Tight schedules and logistics required creative solutions for DAMAC Heights elevator team. submitted by Toshiba Elevator Middle East Dubai is no stranger to larger-than-life construction projects. From the Palm Jumeirah Island to the Burj Khalifa, the emirate’s portfolio continues to grow. One of the latest examples is the dramatic DAMAC Heights development, a 91-story waterfront…
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Self-climbing construction-time elevator helps keep mixed-use One Bloor project on track. To complete one of the most prestigious addresses in Toronto on time, Great Gulf, the developer of One Bloor, chose KONE’s JumpLift construction-time elevator to accelerate work and enhance safety at the downtown building site. Unlike traditional external hoists, the self-climbing JumpLift system uses…
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Elevator companies that attended the architectural exhibition in Milan found a wealth of opportunity. The eighth iteration of Milano Architecttura Design Edilizia (MADE) in Milan, Italy, on March 8-11 proved to be a significant international architectural exhibition, attended by many designers and architects, primarily from Italy, but also other countries in Europe and beyond. Some…
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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…
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