Volpe family raises a toast to tradition. Members of the Volpe family, (l-r) Matteo, Giuseppe, Maria, Lucia and (little) Giuseppe, welcomed approximately 600 guests to their 50th-anniversary soiree at company headquarters in Vignate, Italy, recently (see story, p. 86). The event included a Champagne toast and the cutting of a raspberry-topped cake big enough for…
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Systems and technology designed to enhance capabilities of employees, equipment Extended Drive Power Range Danfoss’ VACON® 100 range of AC variable-speed drives has been extended to include models rated up to 800 kW. This means users can now benefit from higher power additions to the range, now available as IP00 modules for mounting within control…
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thyssenkrupp Supplying 641 Units to Riyadh Metro thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to design, manufacture, supply, install and maintain 251 elevators and 390 escalators for lines 1 and 2 of the Riyadh Metro in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, part of the Riyadh Public Transit System project, one of the largest of its kind in the…
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Organizer AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH has announced that the next Interlift will take place on October 17-20, again at the Augsburg Trade Fair in Augsburg, Germany. VFA stated that never before have so many lift companies registered so quickly for the event: more than one-third more registrations had been submitted in June compared to…
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Ekstedt New CFO of Alimak Group Per Ekstedt is set to become chief financial officer (CFO) of Alimak Group AB on January 1, 2017. He is currently CFO at Swedish technology company Mycronic, and has held CFO positions at Selecta, Group4 Securicor and Siemens Business Services. Outgoing Alimak CFO, Stefan Rinaldo, will continue with the…
Read More Oshawa, Canada-based EHC Global has appointed Mofasa Lifts as its authorized handrail distributor and service provider in South Africa. Based in Pretoria, Mofasa will service the growing need for new and replacement escalator and moving-walk handrail solutions within the transportation, retail, commercial and other key market segments. Mofasa will also offer specialized and custom EHC-manufactured…
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KONE Modernization in London Includes Polaris KONE has been awarded a contract to modernize the elevators of global law firm Clifford Chance at its Canary Wharf offices on 10 Upper Bank Street in London. The deal includes the integration of the KONE Polaris® elevator destination-control system to the 27 elevators in the 33-story building. In…
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced the 2016 Best Tall Building Award recipients. Culled from 132 of “the most forward-looking entries yet,” they are: Americas, Winner VIA 57 West in New York City (NYC); Finalists 432 Park Avenue, NYC; The Tower at PNC Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Torre Reforma, Mexico City…
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Canada’s Elevator Availability Called “Crisis” The Canadian Press published a report in July after investigating the poor service availability of elevators across Canada. Though some problems are blamed on more elevators (such as Ontario’s 10% increase in installations over the past five years), the source states “insiders” point to aging equipment and structural issues. Last…
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Consultancy wins jobs in Las Vegas, San Francisco. Systems for Chinese-Themed Vegas Resort Lerch Bates has been hired to design the vertical-transportation and façade-access systems for phase one of Resorts World Las Vegas (RWLV), an elaborate Chinese-themed entertainment center taking shape on the emerging north end of the Las Vegas Strip. Construction began in 2014…
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