Maintenance
UW Elevator Vandalism Causes Issues
Throughout January, the elevators connecting Odegaard Undergraduate Library to the underground parking garage at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle were repeatedly vandalized, causing them to close for extended...
ATTA Elevators Acquires Ryzure Elevator Inc.
ATTA Elevators, headquartered in Ontario, Canada, announced the acquisition of Ryzure Elevator, a full-service elevator company focused on maintenance, modernization and new construction installations, in January. Ryzure Elevator, based in...
AEG Introduces Elevator Reference Guide and Checklist
American Elevator Group (AEG), the largest independent elevator service provider in North America, recently introduced the AEG Elevator Maintenance Guide & Checklist. Geared toward property owners and managers, the document...
Inaugural GEE in Milan Spurs Strong Interest
The inaugural Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE), planned on November 15-17 at Fiera Milano in Milan, Italy, is seeing strong interest, with at least 25 companies planning to participate as of...
Elevator Issues in India Government Hospitals Focus of Inspection
Public Works Department (PWD) officials have inspected the elevators installed at government hospitals in rural and urban areas of the state of Chennai in India after Health Minister Ma Subramanian...
Lotter Promoted to President of Jersey Elevator Co.
Dennis Lotter has been promoted from vice president to president of American Elevator Group (AEG) company Jersey Elevator Co., succeeding John Sweeney, who is retiring, AEG announced earlier this month....
U.K.’s Sheridan Lifts Announces Hotel Chain Maintenance Contract
Manchester, U.K.-headquartered Sheridan Lifts recently announced a contract to maintain more than 70 lifts across the U.K. for Village Hotels. Sheridan Sales Operations Director Chris Chadwick said the company had...
Fujitec Deploying Smart Glasses for Elevators in Japan
Vuzix Corp. has announced that elevator manufacturer Fujitec is deploying the Vuzix M400 smart glasses in support of elevator maintenance and training for engineers in Japan, Mugglehead magazine reports. According...
Increased Power Outages Cause Elevator Issues in Ukraine
Nearly 10 months into the war in Ukraine, Russia’s large-scale missile barrages, along with smaller localized attacks targeting substations, transformers and electrical nodes across Ukraine have been crippling, resulting in...
3Phase-Excel Lands 200-Plus Unit VT Service Contract
3Phase-Excel Elevator & Escalator Corp. has landed a five-year vertical-transportation (VT) service contract with The Macerich Co. for 14 mall locations on the east and west coasts. 3Phase-Excel Northeast Regional...
