Elevators
Elevator Collapse in the Philippines Kills Two, Injures Two
Two persons were killed and two were injured after an elevator being repaired collapsed inside a building in Makati City in the National Capital Region of the Philippines on July...
Otis Elevators for New Residential Skyscraper Near Hudson Yards
Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided 12 elevators — 10 SkyRise® and two Gen2® units — for 3ELEVEN, a 60-story residential skyscraper at 601 West 28th Street that neighbors Hudson...
NEII Announces 2022 BoD
The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) announced its 2022 Board of Directors (BoD) on July 1 following its Annual Member Meeting in June. The BoD guides strategy as the association...
VDA Adds VP of Business Development, Based in Detroit
Elevator and escalator consulting firm VDA® announced in June the addition of Pete Long as vice president of business development, based in the Detroit office with an initial focus on...
“Inspectors, Consultants & NYCDOB: The Coordination of Elevator Requirements” Webinar
On Friday, July 8, from 1-2:30 p.m., the New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) will present a professional-development session for elevator contractors and building managers/owners. There is no cost...
West Virginia First Responders Undergo Elevator Entrapment Training
Firefighters and county Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel in Elkins, West Virginia, underwent training on how to respond to elevator entrapments during a recent weekend in June, The Inter-Mountain...
Two High-Speed Elevators for Historic Theater in Buffalo
Two high-speed, six-stop elevators are coming to the historic Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo, New York, Buffalo Rising reports. Aimed at improving accessibility, the units will be part of...
Wisconsin Governor Appoints TKE Branch Manager to Code Council
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers recently appointed Mark Uy, branch manager at TK Elevator (TKE) in Madison, Wisconsin, as the Elevator Servicing Business representative on the state Conveyance Safety Code Council,...
Four Workers Killed in Elevator Collapse in India
Four elevator workers were killed and two severely injured when an elevator on the 14th floor of the under-construction Taloja Phase 2 housing development in Navi Mumbai, India, fell on...
Belgian Train Station Passengers Deal With VT Malfunctions
Malfunctioning vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including lifts and escalators at Belgian train stations create issues for those with mobility issues, with 1,119 malfunctions reported in 2021, The Brussels Times reports. It...
