Albany Elevator Service, Inc.

We would like to congratulate Jason Brown for his hard work and dedication for the past 23 years with us at Albany Elevator Service. We appreciate everything you do!

We would like to recognize Barry Butler for his 22nd Year Anniversary at Albany Elevator Service. On behalf of everyone at AESI, we thank you for your hard work, dedication and dependability. You’re efficient, productive and always eager to help with such a positive attitude. Considerate and supportive while sharing helpful insights to coworkers when needed. You’re an invaluable part of the team and we appreciate everything you do.

Happy 56th Anniversary to us! Albany Elevator was founded April 1st 1966 by Jim and Nancy Thomas. Rumor has it that Jim decided to start the company on April Fools Day in case it never worked out. We're still here and owned/operated by his son Gary (left in family picture below). Our rates may have changed since our beginnings but the pride and integrity in our services have remained.

We're Hiring!!!
We're seeking a certified elevator mechanic for new installations and Mods.

Albany Elevator Service will be having our 12th Christmas Annual Christmas Party Cook-Off!! May the best team win bragging rights until next year!

Elevator Mechanics, put down your tools and pick up your tongs, it's on!! Merry Christmas!!

Please consider donating to one of our employees. What his family is going through is heartbreaking and any little bit will help.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-rainah-battle-uc?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=m_pd%20share-sheet&fbclid=IwAR3TiIDl1uS0omdjakqWqRm6WZVYQ8-rZlTI-zIkcw40rylNQ8p_P05QegQ

Getting in some continuing education on new elevator code updates at Pretoria Fields Collective

Residential elevator with a really cool DEADMAN control. Deadman controls are essentially an "up or down throttle". They were used by elevator operators prior to 1929. The crank has to be rotated forwards or backwards to go up or down. If the crank is let go, it will return to the default position and the elevator will stop. When the call buttons in the hall are pressed it doesn't really call the elevator, but it turns a light on in a panel inside the elevator, letting the elevator operator know which floor the elevator has been called to. Another cool fact is that the operator was tipped according to how close they stopped to floor level.

6 stop install.