Maintenance

Prague To Begin Charging Fee for Riding City Hall Paternoster

Starting in June, visitors who wish to ride the vintage paternoster lift at Prague City Hall must pay 250 Czech crowns, or the equivalent of approximately US$11, to do so,...

ATIS Welcomes Industry Veterans Robertson and Tragash

St. Louis-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consulting firm ATIS has announced the addition of industry veterans Steve Robertson and Eric Tragash. Robertson spent 38 years in all facets of the VT industry,...

KONE To Participate in Real Estate Arena 2024 in Hanover

KONE plans to exhibit at the Real Estate Arena 2024 tradeshow at the Hanover Fairground in Hanover, Germany, on June 5-6, where company representatives aim to answer the question, “What...

Repair Work on Thailand Rail System VT Underway

The State Railway of Thailand is working to repair the vertical transportation (VT) along the Red Line commuter rail system after a recent inspection found that 47 of the 228...

IEES Call for Speakers for November Event in Bahamas

Joint event organizers Liftinstituut and Elevator World, Inc., are issuing a call for papers for the fifth edition of the International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) at ATLANTIS resort on...

3Phase Lands Elevator Maintenance Contract for Boston Office Property

3Phase Elevator Corp. recently announced Clarendon Group awarded it the vertical-transportation (VT) maintenance contract for 265 Franklin Street in Boston. Built in 1984, the 21-story, Class A office property in...

Otis Formally Announces Burj Khalifa Modernization and Service Contract

On the heels of Otis Chair, President and CEO Judy Marks stating during a recent earnings call that Otis had won the modernization and service contract at Burj Khalifa, the...

IEES Call for Speakers on “Consolidation & Globalization’s Impact on Maintenance and Safety”

The International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES), planned on November 12-13 at ATLANTIS in Paradise Island, Bahamas, has issued a call for speakers on the symposium theme “Consolidation & Globalization’s...

Assa Abloy Sells French Elevator Maintenance Business to KONE

Assa Abloy has sold its PACA Ascenseurs elevator maintenance division in France to KONE, Assa Abloy announced on February 2. The Swedish door and lock company that provides automated entrance...

Japan Elevator Service Announces Absorption-type Merger, Branch Restructuring

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. (JES), a Tokyo-headquartered provider of maintenance and repair for elevators and escalators, announced an absorption-type merger between two of its subsidiaries and a restructuring...