Canada’s construction boom has led to tremendous growth in the need for elevator technicians—but the field is having serious growing pains. by Meagan Campbell of Maclean’s Magazine May 29, 2017 To save money, a condo superintendent in Barrie, Ont. recently conducted a do-it-yourself elevator job. “He saw what my hook looked like, then went out […]...More
Elevator Availability Study – Our Opinion
The Elevator Availability Study final report has finally been released. In conjunction with the release of the report, the Ontario government has released a press release and an action plan. Here are the links: Elevator Availability Study – Final Report Ontario Press release Ontario Action Plan The Canadian Press has also released two informative articles […]...More
Elevator Industry Releases Report on the State of Reliability in Ontario – What About the Elephants in the Room? – Part 2
This blog is a continuation of: “Elevator Industry Releases Report on the State of Reliability in Ontario – What About the Elephants in the Room? – Part 1” NEEA Elephant I had to smirk when I read the introduction to the Background and Overview section of NEEA’s report (found here). “NEEA serves as the voice […]...More
Elevator Industry Releases Report on the State of Reliability in Ontario – What About the Elephants in the Room? – Part 1
The year 2017 will be remembered as the year of the “Reliable Elevator” discussions. Our company President, Doug Guderian, first posted a blog” The Reliable Elevators Act – How this Affects YOU…” in April 2017 outlining the potential effects of this Act (Bill 109 introduced by MPP Han Dong in March 2017). The National Elevator […]...More
New Faces of Elevator One – Opening Doors – Elevator Maintenance
We were excited to see Gabby De Sousa and Samantha Pauze from our Elevator Maintenance Department featured in a recent Elevator World magazine article! After participating in an inaugural Ontario program which encouraged women to pursue a career as an Elevating Devices Mechanic (EDM), Gabby and Sam joined the Elevator One team as apprentices and […]...More
Reliable Elevator Act Passes Second Reading – But Is It Even Necessary?
The Reliable Elevator Act continues to make the news as various groups show their support for the goal of more reliable elevator service. The private members bill, introduced by MPP Han Dong on March 22, 2017, passed second reading unanimously on April 13, 2017. More recently there has even been talk of including this bill […]...More