Elevators
Elevator Vandalism Impacts Accessibility At TCC Stations
A vandal or vandals damaged elevators at 10 Toronto Transit Commission (TCC) stations on December 21, making three of the stations completely inaccessible as TCC awaits repair parts, City News is among...
TKE Elevators With NECD Cabs For Nearly Complete 425 Park Avenue
The Norman Foster-designed 897-ft-tall, 47-story 425 Park Avenue in NYC is served by TK Elevator (TKE) units with cabs by Brooklyn-based manufacturer National Elevator Cab & Door (NECD). The commercial...
Luxury Extends To Elevators In Adjaye’s NYC Tower
Luxury extends to the elevators Fujitec America Inc. provided at 130 William Street, a 66-story residential tower designed by Sir David Ajaye in the Financial District of NYC. Fujitec Senior...
Slow Part Delivery Makes Honolulu Elevators Hard To Fix
One of the three elevators in a Honolulu high-rise condominium tower has been fixed, but experts say many of the state’s 8,000 lift units are difficult to return to operation...
TKE Celebrates Delivery Of 160 Units For Xian Metro
TK Elevator (TKE) recently celebrated delivery of 160 units, including 126 escalators and 34 elevators, serving Xian Metro Line 14 in China. The units serve the latest addition to the...
Japan Takes Aim At Elevators’ Earthquake Lockups
Officials in Japan say earthquake risks are trapping people in elevators, so efforts are being offered to help them when they find themselves in these situations, The Mainichi reports. The Japanese Elevator...
Otis Gen360 Platform For Three Major Projects In France
Otis recently announced that its Gen360 platform, currently available in Europe, will equip three elevator systems it is providing at major architectural sites in France: The Aquatics Center in Saint-Denis,...
Billionaires’ Row Developer To Build MTA Subway Elevators
Under the new NYC Zoning for Accessibility law, Sedesco, a Turkish developer planning a 63-story mixed-use tower at 41-47 West 57th Street along Manhattan's Billionaires' Row, has agreed to build...
IUEC Local 1 To Recruit 50 Elevator-Escalator Apprentices
The New York State Department of Labor recently announced the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 1 of New York and New...
Elevator Rescue Training For The Firefighters In Kocaeli
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Department of Fire Brigade Prevention and Education Branch Directorate Education Unit (KOBÄ°TEM) in Turkey provided elevator rescue training for firefighters. KOBITEM, which provides vocational training for firefighters...
