Elevators
Scene of Elevator Death in Lagos Still Facing Issues
Five months after an elevator accident led to the death of a physician in a hospital in Odan, Lagos, the equipment has yet to be replaced, PUNCH reports. According to...
Skytrain Station With New VT Starts To Reopen in Vancouver Suburb
The reopening process has begun at the SkyTrain Brentwood Town Centre Station in the Vancouver, Canada, suburb of Brentwood, with a south entrance outfitted with a new elevator between the...
Nine Elevators, Five Lifts Part of New Sydney Metro Station
Nine new escalators and five lifts are a key part of the new “fully accessible” Crows Nest Metro Station in Sydney, Australia, the New South Wales government (NSW) reports. More...
Pickerings Lifts Opens 15th Regional Office
Stockton-on-Tees, U.K.-based Pickerings Lifts recently celebrated the opening of its 15th regional office in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire. This office will be headed up by previous North London Regional Manager Julie...
EESF Names Nay New Program Director
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) has named Kelsey Nay as its new program director following the promotion of longtime Program Director Laurie Dueitt to operations and administrative director. "With...
Flight Delayed After Crew Stuck in Airport Elevator
A Qatar Airways flight was delayed January 2 after the pilot and crew members got stuck inside an airport elevator for more than 3 h, Business Insider reports. The crew...
Senior Housing Project Faces Elevator Issues
Turtle Woods, a 67-unit senior housing project in Massachusetts, recently had its original elevator go offline and not return to service, given the age of the elevator and availability of...
Otis Market Group Lead U.K. & Nordics and MD U.K. Bierer Transitions to VP, Global Business Development
After four years with Otis in the U.K., the last two overseeing the U.K. and Nordics markets, Andy Bierer has taken on a new role within Otis Elevator Co.: vice...
Worker Trapped Under Elevator in Florida
A worker is recovering in the hospital after an elevator accident in a parking garage in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida, on January 4, WPTV is among outlets to report....
Tennessee Stadium To Get Elevator Modernization
The Board for the Stadium Corp., the operating entity of Finley Stadium Davenport Field in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has approved several major projects set to complete in 2024, including an elevator...
