Elevators
Kent State Elevator Modernization Project Approved
Kent State University recently submitted a six-year plan detailing its most important renovation or replacement needs at each of its eight campuses, as per the request of the Ohio Office...
Royal JP Series Elevator Introduced in Bangladesh
Japanese real estate and construction company JP Building has introduced the ROYAL JP series elevator in Bangladesh, Prothom Alo English reports. JP Build Co. Ltd., which began its real estate...
NYC MTA Marks Accessibility Milestone: New Elevator at Harlem Line Station
Paterson, New Jersey-headquartered Liberty Elevator Corp., working with Paul J. Scariano, Inc., provided a new elevator that makes the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Purdy's Station the third Metro-North station...
VT Industry Veterans Launch Washington State-Based Consultancy
Vertical-transportation (VT) industry veterans Kevin Egli and Steven Hobbs have launched Egli Hobbs Elevator Consulting, LLC (EHEC), based in the Olympia, Washington, area. Covering Washington and Oregon, EHEC's consulting services...
Alabama Elevator Set for Repair After Months of Delay
A contract has been signed and repairs are set to start on an elevator that has been out of operation since summer 2023 at Lowe Mill Arts & Entertainment in...
Stafford Named Director of VT at a AtkinsRéalis in Dubai
After nearly three and a half years at Ramboll in Manchester, U.K., most recently as director of vertical transportation (VT), Peter Stafford has taken a new job as director of...
PS Marcato Modernizes Elevator System for Repositioned NYC Building
Andrew Trapani, vice president of Long Island City-headquartered PS Marcato Elevator Co. Inc., tells ELEVATOR WORLD the company is wrapping up a complete modernization of a nine-elevator system serving 360...
Patent Filed for New “Elevator Emergency Kit”
A California woman has created the Elevator Emergency Kit, or E.E.K., a comprehensive emergency kit designed to assist those trapped in an elevator for extended time periods. The kit is...
IEES Call for Speakers on “Consolidation & Globalization’s Impact on Maintenance and Safety”
The International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES), planned on November 12-13 at ATLANTIS in Paradise Island, Bahamas, has issued a call for speakers on the symposium theme “Consolidation & Globalization’s...
Elevator Entrapment Delays College Basketball Game in Brooklyn, NY
Players on the Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) Knights men’s basketball team became trapped in an elevator at a Brooklyn wellness center on February 15, resulting in delaying a match against...
