Escalators
Council Member Calls for Investigation Into Escalator Mishap
Atlanta City Council Member Marci Collier Overstreet called for a full investigation into an escalator malfunction at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Vine City station after a Beyoncé...
Fujitec’s First Double-Deck Lift Order in U.K. Part of Project
Fujitec announced on July 8 it has been awarded a 26 vertical-transportation (VT) unit contract for 60 Gracechurch Street, an office redevelopment project in the City of London's historic Financial...
Tickets On Sale for EESFC Toronto Fundraising Cruise
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation of Canada (EESFC) reminds interested parties that tickets are now on sale for its annual fundraising cruise planned on August 21 at the Toronto waterfront. Attendees will...
GHMC To Float Tenders for FOB Maintenance
The standing committee meeting of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corp. (GHMC) in India, during its July 10 meeting, approved the proposal to invite tenders for maintenance of 23 foot-over-bridges (FoBs)...
Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada
Technical Safety British Columbia (TS BC) is reminding the public of the importance of following caution signs after a fatal escalator fall last year at Saanich’s Uptown Shopping Centre in...
Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Factory in Azerbaijan
Fujiai Azerbaijan LLC, a joint Azerbaijani-Chinese venture, plans to launch a US$2.1-million vertical-transportation (VT) factory in the Aghdam Industrial Park in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, Caliber reports. Operating on a 1-ha site, the...
KONE To Provide VT for Future French Metro Line
KONE won an order to provide a suite of People Flow® solutions for the future line C of the Toulouse Metro that will serve Toulouse Métropole, France. The 27-km line is set...
Britain’s First Curved Escalators Coming to Luxury Retailer
The famous Knightsbridge department store Harrods in London, England, U.K., is planning a multimillion-pound renovation that will include the addition of Britain’s first curved escalators, Fashion Network is among outlets to report....
Early Bird Discount for Lift and Escalator Symposium Ends June 30
The early bird discount for the 16th Lift and Escalator Symposium, taking place on September 24-25 in the Kettering Park Hotel in Kettering, U.K., ends on June 30. The symposium is...
New Escalators Part of Major DLR Station Upgrade in London
Six new escalators and a larger mezzanine level are in store for Docklands Light Railway's (DLR) Pontoon Dock station in Silvertown, East London, U.K., with construction slated to start in...
