Destination Dispatch Systems : Thumbs Up or Down?
The jury is still out on the marketability and success of elevator destination dispatch systems. Here, we size up the pros and cons to help you make an informed decision for your property.
Elevator Facts You Didn’t Know You Needed
The elevator - this often-underappreciated innovation should always remind us that the sky's the limit. Here are some uplifting facts and figures regarding how the rise of elevators has accelerated the capabilities and potential of civilization.
Staying Calm in a Stuck Elevator and How Kings III Can Help
This blog post features a video of an actual call to Kings III's emergency center in which a passenger stuck in an elevator freaked out and provides tips on what to do to keep calm should you find yourself panicking in a stuck elevator.
Ways of Reducing Elevator Emergencies and Entrapments
Elevator entrapments and emergencies: although unpleasant, unfortunately they are often an inevitable part of life when you manage a building. While not always completely avoidable, there are some actions you can take to prevent them. Learn more here.
When Should You Look into Elevator Modernization?
People believe that generally an elevator modernization should occur every twenty years or so, but there are many other important indicators as well. This blog post points out other tell-tale indicators that your elevator may be due for a modernization.
Elevator Phone Line Sharing Done Right
If you are tempted to cut your elevator phone costs by practicing line sharing, know that there is a right and wrong way to do so. This blog highlights how to share elevator phone lines while remaining code compliant.
Common Misconceptions About Elevators
Both property managers and casual elevator riders alike have some incorrect ideas about elevators, how they work and when they malfunction. The good news is, most of these truths about elevators will surprise you for the better.
Elevator Emergency Communications in Historic Dallas Texas
Employees bet on odds of elevator emergency communications breakdown in Historic Downtown Dallas Texas. What would you do in case of an elevator emergency?
How to Handle Getting Stuck in an Elevator
Kings III, emergency communications experts, offers up advice on what to do if you get stuck in an elevator to get yourself out with as little danger and panic as possible.
Trapped in an Airport Elevator
How the vast difference in the way emergency calls are handled came to life for me when I experienced being trapped in an elevator for myself.
