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Here’s Looking at Elevators Kid When telling others about elevators for a particular project, the general assumption is that the elevator choice is made extremely early […]

Elevator Installation Difficult on Uncle Sam If you think elevators are needed in a two story building, then you will definitely see the need for them […]

Hold the Elevator Door Please! We have all been there. The hallway is crowded and everybody has got somewhere to be. The elevator chimes and the […]

Earthquake Elevator Safety – What to do when there’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on. Recently with all the Seismic activity in California we thought […]

No Elevator Installation Needed The easiest way to avoid elevator installation in a multi-story building is to not have an elevator. That was the old way […]

Because installing traditional elevators take so long and there are a limited amount of elevator contractors, with only so many hours in a day, elevators in many jurisdictions are falling out of compliance regarding inspections. That is the impression that some are trying to infer as officials in a recent story say that inspections of elevators have often taken place and they are waiting on the required repairs before they give their stamp of approval or re-inspection.

Hydraulic Oil – Passing the Test Usually when you hear about an elevator passing the test, you’re thinking about passing the annual inspection. Once you pass […]

Manufactured in One Piece - One of the most common questions we get at Phoenix Modular Elevator is, “How high can you go?” The assumption is that modular elevators have limits; maybe two or three stops at the most.

Modular Solution to Labor Crunch The labor market is getting tighter and tighter, especially with a 3.9% unemployment rate, and actual jobs are now more plentiful […]

Limits to MRL Hydros MRL hydraulic elevators are all the rage right now and for good reason. As the name implies, there is no additional machine […]

Elevators Designed to Trap By now everyone has heard about the woman trapped for three days in a swanky Manhattan townhouse elevator. A deliveryman was not able to […]

Elevator Injuries on the Rise Elevator injuries on the rise! The headline is a bit frightening but absolutely true, and something that we have been very […]