Tag: elevator
Women killed by homemade elevator
A homemade elevator was crafted with the best intentions, but investigators say it ended up crushing a Hernando County woman to death on Tuesday.
Margaret...
Elevator with lickable wallpaper
In these economic times, cake shops can't afford to give out free samples of their baked goods. Absolutely not! The next best thing is...
Elevator Etiquette
As soon as I bring up elevator etiquette during a business etiquette seminar, I can be sure it will elicit some comments and opinions....
Elevator mechanic killed by counterweight
An elevator mechanic was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a counterweight while working in a shaft at the San Francisco 49ers’ new...
The World’s Most Unusual Elevators
Here is few unusual elevators from around the world. If you know about any other unusual elevator, please let us know so we can...
Otis Elevator Company Marks 160th Anniversary
Otis Elevator Company, the United Technologies Corp. unit which powered cities skyward and moves passengers up and down structures as diverse as the Eiffel...
World’s fastest elevator at 60 km/h
As skyscrapers get taller, elevators are getting faster.
The new ones travel as fast as a car on a city street at over 60 km/h.
In...
Schindler 3300 solar elevator
With another pace setting innovation, Schindler, one of the world’s leading providers of elevators and escalators, has introduced an elevator powered by solar energy....
The tallest outdoor elevator in the world!
If you suffer from a fear of heights, perhaps this one's not for you.
The Bailong Elevator, also known as the Hundred Dragons Elevator, carries...
World’s first stair lift for your overweight pooch?!
With the exception of the Mediterranean minnow that is Malta, Britain is the fattest nation in Europe* – and worryingly our canine companions are...
Underground Storage with Elevator for Your Bicycles
Riding your bike is not only good for the environment, but it’s good for your health. However, the biggest drag about biking is the...
Kone acquires Ascent Elevator
KONE has acquired the San Francisco-based business of Ascent Elevator Services, Inc., an independent elevator company with a significant share of the service market...
ThyssenKrupp introduces vegetable-based hydraulic fluid
In Georgia, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas has introduced enviromax, the elevator industry’s first performance-improving vegetable based-hydraulic fluid for use in hydraulic elevators.
“Enviromax is formulated from...
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Canada replacing faulty sheave jammers
A company that built more than 2,000 elevators with faulty brake devices has agreed to pay $12 million to firms that had to repair...
Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week
Sunday marks the start of the 19th annual Elevator and Escalator Safety Awareness Week, held from November 11 – 17.
With the holiday season almost...
Sigma Elevator aims to increase production
Sigma Elevator Co aims to increase the annual production capacity of its factory in Dalian from 10,000 units in 2011 to 30,000 units by...
Schindler breaks ground on new Penn plant
Calling it an investment in the future of the company and the community, Schindler Elevator Corp. broke ground on a new, environmentally friendly manufacturing...
ThyssenKrupp cars running on propane
ThyssenKrupp Elevator, the largest producer of elevators in the Americas, knows the ups and downs of running a successful business. With more than 13,500...
Schindler Elevator Receives ABBY Award
Schindler Elevator Corporation, one of the leading global manufacturers of elevators, escalators and moving walks, is proud to announce that Buildings magazine has awarded...