Focus Topics
Common Escalator and Handrail Accidents and Their Causes
Escalators and moving walks are high-capacity machines which provide vertical transportation between floors in many different building types. Only one escalator transports 3600 people in 1 hour comfortably. These machines...
Innovation Through Design
Turning unique ideas into innovative applications “Between two products equal in price, function and quality, the one with the most attractive exterior will win.” — Raymond Loewy, Father of Industrial...
Empowering Mechanics
SnapCab launches free online training with the Elevator Academy. Industry innovator SnapCab now offers a new tool for the elevator contractor’s toolbox: a self-paced course in elevator remodeling. This new...
True to Its Values
B.C.-headquartered Delco Elevator Products builds on its future while holding strong to a storied past. Headquartered in the Vancouver suburb of Burnaby, British Columbia, Delco Elevator Products Ltd. prides itself...
CECA Turns Golden
Association makes strides as it marks 50 years since incorporation. by Catharine Bothwell This May, the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) celebrated its 50th anniversary of being incorporated. While labor...
A Seat at the Table
Why the riding public and elevator industry need a voice in Canada. Canada now is a vastly different place than in 1977 when the National Elevator and Escalator Association (NEEA)...
“Changing Society”
Ascenseurs Maxi and Peelle work with STM to realize a system that welcomes people with disabilities. For The Peelle Co. Ltd., providing glass passenger elevator entrances and car doors to...
Fifty and Feelin’ Fine
CECA celebrates its 50th in style in Montreal. Montreal, Canada, is a city of many nomenclatures: the “City of Saints,” “City Beautiful,” the “City of Terrasses” (in more popular culture),...
Sustainability: As Much a Priority for Occupiers as for Rents in Site Selection
A partnership ecosystem is essential to achieve sustainable targets. by JLL With the real estate sector contributing nearly 40% of all green house gas (ghg) emissions, it is time to...
Real Estate 3.0
CII-Colliers report on “Technology-led growth” released. submitted by CII–Colliers “Real Estate 3.0: Technology-led growth,” the rise of PropTech is sweeping the real estate sector as an innovative digital transformation. Technology...
