ELEVATOR WORLD’s first photo contest enjoyed high participation rates from a wide spectrum of photographers and more than 1,000 reader votes. ELEVATOR WORLD’s first photo contest proved to be a smashing success, with more than 200 entries in five categories and more than 1,000 votes cast by EW readers for their favorite photos. Photo submissions…
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This new product enables elevator travel to reach at least 1 km. KONE unveiled its new UltraRope™ amid much fanfare in the shadow of London’s tallest building during the 2013 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) conference in June. More than nine years in the making, UltraRope™ increases the height elevators can go…
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KONE has acquired Prattville, Alabama’s Elevator Maintenance & Repair, Inc. (EMR). AL.com explains this will expand the Finland-based company’s reach in the state’s major cities of Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile. The Alabama company, previously owned by Jim and Nancy Haines, will be rebranded under the KONE name. KONE Executive Vice President Larry Wash said of…
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Dubbed “the world’s first lickable lift” and installed in an office building in Great Portland Street, London, this elevator car has 1,325 Jaffa Cakes cookies stuck on its walls for riders to graze upon. Inspired by the 2005 film adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the culinary installation requires constant “maintenance” to pre-serve hygiene.…
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Smart Elevator Tech, LLC has developed a tool that allows the operator of its Retracta Ladder® (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2011 and February 2013) the ability to retract (raise) and extend (lower) the retractable elevator pit ladder from within the pit. The Pit Actuator is a laser-cut, formed-metal fork device welded to a 3/4-5 ACME nut,…
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Worldwide Avire (pronounced “a-VIRE,” rhyming with “fire”) Ltd. is the new corporate identity of E-Motive, TL Jones and Memco. The conglomerate offers an extensive range of safety and communication products. Its manufacturing locations are in Singapore, China, India and the Czech Republic, and it operates sales offices in 13 locations worldwide. Avire’s products include light…
Read More Recent reports say the world population is increasing by 1.8% per year. At this rate, the ability to meet the energy and climatic needs of all societies will reach a critical point in the near future. Building vertically addresses all of these needs by saving land from being used for roads and parking lots, and…
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The Peelle Co. was contracted to modernize the elevators at specialty retailer Saks 5th Avenue in Long Island City, New York. The project started in January and lasted six weeks, and involved removing and replacing the existing equipment. Peelle last modernized the building’s auto lift in 1988 and more recently furnished and installed various types…
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For more than 20 years, Premier Elevator has dedicated its efforts to the fabrication and installation of elevator cabs and interiors. Operating in a 65,000-sq.-ft. precision-manufacturing plant in Oshawa, Canada, its diverse team fabricates traditional and specialized elevator cabs for the North American market. Clients have the option to purchase complete cabs, interior finishes only…
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Eklund’s, Inc. and KONE partnered in Kansas City, Missouri, to complete eight custom elevator cabs for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, which was inaugurated on September 16, 2011. It is home to the Kansas City Symphony, the Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the Kansas City Ballet. Designed by architect Moshe Safdie, the…
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