Escalators
Industry Veterans Launch NYC-Based VT Consultancy
Industry veterans Lucas Kairdolf and Danny Girgis have launched NYC-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy Clarkson + Varick, for which they serve as CEO/president and managing partner, respectively. Located in the northern...
Western Sydney University Offering Graduate Certificate in VT
Australia's Western Sydney University is taking applications for its new Graduate Certificate in Vertical Transportation (VT) post-graduate program, Lift Engineering Society of Australia reported recently. The program covers design best...
Vote Now in the EW Photo Contest
Voting is now open in the 10th annual ELEVATOR WORLD Photo Contest and will run until June 17. Up to 20 finalists have been chosen by a panel of judges...
ECS Welcomes Alcott as Senior Business Consultant
ECS Corporation, headquartered in Broadview, Illinois, welcomed Michael Alcott as senior business consultant to ECS Chairman and CEO Ray Allen and Vice President Julie Allen in May. Alcott has nearly...
KONE to Equip London’s One Leadenhall With 27 VT Units
KONE has been selected to equip the new high-end commercial tower One Leadenhall next to the historic Leadenhall Market in London with a vertical-transportation (VT) system that includes 25 elevators...
TKE Launches Building Operations Platform MAX in Malaysia
TK Elevator (TKE) has launched its building operations platform MAX in Malaysia, the company reports. The company says MAX brings cloud-based maintenance data and insights to building operations, creating additional...
New Moving Walk Eases Commute at Singapore MRT Station
A new moving walk linking the Green and Purple Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines at the Outram Park MRT station in central Singapore debuted on May 29, MS News reports....
TKE Launches MAX in India
TK Elevator (TKE) has launched the MAX cloud-based predictive maintenance platform in India, The Hindu was among outlets to report on May 27, promising to “strengthen [TKE’s] foothold in the...
3Phase Elevator and Mile High Elevator Announce Merger
3Phase Elevator, an independent elevator and escalator services provider, has merged with Mile High Elevator, a provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services in the Denver, Colorado, and Cheyenne, Wyoming, areas,...
Opening of London Tube’s Elizabeth Line a Big Step for Accessibility
Accessibility advocates, including Otis, were among those to celebrate the grand opening of the London Tube's Elizabeth Line on May 24. Otis, which provided the first escalators on London's underground...
