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China Versus U.S.

[…] Republic of China (GA) set up a team of Chinese experts to translate American elevator rules and standards into Chinese. The administration attached great importance to the project, which was intended to ascertain the differences and gaps between Chinese and American elevator rules and standards, and raise the level of elevator safety supervision and […]

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Dunwell Elevator Celebrates 30 Years and Continued Growth

Brooklyn, New York-based Dunwell Elevator recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, as well as landing a major commercial- client project in lower Manhattan, New York. The company’s steady growth over the years recently prompted Dunwell Elevator’s founder, President and CEO Al Milo to purchase its neighboring building on Grand Street in East Williamsburg for expansion. […]

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The Gradatory Elevator, Part Two

[…] placed in a building. If, as its drawings imply, the elevator were intended to be accessible from two sides, its installation may have been such that it projected into a lobby space, whereby the prospective rider would have first seen the end wall of the shaft, then moved to the right or left, depending […]

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CIBSE Lift Group Happenings

[…] to the call for papers, visit website: www.liftsymposium.org.  To end the year, there was a one-day seminar in November with a mix of papers addressing design topics, projects and standards. Also in 2013, CIBSE Lifts Group was delighted to celebrate with Dr. Gina Barney when she was awarded an honorary CIBSE fellowship in recognition […]

Corporate-Activity

Corporate Activity

[…] and be taller than the 600-ft.-tall Space Needle in Seattle. The estimated cost for the total development is US$1 billion, according to Killashee. New Jersey’s Tallest Residential Project Breaks Ground Ground was broken in January on the 720-ft.-tall, 69-story Urban Ready Living (URL) Harborside 1 apartment building in Jersey City, New Jersey, which, upon […]

A New Journey

[…] able to engage in more of my personal interests, while remaining very much involved in the elevator industry with ELEVATOR WORLD, as well as with numerous other projects I have in mind. While working as a professional musician throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s, I started my elevator-industry career as a draftsman at […]

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Market Trends: Vietnam

[…] expand geographically to meet the demands of the continued construction growth and enable Schindler to further enhance service levels to its customers,” said Malhotra.  Among Schindler’s Vietnam projects: In Ho Chi Minh City, residential towers Saigon Pearl; shopping mall Vincom Center A; and hotel/apartment building Saigon M&C Tower In Hanoi, the Lotte Centre (which, […]

Up-and-Over

Up and Over

[…] world community at trade shows. Its reception was enthusiastic at Interlift in Augsburg, Germany, in October 2013, Scomparin said. “Ideas, questions, thoughts and suggestions have confirmed the project’s guidelines and strategies for market development,” he stated. Pedarco plans to host a booth at Asia Pacific Rail 2014 on March 18-20 in Hong Kong. Geographically, […]

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Jungle Tram in the Panama Canal

[…] of AMDEC, a Panama City-based elevator contractor, awarded Hill Hiker, Inc. a contract to work with them as manufacturer/supervisor of the 290-ft.-long stainless-steel, three-stop commercial inclined elevator project for STRI. This elevator serves both scientists and guests. Passengers enter at the lower stop, where the boats are docked. The scientists’ dormitories are located at […]