Escalators
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...
ATIS Announces Executive Leadership Changes
ATIS Ascenda Partners, LLC has announced two executive leadership changes. Charlie Slater has been promoted from chief operations officer (COO) — U.S. Inspections to executive vice president (VP), with a...
Escalators To Ease Accessibility at Temple in Northern India
The Ropeway and Rapid Transport System Development Corp. plans to welcome a pair of escalators at the Jakhu Temple in Shimla, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, in...
Uttar Pradesh CM: Lift and Escalator Safety Law To Be Enacted
Yogi Adityanath, chief minister (CM) of the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in northern India, said his government will enact the UP Lifts and Escalators Act, a “first-ever” law that...
Elevator, Escalator Overhaul Part of BART Legal Settlement
Refurbishing 40 elevators and commencing a major escalator upgrade within downtown San Francisco and beyond over the next 16 years is part of the settlement of a 2017 class-action lawsuit...
Inaugural Lift Expo Uzbekistan Planned in Tashkent on June 5-7
The inaugural Lift Expo Uzbekistan is planned at the Uz Expo Centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on June 5-7. Aligned with the government’s international economic integration goals, the sole exhibition for...
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit
Escalators, Modernization Singapore submitted by Otis Elevator Co. The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) of Singapore derived from a forecast by the country’s planners in 1967 indicating a need for a...
Elizabeth Line, London Underground and Railway
Escalators, New Construction London, U.K. submitted by Otis Elevator Co. The Elizabeth line is a high-frequency hybrid urban-suburban rail service in London and its suburbs that opened in May 2022....
MIA VT Work Underway During Holiday Travel Rush
Travelers navigating Miami International Airport (MIA) during the holiday travel rush are finding vertical-transportation (VT) equipment out of service, Bollyinside reports. Fifty elevators, escalators and moving walkways are currently undergoing...
Elevators Key To Energy-Reduction Efforts
Elevators and escalators can consume up to 15% of a building’s power, representing a significant opportunity for reducing energy consumption through energy-efficient upgrades, Propmodo reports. Technologies like gearless drives, regenerative...
