Escalators
TfL Mulling VT Upgrades at East London Rail Station
Transport for London (TfL) is considering vertical-transportation (VT) upgrades and more at the Pontoon Dock Docklands Light Railway station in East London, Ian Visits reports. TfL filed an application with...
APi Group Aims To “Build a US$1-Billion-Plus Elevator and Escalator Services Platform”
Following the acquisition of Tampa, Florida-based Elevated Facilities Services Group, Minnesota-based APi Group Corp. plans to “build a US$1-billion elevator and escalator services platform over the long term” through organic...
EESFC To Host Benefit in August
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation Canada (EESFC) will host an evening of live horse races and casino games at Woodbine Racetrack in Etobicoke, Ontario, on August 22. The first race...
Otis Expands Service Coverage for Shenzhen Metro
Otis announced it has extended its decades-long support of Shenzhen Metro with a new contract to service 209 Otis units, including 66 elevators and 143 escalators, on the network’s Line...
Hybon Elevators Launches Recruitment Drive in India
Hybon Elevators and Escalators Pvt. Ltd. is undertaking a recruitment drive to hire 200 employees to bolster the workforce at the company’s factories in Noida and Delhi, India, Media Brief...
Deadlines Approach for IEES in Paradise Island, Bahamas
International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) organizers Elevator World, Inc., and Liftinstituut remind those who plan to attend the symposium in Paradise Island, Bahamas, on November 12-13 that several deadlines...
EFESME Participates in 53rd ANACAM National Assembly in Monaco
The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) participated in the 53rd Anacam (Italian elevator association) National Assembly in Monaco on June 13. Among those to address the...
API Group Completes Acquisition of Elevated Facility Services Group
Minnesota-headquartered APi Group Corp. on June 5 announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Tampa, Florida-headquartered Elevated Facility Services Group for approximately US$570 million from a fund managed...
Schindler’s Martin Joins ASME A17.1 Standards Committee
Norman Martin, a vertical-transportation industry professional with nearly 40 years' experience, has joined the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17.1 Elevator and Escalator Main Committee as a voting member....
Lawsuit Casts Shadow Over Billionaires’ Row Supertall
A lawsuit filed by owners of condominiums in the 96-story, 1,296-ft-tall 432 Park Avenue on Billionaires' Row in Manhattan is casting a shadow over the future of one of the...
