Escalators
Merten Promoted to Sales Manager at ECS
Broadview, Illinois-headquartered ECS Corp. recently announced the promotion of Nichole Merten to sales manager. In this new role, Merten will guide the elevator and escalator replacement parts supplier toward "smarter...
Delays for FoB Project Served by Six VT Units in India
A redesign and the pandemic are among factors delaying completion of a Foot Overbridge (FoB) served by six vertical-transportation (VT) units — four escalators and two lifts — near the...
Toshiba Announces Name Change for Two Malaysia Subsidiaries
Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. (TELC), a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp., announced in a press release name changes for its two subsidiaries in Malaysia, Yahoo reports. MS Elevators Engineering...
India’s Western Railway Commissions Five VT Units in July
Western Railway's (WR) Mumbai Division in India commissioned five vertical-transportation (VT) units — three lifts and two escalators — in July, The Free Press Journal reports. The new units bring...
Woman Dies in Escalator Fall at Music Concert in Denver
A 49-year-old woman died falling from an escalator on July 30 at the end of a Kenny Chesney country music concert at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, outlets...
E2 Forum to Focus on Integrating VT, Architecture and More
E2 Forum Frankfurt organizer Messe Frankfurt says the event, scheduled on September 21-22 at Congress Center of Messe Frankfurt (CMF), in Frankfurt, Germany, will offer a wealth of education and...
Otis 231-Escalator Refurbishment First for SMRT in 35 Years
Otis announced on August 2 completion of a project to refurbish 231 escalators across 42 stations on the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) North-South and East-West (NSEW) railway lines, the...
Schindler and TÃœV SÃœD in Singapore Sign MoU
Schindler and TÃœV SÃœD PSB Ptd. Ltd. in Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on TÃœV SÃœD's elevator predictive maintenance solution, TÃœV SÃœD Lift Manager, as well...
Mitsubishi Electric U.S. Supports Nashville Zoo
The elevator and escalator division of Mitsubishi Electric U.S., Inc., headquartered in Cypress, California, recently supported the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere in Nashville, Tennessee, through an employee volunteer effort and...
Tennessee Aquarium Escalator Incident Provides Teaching Moment
An incident at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga on July 26, in which five children suffered minor injuries as a result of two of them improperly riding an escalator, provides...
