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Wyoming City Taps KONE for Arena Elevator Repairs
The City Council in Casper, Wyoming, amended a contract with the city’s elevator maintenance provider, KONE, to include repair of the passenger elevator serving the Ford Wyoming Center multipurpose area,...
LCD Elevator System for Historically Significant NYC Property
Richie Clark, co-owner of Mineola, New York-based LCD Elevator Repair, Inc., tells ELEVATOR WORLD the company and its suppliers provided a five-unit elevator system for 720 West End Avenue, a...
Two KONE MRLs for New Senior Housing Tower in the Bronx
KONE tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided two MonoSpace® 500 DX machine-room-less (MRL) elevators for 1940 Turnbull Avenue, a new 14-story senior apartment complex in the Bronx, NYC. New York YIMBY...
Las Vegas Airport Getting Elevator, Escalator Upgrades
A US$20.6 million federal grant will add new elevators and refurbish elevators and escalators at Harry Reid International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration announced and the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported....
Elevators Back in Service at NYC Residential Tower
The three elevators at the 38-story Hunter’s Point Commons residential tower in Long Island City, Queens, NYC, are working again after two units serving floors 15 to 38 had been...
Stannah Launches Uplifts for Italy, France and U.K.
Stannah, a leading provider of lift solutions worldwide, has announced the launch of Uplifts by Stannah, its new dedicated homelift brand. Making its debut at Exposanità in Italy, the Uplifts...
California Courthouse Building to Get Elevator
A nearly US$2-million contract for a three-story elevator addition to the Tuolumne County government-owned historic Yaney Avenue courthouse building in Sonora, California, was approved by the county’s elected supervisors, The...
London Rail Station Adds Step-Free Access With Lifts
Isleworth station in Hounslow in West London now boasts two new lifts on either side of the raised platforms thanks to a GBP1-million ($US1.28-million) investment from Hounslow Council and funding...
KONE Wins Order For Eight Stations for China’s New Line S2
KONE has won an order to supply a suite of people flow solutions for the new metro line S2 on the Nanjing to Ma’anshan intercity rail in East China. The...
Hitachi Awarded Largest Contract in Singapore for 450 Lifts
Hitachi, Ltd. announced that Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. has been awarded the supply and installation of 450 lifts by the Housing & Development Board (HBD) in Singapore for high-rise...
