IUEC Workers in Newfoundland and Labrador on Strike
Approximately 20 International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 125-A members who build and repair elevators and escalators in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, are on strike for the fourth time...
