Maintenance
Excalibur Elevator Notes Early Success
Excalibur Elevator LLC, a provider of commercial and residential elevator services that launched in March, announced it has already secured multiple modernization contracts and dozens of maintenance agreements across the...
Elevator Service, Inc., Acquires Detroit’s Elevator Technology
Elevator Service, Inc. (ESI), the parent company of City Elevator of Michigan, announced the acquisition of Elevator Technology, a Detroit-based elevator service provider. The move expands ESI's and City Elevator...
TKE Secures Major Service Contract With Denmark’s DSB
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on September 4 it secured a five-year service contract with Danske Statsbaner (DSB), Denmark's largest railway company, covering maintenance of more than 200 elevators and escalators...
Bids Sought For Upgrading Chennai FOB’s Non-Functioning VT
The State Highways Department in Chennai, India, is inviting bids for replacing non-functioning vertical transportation (VT) equipment — escalators — and adding elevators to both sides of the foot over...
Die Aufzugsingenieure Announces Project Management Head
Holger Kirchhof is the new head of project management at Germany’s “Die Aufzugsingenieure,” a new company specializing in lift consulting for planning, operation, maintenance and training, LIFTJournal reports. His new...
3Phase Merges With New England’s Specialized Elevator
3Phase Elevator announced on August 19 it has officially merged with Specialized Elevator, serving customers in the New England area: Massachusetts, New England, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. 3Phase...
Hong Kong’s Elevator Maintenance Industry Severely Understaffed
The Standard describes the Hong Kong elevator maintenance industry as being "in crisis," with severe understaffing and excessive overtime impacting workers. There are 4,000 registered elevator technicians in the Chinese...
Second Elevator Mishap Sparks Safety Concerns in Greece
A second elevator malfunction has been reported within days at “Gennimatas” Hospital in Athens, sparking renewed concern over safety standards in Greek public hospitals, tovima.com reports. According to reports, the...
VDA Acquires Southern California’s HKA
VDA, Inc., a leading vertical-transportation (VT) consulting and inspection firm headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey, and serving customers in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., announced the acquisition of...
Metro Elevator Expands Florida Team
Metro Elevator, with locations nationwide, has strengthened its commitment to Florida with dedicated leadership for both its South Florida and West Florida divisions — each led by President Frank Smith....
