The ECA is a group of independent elevator companies from around the country who go together with similar bargaining interests. The organiz...

The last few days have been extremely cold in the Chicago area which has caused the elevators we maintain to have issues if the machine roo...

I recently went to a building where the building management was upset with their current elevator contractor.  The reason the building was ...

We have been fielding a lot of questions for buildings wondering if their pit ladders are “grandfathered” or can get a variance.  Please se...

In the elevator universe one of the most intrusive and problematic equipment replacements is the elevator’s hydraulic cylinder.   Replaceme...

I recently was at a building that had a two phase monitors, a very old mercury switch phase monitor and a newer solid state phase monitor. ...

There have been some clarifications on the pit ladder variance process in the last few weeks. 1.     Submit a variance request to the A...