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Brockville's three-month outage, Schindler at the GM Building, Otis in Tianjin

ISSUE 7  ·  30 August 2026 In Brockville, Ontario, a single elevator has been down for nearly three months, and the people living above it are still doing the stairs. That won't turn up in anybody's annual report, which is exactly why it leads. The rest of

Alberta's code skip, DOJ reviews Kone-TKE, and more — Aug 2026

ISSUE 6  ·  13 August 2026 This issue is heavy on regulatory and market structure: Alberta's decision to bypass the 2022 code edition means two editions' worth of requirements land simultaneously on 1 February 2027, while the Kone–TK Elevator deal, already the largest in the industry'

KONE Q2 orders up 10.6%, NJ safety bills, MBTA escalator death

CounterweightThe Elevator & Escalator BriefingISSUE 5  ·  30 July 2026 This issue covers a lot of ground: the KONE–TK Elevator deal continues to reshape the competitive landscape, with Schindler already positioning to benefit, while KONE's own Q2 numbers show modernization carrying the growth story. On the regulatory and

Counterweight | Heat safety, Toronto fatality, Savaria's EU move

July 13, 2026 Share this issuePost on XLinkedInEmail This issue arrives at a busy moment for the industry on both sides of the border. In Canada, Ontario's TSSA has levied its first-ever administrative penalties under its elevating devices program, a fatal escalator fall in Toronto is drawing

Fatal escalator fall in Toronto; US mechanic shortage deepens

Issue #3 · July 1, 2026 Share this issuePost on XLinkedInEmail This issue covers a fatal escalator fall at a Toronto mall that has prompted questions about jurisdictional responsibility, a deepening shortage of qualified elevator and escalator mechanics across the United States, and a pair of Canadian stories touching on vertical-

One trade, three rulebooks: how mechanic recertification differs across BC, Ontario & the U.S.

Counterweight Analysis By Counterweight A certified mechanic in Vancouver, Toronto and Boston does broadly the same work — but the paperwork that keeps them licensed looks almost nothing alike. Here’s how staying certified compares across the three. British Columbia. Technical Safety BC licenses elevating-devices mechanics directly, and a certificate

Counterweight: Mechanic recertification, three ways — plus Schindler’s robots, MBTA PSAs & Otis India

Issue #2 · June 14, 2026 Share this issuePost on XLinkedInEmail This issue leads with an original Counterweight breakdown: how elevator mechanic recertification actually differs across British Columbia, Ontario and the United States — and why your ticket may not cross the border with you. Then: Schindler’s growing robot fleet, the

Issue #1 - Kone-TKE merger, mechanic wages & the new A17.1 code

Issue #1 · May 31, 2026 Share this issuePost on XLinkedInEmail Welcome to the first issue of Counterweight. We've cast a slightly wider net this time to capture the biggest stories of recent weeks — going forward, each issue arrives every two weeks. This launch issue spans the stories defining