Vertical Transportation
Maspero Elevatori Wins VT Contract for Palais Des Nations
Maspero Elevatori has been awarded a more-than-EUR2.8-million (US$3.4-million) contract for the vertical-transportation (VT) portion of renovation of the historic Palais des Nations, the United Nations (UN) European headquarters (HQ) in...
Seattle Sound Transit to Add Smart Sensors to VT
In Seattle, new Sound Transit trains have recently been put into service with futuristic lights around the doors and windows where the lights change color to indicate different stages of...
Analysts Bullish on Hyundai Elevator Growth Prospects
A pair of analysts with Shinhan Investment Corp. said vertical-transportation equipment and service sales are projected to continue to grow for South Korea’s Hyundai Elevator, buoyed by additional apartments coming...
Turkey VT Sector Lauds Elevator Safety Sector
The Elevator Safety Equipment Test and Development Center implemented in 2019 by the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO) in Bursa, Turkey, represents an important demand of the sector...
Indian Railway Commissions VT Despite Revenue Losses
Though taking a big revenue hit during the 2020-2021 pandemic, India’s South Central Railway Vijayawada division was able to commission new vertical-transportation (VT) units, The New Indian Express reported on April 10....
Hitachi Elevator (China) Hosts VT Safety Events for Children
To recognize Public Health Safety and Education Day for Primary and Secondary School Students on March 29, Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., held 25 vertical-transportation (VT) educational events in nine...
Texas Rangers’ Ballpark Features 37 VT Units From TK
Texas Rangers fans enjoying the April 2021 season home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, were treated to ease of movement thanks to...
Served by Schindler VT, Jakarta’s First Supertall Tops Out
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) announced on March 31 that Autograph Tower, the first supertall in Jakarta, Indonesia, topped out at 383 m. Served by a Schindler vertical-transportation (VT) system (ELENET...
VT, tall buildings coming to LRT lines and Vancouver
Otis Providing Hundreds of Units to LRT Projects Otis is providing hundreds of elevators and escalators to light rail transit (LRT) projects in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, the OEM announced...
East London Railway System Inks VT Monitoring Deal
Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has inked a deal with vertical-transportation (VT) equipment monitoring company WeMaintain to provide predictive maintenance for 86 lifts and 30 escalators, the East London Advertiser reports. Observing it...
