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Durable, Attractive Cladding

By Angel M. Martinez | August 1, 2019
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This product can help keep elevators looking safe and damage-free. Elevators are used for many different types of reasons. They are utilized by people who need assistance and for pure convenience. They also serve as a major reflection of your business. Keeping them graffiti- and damage-free can be very difficult and, sometimes, impossible. Damage becomes…

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West Virginia’s Newly Accessible Courthouse

By Marsha Rucker and Mark Ramos | August 1, 2019
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A courtroom in need of updates gets a special-purpose lift to make the judge’s bench and witness stand more accessible. In the laid-back and quaint town of Buckhannon, West Virginia, you’ll find the Upshur County Courthouse. The building features a beautiful annex and plaza, with its dome and clock tower restored in 2006, and the…

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The “A” Team

By Kaija Wilkinson | August 1, 2019
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The forecast is sunny for accessibility specialist Atlantic Elevators, serving N.C.’s Outer Banks and beyond. Atlantic Elevators customers get pretty creative with their home-elevator designs, as evidenced by a quick look at the company’s website or Facebook page. Vibrant colors characterize a cab painted with a young, lei-wearing, surfboard- riding Elvis, and a shaft is…

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Prognosis Positive

By Kaija Wilkinson | August 1, 2019
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Downtown revitalization, a mixed-use construction boom and infrastructure growth are among factors driving business for OEMs in the region. With thousands of employees and a presence dating back more than a century in some cases, elevator OEMs say business throughout the Southern U.S. region is strong and only expected to improve. They describe a large,…

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Elevator World’s 2019 Photo Contest

Elevator World’s 2019 Photo Contest

By Elevator World | August 1, 2019
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Stunning artistry, strong participation characterize this year’s iteration.

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ELA Conference 2019

By Angela C. Baldwin | August 1, 2019
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The European Lift Association explores “Lifts and Escalators in a Digital World” at annual conference. The 2019 European Lift Association (ELA) Conference took place on May 14 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London City in London. The annual event was organized around the general assemblies and board meetings of the ELA and European Elevator Association…

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Ascen.tec Succeeds in Greece, Partners with EW

By Elevator World | August 1, 2019
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The 1st International Ascen.tec exhibition for elevator technologies was deemed a success by organizers Technoekdotiki/T-Press. Taking place on May 10-12 at the Mediterranean Exhibition Center in Paiania, Greece, it had “massive” attendance “from all over the country.” Alongside the exhibition, a forum covered many elevator-sector topics. The organizers added that this was the first time…

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58-story tower announced; The Well progresses.

By Elevator World | August 1, 2019
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Pei Partnership-Designed Tower for Yonge and Eglinton A 58-story condominium tower designed by Pei Partnership Architects with Toronto-based Quadrangle will be one of the latest additions to the red-hot Yonge and Eglinton area, with the podium formed and floors beginning to ascend late this spring, Urban Toronto reported. Tower Hill Developments is behind 2221 Yonge…

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Light rail gets a boost; work wraps up on unique tower.

By Elevator World | August 1, 2019
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KONE Delivering 169 Units for Transit Line KONE has won an order to deliver 169 escalators and elevators to the Red Line of Tel Aviv, Israel’s Light Rail Network. The line will operate along a 24-km route, 12 km of which will be underground. The order includes 106 TransitMaster™ escalators and 63 MonoSpace® elevators for…

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Important contracts for OEMs and a look to the future

By Elevator World | August 1, 2019
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Hitachi: Big Job, Plans on Horizon Escalators, Elevators for New Metro Line Hitachi Elevator has begun installation of elevators and escalators for its first rail transit project in Kunming. Kunming’s Metro Line 4 calls for 155 escalators and 32 elevators for the 43.5-km long line, Yahoo reports. Hitachi Elevator has supplied nearly 7,000 elevators and…

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