ELEVATOR WORLD Associate Editor Kaija Wilkinson recently had the pleasure of taking a cruise on the Carnival Fantasy from EW’s hometown of Mobile, Alabama, to Mexico and couldn’t help but notice the snazzy elevators in the ship’s atrium. The panoramic diamond-shaped conveyances were a popular alternative to a marble staircase for passengers traversing the ship’s…
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Pump, drive, traction machine and testing device use some of the latest technologies. Hydraulic Pump with VVVF Inverter Bagnatica, Italy-based Omarlift has released its Hi Hydraulic Pump, intended for both new installations and modernizations. Featuring a variable-voltage, variable-frequency (VVVF) inverter, it uses up to 50% less energy than traditional pump units. Other features include: Integrated…
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Renaissance Development aims to complete Neva Towers, the final two skyscrapers in Moscow’s International Business Center (Moscow City), by 2019, ArchDaily reported. Designed by a team consisting of HOK and FXFOWLE of the U.S. and SPEECH of Russia, the project boasts a 77-story residential and 63-story residential/office tower sitting atop a four-story podium. Together, they…
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Trade Center Would Include Perth’s Tallest Skyscraper Private developers backed by the Australian government plan to build a World Trade Center that includes towers of 75 and 36 stories in Perth near the main railway station, msn reported. The 75-story structure would be the city’s largest and tallest building, and the overall project, situated on…
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A US$320-million, 15-year overhaul of the Eiffel Tower in Paris will include its elevator system, part of which includes original 1880s components, ArchDaily reported. Otis elevators were used on the north and south pillars, with French elevators serving the others, and a hydraulic elevator completing the journey to the top (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2009). Approximately…
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Weifang Rolls Out Its First Vertical-Transportation Safety Law Weifang, China, has enacted its first elevator/escalator safety law as units, and accidents, multiply, China Radio International reported. The number of units in Weifang grew from approximately 1,300 in 2006 to 25,768 at the beginning of 2017. Noting that many older units are prone to malfunction and…
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145 Units to New BIA Terminal KONE has been selected to supply 145 units to the new passenger terminal being built at Bahrain International Airport (BIA), TradeArabia reported. The order consists of 85 elevators, 40 escalators and 20 moving walks, all equipped with the E-Link remote-monitoring system. The new terminal is part of an effort…
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Otis to Provide 67 Units for Bishopsgate Skyscraper Otis has been hired to provide 67 units for Twentytwo, a 59-story, 255-m-tall office building developed by Lipton Rogers and designed by PLP Architecture in London’s Bishopsgate. Filling a gap in the area’s eastern building cluster, Twentytwo will contain 1.4 million sq. ft. of office space housing approximately…
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Hyundai Elevator has secured a US$30-million deal from the Saudi Arabian government to outfit Security Forces Medical City, under development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with an unspecified number of units, TradeArabia reported. Noting that Saudi Arabia is a key part of its globalization strategy, Hyundai Elevator said what enabled it to secure the deal despite…
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Orona Acquires Norwegian Manufacturer Spanish elevator manufacturer Orona acquired Scan Heis AS in January. The 26-year-old Bergen, Norway-based company manufactures elevators and components, and modernizes, repairs and runs a security service. Orona noted the transaction follows its other acquisitions in the country, where it has eight office locations and nearly 100 employees. Former Scan Heis…
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