In edition 114 of Elevator World Consultant Colin Craney explores innovation within the lift industry. Colin considers how cost, demand and entrepreneurship affect the amount, and speed, of innovation within the lift industry. Colin takes his vast experience and longevity in the industry to assess how: Innovations have changed the face of the
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This edition of Elevator World is focused on safety within the lift industry. With 45+ years experience in the business, there is no one better to share their views than our very own, Colin Craney. Colin’s career includes significant time as an hands-on Engineer, as a Manager and, for the past 19 years
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2025 will see the end of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PTSN) as we know it. In this edition of SVM Associate’s Talking Point John Newbold, Director at SVMA, explores the change to digital, lift auto-diallers, the impact it will have and what you need to do. What is the proposed change to Lift Auto-Diallers?
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Colin Craney’s latest Elevator World article explores lift standards and regulations, and how they they can be influenced, or impacted. Prompted by a recent interview with René Hermann, Chairman of the Working Group CEN TC10 WG1, Colin evaluates how leading industry organisations, like the EFESME (European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) can dominate
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There is no doubt that historic events influence change, and escalator change is no exception. In his latest Elevator World article, Colin Craney evaluates the influence of key, historic events in the development, and evolution, of escalator change and safety regulations. The tragic event at King’s Cross Station on 18 November 1987 was a
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Our latest SVMA story involves Channel 4, controlled lift simulations, dire safety warnings and danger. Welcome to the world of lift surfing. If you haven’t heard of it, lift surfing is a craze that has spread in the UK and the US in the past few years. Young people basically get their kicks by
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How often do you think about Lift Guarding? A topic, not without controversy or debate, Colin Craney explores how the lift guarding regulations, and associated case law, have impacted industry practices today. A recent LinkedIn post advocating the use of quick-release fixings for a lift machine sheave guard, coupled with my day-to-day observations
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It is now 12 months since the cutting-edge, iconic 22 Bishopsgate building opened its doors for business. 22 Bishopsgate has always had a vision as big as its stature. The designers “imagined the building we’d like to work in’ and created a structure that “isn’t a place of work for people, it’s a place of
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In this edition of Elevator World, SVM Associate Colin Craney evaluates titles, roles and status within our society in particular relation to the role of an engineer within the lift industry. Although somewhat a subjective issue, Colin clearly identifies how the value associated with the engineering industry is impacted by beliefs and judgements.
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With the benefit of hind-sight, Colin Craney reviews a project he managed over 30 years ago in his latest Elevator World article ‘History Revisited’. Designed by Henry Tanner, and built in 1891, the former Head Post Office in Birmingham’s Victoria Square was to undergo a change of purpose to a modern, office building.
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