Residential Elevator

Cibes Lift Group Announces Fourth U.S. Acquisition

Sweden-based Cibes Lift Group has acquired Area Access Inc., a distributor of vertical lifts headquartered in Virginia, expanding its presence in the U.S. and strengthening its capacity to deliver innovative...

Maxton Ceases Manufacture of EMV10/10T Electronic Value

Minden, Nevada-headquartered Maxton Manufacturing Co. announces that, after “great deliberation and hardship,” it is ceasing to manufacture its EMV10/10T residential and limited use/limited application electronic motor valve. Stating it understands...

U.K-Headquartered Access BDD To Make Debut at NAEC in Reno

Access BDD, headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, U.K., plans to make its debut at the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Convention & Exposition on September 10-13 in Reno, Nevada.  Access BDD...

Bespoke Birdcage Lift

A division of Nationwide Lifts, Artisan Elevators delivers artful residential vertical-transportation solution in New York.   photos courtesy of Nationwide Lifts For 20 years, Nationwide Lifts has supplied elevator and...

Emergency Telephone for Private Residential Elevators

Is the land line still the best choice for an emergency telephone in private residence elevators? by Moti Tietel The AS17.1 Code refers to the emergency telephone as follows:  "5.3.1.20.1...

Recall for Six Home Elevator Models Installed from 1986-2022

The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall on August 11 for home elevator models manufactured by Residential Elevators, Inc., and sold from 1986 through July 2022, Fox 59...

Wisconsin Company Uses Mitsubishi Tech To Improve Services

Appleton, Wisconsin-based Waupaca Elevator Co., which manufactures residential elevators and dumbwaiters for applications across North America, has implemented Mitsubishi Electric’s latest iQ-F compact programmable logic controllers (PLCs), Automation.com reports. The systems’ built-in data...

Genesis Elevator to Finish Home Elevator for Disabled Georgia Boy

Genesis Elevator and Restoration Consulting are nearing completion on a three-story home elevator in Woodstock, Georgia, CBS46 reported on August 11. The elevator is a gift to a couple in Woodstock for...

A Piece of Moving Art

The challenges and rewards of building a New Hampshire home’s “floating elevator” All-Ways Accessible, Inc. (AWA) was contacted by Katie Sutherland, owner of KCS Architects, about working on a floating...