Elevators
India’s WR Adds VT Equipment and More in “Mission Zero Death” Effort
India’s Western Railway (WR) has commissioned new vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including 13 foot overbridges (FoBs), 18 escalators and 15 lifts in an effort to ease passenger flow and prevent trespassing...
Schindler’s 1Q 2023 Profit Beats Analysts’ Estimates
Swiss OEM Schindler reported net profit of CHF212 million (US$237.4 million) for the 1st quarter of 2023 ending on March 31, beating analysts' estimates of CHF166.5 million (US$186.4 million), Today...
KONE Elevators India Expands East India Presence with New Office
KONE Elevators India expanded its presence in East India with the inauguration of a new Kolkata office on April 19, outlets including pune-news.com report. Located on the fifth floor of...
CECA Announces Scholarship Opportunities for 2023
Online applications are open for the eighth annual Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) scholarship. This year, there will be four CAN$2,500 (US$1,845.50) awards: two toward the pursuit of a career...
Elevator Shaft Collapse Leads to Parking Garage Collapse in NYC
At least one person has been killed and five others injured after a parking garage collapsed in Manhattan, NY, leaving cars piled up in crumbled concrete, the Daily Mail reports....
BART Station Seeking Funding Approval for Elevator Update
Bay Area Rapid Transit’s (BART) 16th Street Mission Station may replace an ailing elevator in coming years — at a total cost of US$5 million, Mission Local reports. The current...
Australia’s LML Lift Consultants Taps Senior Consultant
Australia's LML Lift Consultants recently welcomed Randall Jeans as senior consultant at the New South Wales office. A long-term member of the vertical-transportation (VT) industry, Jeans has worked for OEMs...
Bear Robotics Rolls Out Elevator Delivery Robot
Bear Robotics, a Silicon Valley-based innovator of indoor service robots, has announced a strategic investment to fund its Korea-based partner, M2MTech, which specializes in Internet of Things (IoT) convergence for...
Elevator Work Progressing at Staten Island Railway Station
Accessibility upgrades coming to the New Dorp station of the Staten Island Railway (SIR) are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2023 with elevators online by the...
Fujitec Canada Acquires Calgary-Based Stampede Elevator
Fujitec Canada Inc. announced it acquired Calgary-headquartered Stampede Elevator Inc. on April 17. Stampede Elevator was founded in 2014 by Ian Murray and Jason Watmore, who each have more than...
