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It’s Lonely at the Top

Coaching vs. mentoring and their importance to lift business owners and leaders The vast majority of lift business owners and managers we encounter have “come off the tools,” usually from...

Key Escalator Events and Some Issues

A look at escalator events and factors which have served to drive change, as well as a few issues that remain contentious and unresolved As the focus of ELEVATOR WORKD...

Entitlement to Liquidated Damages Lost After Alleged Verbal Agreement

Assessing the importance of documenting phone calls related to business In the case of Mansion Place Limited v. Fox Industrial Services Ltd. [2021], the Technology and Construction Court (TCC) considered...

The Two Modes of Failure of Escalator Braking Systems

This paper was first presented virtually at the 12th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2021 and printed at the symposium website at liftsymposium Keywords: Escalator braking systems, runaway...

Transporting London

Acknowledging the years of experience and specialist knowledge of the TfL internal escalator team Transport for London (TfL) is a massive transportation operation that keeps an eye on everything transport...

Finally Made It

After three years apart, International Asansör Istanbul guests gather once again. The 17th International Asansör Istanbul, an event organized by Tarsus Turkey with the support of Elevator and Escalator Industrialists...

Back to the Beginning

Knowsley Lifts shares their origins and history upon 25th anniversary. submitted by Knowsley Lifts Services Ltd. As Knowsley Lift Services (KLS) Ltd. celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, the company...

Finding a Path

Hope is like a path in the countryside. [At first], there is nothing — but as people walk this way again and again, a path appears. — Lu Xum My...

Lifting Lemon Since 2003

Contact centre startup finds its niche in lifts.  by Emily Coxon It was the summer of 2003: Tony Blair was in Number 10, a young Christiano Ronaldo made his Manchester...

Handrail Hygiene and Training

I couldn’t decide what to write for my column this edition. There are two subject matters that have been bugging me, so I have decided to cover them both. My...