Modernization
Tennessee Airport Works To Minimize Escalator Work Impact
Staff at McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS) in Blount County, Tennessee, just south of Knoxville, are working to minimize impact on passengers as KONE replaces the facility’s two escalators over the...
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...
Two Government Buildings in Canada to Get Elevator Upgrades
The provincial government is investing in elevator modernization projects at two government-owned buildings, including the Court of King’s Bench in Battleford in Saskatchewan, Canada, WestCentralOnline reports. Work will include upgrades...
Illinois’ Colley Elevator: Elevator Code Change is Coming
Bensenville, Illinois-headquartered Colley Elevator Co. reminds customers in its August newsletter that the elevator safety code is changing for the state of Illinois (excluding the city of Chicago), with the...
Elevator in New Mexico Plutonium Facility Needs Repairs
The freight elevator at the Los Alamos National Laboratory’s main plutonium facility in New Mexico has a faulty interlocking mechanism on its door and is need of repairs, the Santa...
KONE Looks To Growth Outside Metro Manila
Urbanization outside Metro Manila in the Philippines is expected to drive demand for building modernization and elevator and escalator solutions, according to KONE, BusinessWorld reports. “The megatrends are all positive,...
Nagpur Railway Station Modernization To Be Completed by End of 2026
The Indian Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) is set to complete the modernization work of Nagpur Railway Station, a key hub under Central Railway's Nagpur Division, in Maharashtra, India, by...
STOBG Launches Elevator Construction Consultants
STO Building Group (STOBG), a group of construction companies operating collaboratively with headquarters in NYC, on August 14 announced the launch of Elevator Construction Consultants (ECC), a specialty service line...
Hippodrome’s Historic Elevator To Reopen August 22
A year and a half after being shut down, the historic manually operated elevator at the Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, Florida, will reopen on August 22, WCJB 20 reports. The 112-year-old Otis...
Lagos Hospital Elevator Not Replaced Two Years After Fatality
Two years after a faulty elevator claimed the life of a young doctor at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Lagos State Chapter has decried...
