Knowledge is key! Citywide Elevator Consultant’s believes that one should be educated on the elevators and systems they are using. Prior to purchase here are a few questions you should ask your elevator manufacturer!
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In the absence of elevators imagine how one dimensional our surroundings would be. Sky scrapers would be unheard of. Luxury penthouses and office buildings high above ground level would seem futuristic. In today’s world it’s rare to find an establishment without an elevator.
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In the event of a fire the most essential safety tip to remember is to always take the stairs! A short circuit can happen during a fire which could result in the elevator stalling on or between floors. During a fire an elevator shaft mimics a chimney, filling quickly with smoke.
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Based off the year 2017, the New York City Department of Buildings published their first ever elevator report. The report provides data and statistics for more than 84,000 elevator devices in NYC. Escalators, freight elevators, dumbwaiters, wheelchair lifts, and passenger elevators are among the devices found in the DOB’s report.
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Each month, industry publications are packed with the “latest and greatest” gadgets and gizmos. Do you ever wonder what could actually be new? Do you wonder if your equipment is working, why do you really need to improve it? Are you locked into proprietary equipment to the point of diminishing returns? This article is intended to clarify all those questions as PLASTIC DEFLECTION SHEAVES go under the microscope.
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Any time we see, “simple to learn and easy to use” together in a description, it catches our eye. Those two concepts are important to us. There is a certain comfort to using the same tried and true equipment, but as the world of electronics moves forward at breakneck speed, there is a danger of getting left behind, or worse, being outdated and liable for the results.
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It happens all the time, and it typically happens when you don’t have a moment to spare. There is a lobby full of people all looking to get upstairs as quickly as possible. Everyone touches the call button. The elevator knows the urgency. The car arrives and the door opens and folks flood in, each pressing a floor below where you want to go. You are now stuck in the back of a “local” when you needed an “express”.
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You press the button and wait. Four…three…two…one! The doors part way and a sea of suits, brief cases in hand, flood out of the elevator. As fast as the elevator empties, it swiftly fills back up as people file in amid the morning rush. Once inside, the push buttons light up like a Christmas tree; two…four…five…seven. Up you go, ascending from the ground level as the elevator car makes its way to your final destination, your floor.
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With there being over 84,000 elevators and escalators in New York City, this equipment is standard in our daily lives. Years of improved technology have minimized the risks so much that few people realize it’s dangerous to use an elevator incorrectly. The Elevator Unit ensures the operational safety, lawful use and reliable service of vertical transportation devices through the city. This includes elevators, escalators, wheelchair lifts, amusement rides, conveyors, personnel hoists, dumbwaiters and material lifts.
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Maybe its nail biting as you sit in your car amid morning rush hour traffic. It may be twirling your hair out of boredom in an afternoon work meeting. We all have habits! Citywide Elevator Consultants has made a habit out of providing the highest quality of asset preservation, tenant safety, comfort, and liability mitigation for all our clientele. Let’s be honest, being in a confined space with strangers can get a little awkward. How do you act in a crowded elevator?
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In the city that never sleeps vertical transportation is continuously expanding. Elevators are essential to New York’s major hotels, universities, government facilities, commercial and residential buildings and retail locations. Citywide Elevator Consultants have successfully served many corporations throughout the city and abroad.
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84,000! New York City is home to over 84,000 elevators. NYC has more elevators than any other city in North America. Citywide Elevator Consulting offers top notch elevator and escalator solutions unmatched throughout the entire elevator industry. With the abundance of elevators found in New York alone, Citywide specializes in a full range of services for all types of vertical transportation.
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It is with great thanks to the elevator industry that cities around the world are able to thrive the way that they do. Amid the hustle and bustle of busy city life elevators have forever changed the way we live, work, and travel. We now have the ability to reside in apartments and penthouses hundreds of feet above ground level. We board elevator that take us to offices and boardrooms stories beyond the city below.
Read MoreElevators are one of the most common forms of transportation, especially in major cities such as New York. The great news is that elevators are also one of the safest means of transportation. At Citywide Elevator Consultants safety is essential which is why we offer comprehensive reporting when elevator equipment is inefficient, non-compliant, or not performing up to industry standards.
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