Elevator shafts and stairwells have to withstand two hours of fire burning around them Masonry is often the go-to choice for stairwells What goes up first depends on the type of building PROVIDENCE – ...

Specialized Elevator, a portfolio company of Berkshire Partners, and Vintage Elevator Services, have merged. No financial terms were disclosed. Headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, Specialized is a ...

Chances are you’ve stepped into an elevator sometime recently. And if you were in there on your own (or even if you weren’t), the chances are also good that you used the mirrored panels inside the ...

Frances Thompson thought she was just heading down to catch an Uber. Instead, she and her husband spent about 30 minutes trapped in an elevator at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport one August ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Total Access Elevator (Total Access), a portfolio company of Century Park Capital Partners (Century Park), announced today the successful acquisition of TRE Elevator (TRE ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denver is revamping its elevator inspection process to address a “growing public safety crisis” caused by prolonged elevator failures and inspection delays, ...

The Denver Fire Department has begun a new program, conducting elevator inspections in the city in what the department describes as "taking action to address a growing public safety crisis." But a ...

The Ann Arbor Fire Department performs an average of 85 elevator rescues every year, but a recent rescue was different. Firefighters rappelled 30 feet down an elevator shaft at C.S. Mott Children’s ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Total Access Elevator (Total Access) has acquired LA Elevator, a respected independent provider of elevator maintenance, repair, and modernization services. This ...

When mobility challenges make climbing stairs difficult, stair lifts and home elevators can restore access to multiple floors in your home. But should you install a motorized seat that glides along a ...

Four people were rescued from an elevator shaft at a Yonkers construction site on Wednesday, July 16. The elevator at 44 Hudson St. in Yonkers, last inspected on May 30, was authorized for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jeanie Chase remembers crying a lot in December and January. It was the holiday season — a time for merriment and to see family. But Chase couldn’t see ...