Custom Cabs Inc. of San Diego designs striking elevator for Colorado home. here are few private residences in the U.S. that have elevators. Of those, even fewer have a custom-made elevator. One, designed and fabricated by Custom Cabs Inc. of San Diego, happens to be in a house in a resort town in Colorado. The…
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Equipment and components that control speed, ease access, move units, illuminate and modernize are offered. Variable Traveling Speed Elevator System Mitsubishi Electric’s variable traveling speed elevator system VSE enables elevators to exceed nominal speed based on the cabin load, as well as the balance between the elevator and counterweight. The optional feature allows an automatic…
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This photo was taken on a dinner cruise at last year’s LIFTECH EXPO in Cairo (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2016). From left to right are Hesham Shokry, Amir Shokry, T.Bruce MacKinnon and Bülent Yilmaz. The Shokrys are with Lead Trade Fairs and Elevator World, Inc.’s partners on its newest magazine, EW Middle East, now being published…
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What is being described by anchor tenant Saint-Gobain as a “show-stopping” 39-story, 178-m-tall office tower, designed by Valode & Pistre Architects, is rising just west of the Paris city limits in the La Défense business district, SkyRise Cities reported. The glassy building will feature a boxy, transparent crown that will provide views into and out…
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Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) is addressing the need to hire 1,000 new vertical-transportation technicians in the next three years by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with industry partners to support scholarships and sponsorships to attract new talent, Channel NewsAsia reported. More than 2,000 technicians currently maintain approximately 63,000 lifts and 6,000 escalators,…
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thyssenkrupp has been selected by Azienda Trasporti Milanesi and Azienda Napoletana Mobilita (ANM) to maintain 585 units in metro stations in Milan and Naples, Italy, respectively. The multiyear contracts cover 237 elevators and 115 escalators in 60 Milan stations, and 83 elevators and 150 escalators in more than 23 Naples stations. The latest contracts build…
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Multiple Residential Towers Planned in South Melbourne Salvo Property Group has acquired the land and permits to build 46-, 43-, 27- and 21-story residential towers at 60-82 Johnston Street in South Melbourne, The Urban Developer reported. Located in Fisherman’s Bend close to the central business district (CBD), the project is part of an urban renewal…
Read More Hyundai Adding India Office, Plans Turkey Plant Hyundai Elevator Co. of South Korea plans to acquire or build a factory in Turkey, having entered the market last year, South Korean newspaper Pulse reported. Additionally, the company intends to enter India either in joint-venture or independent capacity this year, according to Chief Executive Director Jang Byung-woo.…
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Avire Light Curtains for Tube’s First Inclined Lift The first inclined lift in the London Tube has been outfitted with Memco Panachrome light curtains from Avire. The company also supplied LED dot-matrix displays that provide passengers at Greenford Station information about the current position of the lift, which replaced an escalator. Four more inclined lifts…
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Plan for Trio of Toronto Towers Advances Lanterra Developments’ scaled-back plan for a trio of towers in downtown Toronto between St. Patrick and Simcoe streets has, for the most part, won Planning Review Panel approval, UrbanToronto reported. Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, Artists’ Alley now has a gross floor area (GFA) reduced by 21% to…
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