Ontario

TSSA IT Upgrade to Affect Services and Response Times

The third phase of the Toronto Standards and Safety Authority’s (TSSA) upgrade to an IT solution known as OASIS, covering elevating device customers and set to go live on March...

TSSA Announces 2022 Safety Award Recipients

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) presented the Legacy Safety Awards to Dave Little of Atura Power — Brighton Beach Generating Station and Rick Hicks of Delta Elevator in...

CPSC Recalls Approximately 1,700 Home Elevators

On September 29, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled approximately 1,700 home elevators produced by Ontario-based Cambridge Elevator and Custom Elevator, based in Pennsylvania, The News & Observer...

Element Elevators Acquires Toronto-Based Vertex Industries

Element Elevators Inc., headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, acquired longtime Toronto-based elevator service and manufacturing company Vertex Industries Inc., Element announced on July 12. Vertex's elevator service division and technicians...

Peelle Employees Transition to New Roles

Courtney Trotter and Christina Ott, who both joined Brampton, Ontario-based The Peelle Co. in 2021, have transitioned to inside salesperson and lead estimator for passenger doors, respectively. Trotter came to...

Ontario’s ATTA Elevators Expands into B.C. With Acquisition

ATTA Elevators, headquartered in Concord, Ontario, Canada, has expanded into British Columbia with the acquisition of Metro Elevator, based in Vancouver, ATTA announced on June 28. Metro will become a...

Schaefer Names Gilbert Eastern Canada Sales Representative

Schaefer North America recently welcomed James Gilbert as its Eastern Canada sales representative. Fluent in English and Quebecois, Gilbert attended the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) convention in Montreal on...

Person Rescued From Elevator in Canada

Firefighters in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, were called to rescue a person trapped in an elevator at the Church of the Epiphany on Dundas on April 6, 104.7 Heart FM reports....

Canada Residential Car Elevator

Special-Purpose ElevatorsMississauga, Ontario submitted by Charles David Balmer, Quest Elevator Co. This project started out as a simple installation of a traditional automobile “scissor” lift for a customer’s garage. Like...

TSSA To Implement New Elevator Outage Reporting Rules

Ontario's Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) announced on December 15 new rules that go into effect on July 1, 2022, requiring owners of elevators in residential buildings and long-term...