Saturday, March 28, 2020

Traction Elevator modernization – Chicago, IL

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This is a very exciting elevator modernization for Colley Elevator.    The building is located in Chicago’s famous Gold Coast and is...
Saturday, March 21, 2020

Covid – 19 – Hope, Support, Prevail from an Elevator Contractor

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Colley Elevator has been through World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, 9/11 and everything in between today and 1908.   We will ...
Saturday, March 14, 2020

End of Life/Obsolete elevator equipment – US Elevator Ascension 1000/2000

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This is the 3 rd in our series of end of life/obsolete elevator control systems.   We still have a few of these in the Chicago market. ...
Friday, March 6, 2020

Elevator Contractors of America – ECA – Annual meeting – Orlando, FL

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The ECA is a group of independent elevator contractors that have gotten together to work with the IUEC in having a better work arran...
Saturday, February 29, 2020

End of Life/Obsolete elevator equipment – ERM Elevator Research Manufacturing & Oliver Williams

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This is the 2 nd in our series of end of life/obsolete elevator control systems.   This one is a big one for Colley Elevator, we installe...
Saturday, February 22, 2020

End of Life/Obsolete elevator equipment – Vertitron VH 40 & VH 80

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From time to time we have elevator control systems that we used for a period of time in our geographic area that reach their end of life. ...
Saturday, February 15, 2020

History of Elevator Firefighters Emergency Operation

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I have wanted to share this information for some time.   This is the history of Elevator Firefighters Emergency Operation.   It is interes...