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Camden Tower

New Project Team Appointed for 24-Story Camden Tower

[…] to build a 24-story block of flats in Camden in London, U.K., Building reports. The 100 Avenue Road site was purchased by residential developer Regal earlier this year. The project was originally approved nine years ago but was subsequently beset by an array of planning and construction delays. Turkington Martin is now the landscape architect, Caneparo […]

Elevator Project To Make Western Wall More Accessible

A long-awaited project is underway to make the site at the Western Wall —adjacent to Judaism’s most sacred site, the Temple Mount — more accessible with a much-need elevator, The Washington Times reports. The elevators — each with a capacity of 30 people — will take visitors up and down the 85-ft gap between the Jewish […]

SkyTrain Escalator Project Moves to Second Phase

[…] is reopening the Millennium Line escalators at Commercial–Broadway SkyTrain Station in Vancouver, Canada, on September 27. On the same day, the second phase of the escalator replacement project will begin on the north escalators, which connect to the Expo Line platforms. During construction, the staircase accompanying these escalators will also close for safety; the […]

Southwest Elevator Welcomes Bartleson as Project Manager

Southwest Elevator Co. recently welcomed Lauren Bartleson as its new project manager based in Fort Worth, Texas. She joins Southwest Elevator from a more than three-year stint with Tampa, Florida-based Elevated Facility Services, where she was a project manager. Previously, Bartleson was a project manager for EMR Elevator in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She […]

Voted World’s Best Airport, Singapore Changi Airport Opens T2

[…] handling capacity to 95 million passengers annually. Connecting all four of Changi Airport’s terminals, the 135,700-m2 Changi Jewel multipurpose area is outfitted with a Schindler vertical-transportation system that includes 68 escalators and moving walks. Featuring the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, Changi Jewel was ELEVATOR WORLD’s Project of the Year winner in the Escalators, New Construction category in 2020.

Brent Cross West

Brent Cross West

[…] hydraulic passenger lifts, facilitating access throughout the new train station. Barnet Council collaborated with Network Rail, Govia Thameslink Railway and main contractor VolkerFitzpatrick. This impressive rail station project programme managed by Mace commenced in spring 2020 and was opened on 10 December 2023 by London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The new station is part of […]

Access BDD Supports 101 Mobility With Flow X Installation

Access BDD Supports 101 Mobility With Flow X Installation

A solution for safety and independence submitted by Access BDD Access BDD, in conjunction with one of its North American business partners — 101 Mobility — helped a New Jersey family continue to live in their home by installing a Flow X curved stairlift. Robert Anderson had been finding the stairs increasingly challenging, and […]

In Memoriam: Viktor Konstantinovich Khristich

[…] Saint Petersburg Flood Prevention Facility complex. One of his main areas of focus was escalators. The ETX escalator (Tunnel Escalator of Khristich) received first prize in EW’s Project of the Year competition in the Escalators, New Construction category. Articles by Khristich and myself on the topic of escalators were often published in EW. the kingdom of heaven […]

TKE Completes Two-Year Elevator Modernization at Carlsbad Caverns

[…] repair and modernization to maintain safe and convenient travel. The revamped system includes modernized hoistway divider beams, rails, machines, cables, car slings and elevator roofs. System designers used galvanized and stainless steel to ensure durability and corrosion resistance for a reliable and long-lasting elevator system. Look for more about this project soon in ELEVATOR WORLD.