Escalators
Schindler Cuts Revenue Guidance Due to China Market
Schindler recently announced that it has cut its revenue guidance for the year, citing a slowdown in its key China market, which the Swiss elevator and escalator manufacturer expects to...
15 Otis Units for 10 World Trade in Boston’s Seaport District
Otis provided 15 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 13 Gen3TM elevators and two LinkTM escalators — for the LEED Gold-certified 10 World Trade building in Boston's Seaport District. The OEM was...
Reminder: EESFC Boat Cruise Coming Up on August 18
The board of the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation Canada (EESFC) says the boat is filling up fast for the EESF annual Boat Cruise on August 18. The cruise will set...
IUEC Workers in Newfoundland and Labrador on Strike
Approximately 20 International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 125-A members who build and repair elevators and escalators in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, are on strike for the fourth time...
Partnership Brings Patented Escalator Step Branding to Middle East
A partnership consisting of Motion Icon and Motivate Media Group is bringing Motion Icon's globally patented escalator step branding solution to the Middle East region for the first time, Khaleej...
NEII Announces 2022 BoD
The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) announced its 2022 Board of Directors (BoD) on July 1 following its Annual Member Meeting in June. The BoD guides strategy as the association...
VDA Adds VP of Business Development, Based in Detroit
Elevator and escalator consulting firm VDA® announced in June the addition of Pete Long as vice president of business development, based in the Detroit office with an initial focus on...
Six New Escalators Part of US$4.2 Million N.C. Airport Investment
Six new escalators to replace units that are approximately 40 years old are part of millions of U.S. dollars in upgrades underway at the Piedmont International Airport in Guilford County,...
Belgian Train Station Passengers Deal With VT Malfunctions
Malfunctioning vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including lifts and escalators at Belgian train stations create issues for those with mobility issues, with 1,119 malfunctions reported in 2021, The Brussels Times reports. It...
Busy Southern India Rail Station Getting Lifts, Escalators
Tiruchirappalli Railway Junction in southern India is getting six lifts and six escalators, promising to ease traffic flow at a station that has seen traffic increase considerably in the wake...
