Escalators

LML Promotes Law Calling for Upholding of Specific Parts

LML Lift Consultants is being asked by national clients, as well as by developers operating in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, about the “The Design and Building Practitioners Act and...

ELA To Push For VT As “Essential Safety Service” at Annual Conference

The European Lift Association (ELA) will call for vertical-transportation (VT) service providers and manufacturers to be granted the status of “essential safety services” during ELA’s “Conference 2022 — Lifts and...

FoB Inaugurated in Hyderabad

A new foot over bridge (FoB) in the Panjagutta area of Hyderabad, India, with lifts and escalators on both sides was inaugurated by city Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi in early May,...

Three Escalators at WMATA Station Being Replaced, More on the Way

Three escalators at the entrance to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) L'Enfant Plaza station ceased operation on May 9 so custom-built units could be installed to replace ones...

U.K. Vertical-Transportation Market Expected to Grow

According to the latest research report by Arizton reported by GlobeNewswire, the U.K. elevators and escalators market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7%...

Otis Recognized by DiversityInc as a “Noteworthy Company”

Otis is among 33 companies named 2022 Noteworthy Companies by DiversityInc, which provides a comprehensive survey that collects data across six key areas: leadership accountability, human capital diversity metrics, talent...

Ontario’s Durham College Formally Welcomes New Training Center

Durham College in Oshawa, Canada, formally unveiled its CAD35-million (US$26.9-million), 60,000-ft2, two-story skilled trades training facility during a grand opening on April 21. Located on the school’s Whitby Campus, the...

KONE India Unveils World’s Largest Passenger Elevator in Mumbai

KONE India unveiled an "engineering marvel": the world's largest passenger elevator, during a press conference at Jio World Centre in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex on May 5. Covering a floor...

Keystone Announces VDA’s Acquisition of Sierra Consulting

Keystone Capital Management, L.P., recently announced its portfolio company, Hanover, New Jersey-based VDA, Inc., has acquired Sierra Consulting Group. VDA is a marketing-leading provider of vertical-transportation (VT) consulting and inspection...

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