Escalators
NEII Provides Code Development Update
National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) recently provided a code development update. NEII observed the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) works continually on ASME A17.1/CSA Safety Code for Elevators and...
Singapore Responds To Trend of Serious Escalator Incidents
In a written answer to a question about serious injuries in children resulting in disabilities from escalator incidents, the Ministry of National Development (MND) in Singapore detailed the effect of...
Stannah Lifts Taps Two to Support Network Rail Contract
Stannah Lifts, headquartered in Andover, U.K., announced on March 3 it appointed two vertical-transportation (VT) professionals to support a new five-year lift maintenance contract with Network Rail. The contract includes,...
Fujitec Completes New Wisdom Square VT Evaluation Facility in Japan
Fujitec Co., Ltd. announced on March 3 completion of its new quality lab, Wisdom Square, at company headquarters in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The 1,000-m2Â facility is equipped with various...
MET Completes CSR Project for Bangkok School
Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MET), a leader in elevator and escalator solutions, has reaffirmed its commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the handover of a new library and...
EESF Launches Phase 1 of Safe-T-Riders App
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) recently announced on LinkedIn the launch of Phase 1 of the Safe-T-Riders App, which takes all of the vital information the Safe-T-Riders are known for teaching...
Additional VT Units Among India’s DMRC Crowd-Control Measures
Installing additional elevators, escalators and moving walks at busy rail stations is among measures being undertaken by India’s Delhi Metro Rail Corp. (DMRC) to handle surging crowds, The Economic Times reports. The...
Number of NJ Transit VT Incidents Climbs by 12%
In 2024, NJ Transit experienced 2,725 elevator and escalator incidents at train stations, representing an increase of 12.3% over 2023, when there were 2,426 incidents, Asbury Park Press reports. Incidents include such...
Riyadh Metro Station With 63 VT Units Starts Operations
The seven-story, 40-m-deep Riyadh Metro Qasr Al Hokm Downtown Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has begun operations, linking the Metro's Orange and Blue lines and the bus network, Tunnels & Tunneling is...
Hyperion Solutions Appoints Hewitt as CEO
Hyperion Solutions, the Memphis, Tennessee-headquartered provider of systems, parts and technical services for the vertical-transportation industry, announced it appointed David Hewitt as CEO. Hewitt joins Hyperion from global energy storage...
