Search results for: "project of the year"
Mentors
[…] of ELEVATOR WORLD; and one that has grown to become much anticipated and, even more importantly, highly participated in by EW readers each year – our Annual Project of the Year Contest. Each year since its inception in 1998, the Project of the Year Contest has grown to include more and more entries. This year is no […]
KONE Jump Lifts Installed in the Shard
[…] to the top of the building and down again in the safest possible way. It represents our ongoing commitment to finding better ways to deliver this landmark project.” Michael Williams, managing director of KONE U.K., added: “We work hard to deliver pioneering solutions for clients and it has been a privilege to be involved […]
A Look Back: ELEVATOR WORLD, January 1982
[…] Crager (chairman emeritus of ANSI/A17.1), Don Eudy (elevator inspector for the State of North Carolina), Jack E. Fraser (National Association of Elevator Contractors ), C.I. Igawa (TTI project manager and interpreter), Charles W. Lerch (Lerch, Bates & Associates), H. Nykanen (KONE), and Joseph E. Russon (Kimball Elevator Co.). The article provided a thorough account […]
1 Bligh Office Tower Inaugurated
[…] 2014. Kone Receives Order For Rail Link In October, KONE was awarded an order to supply 139 elevators and five dumbwaiters for Hong Kong’s Express Rail Link project by MTR Corp. In total, 117 elevators will be installed at the new West Kowloon terminus station, serving an estimated 99,000 passengers daily. KONE currently maintains […]
Be Prepared
[…] much of the Middle East, Asia and South America) or modernizations as predicted for the U.S. In view of this, elevator contractors should “be prepared” to take on whatever projects come their way. Reference The Insider is a bimonthly e-mail newsletter distributed by the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) and is available at website: www.neii.org.
ABB, Baldor Announce Single Sales Force
[…] are underway for the completion of the school’s US$1-billion Health and Life Science Center in Allston, Massachusetts. It has been approximately two years since construction of the project came to a halt due to the global financial crisis, which necessitated a shift away from rapid development in Allston. The building plan will be evaluated […]
Hoists, Teagles and Safety in the Early 20th Century, Conclusion
[…] operating system, this safety could also be installed such that it could be activated either by a “hand pull” inside the cage or by a “simple push projecting through the floor of the cage.” The “push” was the top of a lever that projected into the cage; the operator would presumably press down and […]
Going Global
[…] friendly products, efforts have been made to cater to the diversified needs of users. By providing customers with more options in product configuration, thorough after-sales service and project-engineering solutions, Xizi Elevator Group has earned customer loyalty, which, in turn, enhances the company’s competitive edge. According to Gang, the criterion used to judge whether an […]
Elevator Renovation In Nebraska Capitol
The Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln recently under-went an exterior restoration project, and in August, the Lincoln Journal Star reported plans to renovate the build-ing’s four elevators. The project was expected to start within the next few months and take two years to com-plete. The 30-year-old elevators – which measure only 4-1/2 ft. X […]
Elevator Store Opens
[…] system available.” Older buildings aren’t the only structures to benefit from the geoexchange system. Buildings under construction can implement the Fe-nix system with no impact to most project construction, resulting in time and cost savings. Fe-nix currently has several geoexchange projects underway, including the Surrey Civic Center in British Colombia. China Edunburgh Launches New […]
