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Press Release For Immediate Release Elevating Studio and The Vertical Transportation Studio Announce Strategic Collaboration to Expand Global Reach and Expertise in Vertical Transportation Consulting Singapore / London – 02 Jun 2025 Elevating Studio, a leading global vertical transportation consultancy headquartered in Singapore with regional offices in Thailand, Malaysia, Australia, and Finland, is proud to announce a strategic collaboration with The Vertical Transportation Studio Limited (The VT Studio), an established specialist consultancy based in London,

  When it comes to Vertical Transportation (VT) systems, Building Owners, Strata/MCST representatives, and other key stakeholders hold a crucial responsibility: ensuring these systems are safe, reliable, and efficient throughout their lifecycle. Whether you’re part of an MCST in Singapore, a JMB or JMC in Malaysia, a Condominium Juristic Person in Thailand, a Body Corporate in Australia, a Real Estate Services Firm / Facility Management company engaged by building owners, or a Building Developer &

  When it comes to Vertical Transportation (VT) systems, Building Owners, Strata/MCST representatives, and other key stakeholders hold a crucial responsibility: ensuring these systems are safe, reliable, and efficient throughout their lifecycle. Whether you’re part of an MCST in Singapore, a JMB or JMC in Malaysia, a Condominium Juristic Person in Thailand, a Body Corporate in Australia, a Real Estate Services Firm / Facility Management company engaged by building owners, or a Building Developer &

Cyclone Alfred is predicted to bring large amounts of rainfall and possible flooding to many regions in Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales. In its wake, this may cause significant damage to infrastructure, including Elevators, Escalators, and Travelators which our urban cities and towns increasingly rely on. If you are an owner or manager of a building, it is crucial to act swiftly and effectively to ensure the safety and functionality of your building’s

As Cyclone Alfred approaches the southeast Queensland coast this week, residents and businesses are bracing for strong winds, heavy rainfall, and potential flooding. This severe weather event poses significant risks to infrastructure, including elevator systems, which are particularly vulnerable to water ingress, especially from lower floors into the shafts if there is flooding. Reduce Risk of Water Damage to Your Elevators – Move Elevators to Higher Floors – Seal Shaft Openings – Confirm Operation of Sump Pumps

If you are an owner in a strata title or manage strata buildings that have elevators in it, here are our top 5 tips to help you! Understand your contract Understand your obligations Understand what you are paying for Manage risk of obsolescence and end-of-life hardware Establishing a Capital Works Fund (Sinking Fund) for renewal and modernisation According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2021 Census, 16% of Australians live in apartments1 and an estimated

IOT / REMOTE MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS SOLUTIONS FOR LIFTS – EXPLANATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND BENEFITS REMOTE MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS (RM&D) SOLUTIONS FOR LIFTS OR “IOT” – HOW DOES IT WORK? A “Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics Solution”, also known as “Internet of Things” or “IoT” for elevators, is a system that continuously collects data from a lift in operation and performs analysis of the data collected for fault detection, diagnosis, and prediction of issues with the

Periodic direction reversal of escalators will reduce the wear on the chains, gears and sprockets in an escalator or moving walk over a long period of time, as the amount wear is spread out and equalised among the various friction and wear points. Changing direction of the escalator thus helps to extend the lifespan of these components and may reduce lifecycle replacement costs. However, this may not always be true in all situations. Owners of

1. Introduction To Download PDF: COVID 19 – A Guideline to Commercial Buildings Elevator Safety During the Pandemic In this guideline we will explain the technical aspects and considerations on the use of elevators in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will provide several options to allow for the social distancing in elevators, and what impact these measures will have on the building usage, the traffic and waiting time. This guideline concentrates mainly on