A new test tower helps manufacturer celebrate anniversary. When you drive west from Shanghai by Expressway G50, an impressive test tower comes into view, a striking landmark that stands elegantly by Lake Fenhu, like a slender knight overlooking the well-planned Canny Elevator Co., Ltd. premises and the residential buildings around them. Your author paid a…
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Rimrock’s new offering includes violation tracking for NYC vertical-transportation companies. Rimrock Corp. has unveiled FIELDBOSS Lift 2.5, a major update for its award-winning elevator contractor management solution built for the Microsoft Cloud within the Microsoft Dynamics platform. FIELDBOSS Lift 2.5 adds more than 100 new features, offering new functionality and performance improvements intended to drive…
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We at JM Associates/Burnham + Co., a Division of HUB International Northeast, have been creating comprehensive insurance and risk management products for the elevator industry for more than 40 years. We started providing insurance to the elevator industry in 1972 as Burnham + Co. We soon discovered a void for insurance specialization for the elevator…
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Chance meeting between two elevator men brings back the horrors and heroism of WWII. On June 23, 2017, I celebrated 50 years in the elevator industry and am still going strong. I have many memories. My son tells me I should put them down on paper. This is one story that stands out above the…
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Looking at NYC’s vertical-transportation heritage through the unique Park Row Building The 1944 Broadway musical On the Town featured the song “New York, New York” (music by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green). The lyrics include the well-known phrase “New York, New York, a helluva town.” (In the 1949 MGM movie…
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IDS/Lift-Net offers VT management systems that provide custom data in real time throughout NYC and beyond. In modern building management, maintaining real-time connection to passenger conveyance systems is essential for passenger security and equipment efficiency/reliability. Not only do property managers need to know the position and real-time status of each piece of equipment, they need…
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In this Industry Dialogue, EW discusses NYC building trends and projections with New York YIMBY’s Nikokai Fedak (NF). Young and full of energy, Nikolai Fedak is founder/editor of New York YIMBY (which stands for “Yes, In My Backyard”), a website that has become a go-to source for real-estate developers, residents and anyone interested in the…
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Recently acquired GAL Manufacturing Corp. finds a renewed entrepreneurial spirit, sense of innovation along with the change in ownership. When Bronx, New York-based GAL Manufacturing Corp. opened its doors more than 90 years ago, the age of the skyscraper had barely begun, and the New York City (NYC) skyline looked very different than it does…
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Neighborhoods transform as striking new landmarks punctuate skyline. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), having recently completed its annual global audit of tall-building construction around the world, determined three buildings of 200 m or taller completed in 2017 in New York City (NYC), compared to four in 2016. In addition to those…
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One landmark leads to another in Manhattan’s developing “New West Side.” On a recent trip to New York City, your author walked the famed and beloved High Line for the first time. A former rail line turned public park, the High Line was donated to the City of New York by CSX Transportation, Inc. in…
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