An announcement by the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) to reaffirm building owners and the riding public of the measures the industry undertakes to provide quality safety standards submitted by NEII® The following announcement was recently received from NEII. . . . Editor In light of recent tragic and highly publicized accidents that have occurred…
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A general update on the country’s growing vertical-transportation sector When the South American elevator market debuted at Interlift 2007, your author described the region as “The Sleeping Giant” (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2008) due to its size: 17.8 million km2, the fourth-largest continent in the world, and population of 399 million, according to the 2008 census.…
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The President of Murphy Elevator and the National Association of Elevator Contractors discusses the importance of customer service and offers advice on the industry’s future. Greg Carlisle has served as president of The Murphy Elevator Co., Inc., a family owned and operated elevator repair and service company in Louisville, since 1992. Established in 1932, the…
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A recap of ANICA (Italian elevator compo-nents association)’s presence and presenta-tion at Interlift 2011, held in October in Augsburg, Germany “It is estimated that in Europe, we have some four-and-a-half million lifts. Some 900,000 of these are in Italy. This means that our country has about 20% of the European lift market share. Italy is…
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Delegates gathered in Northampton, U.K., to listen to a series of papers on elevator and escalator technology. Delegates gathered at the University of Northampton in Northampton, U.K., on September 29 to listen to an interesting and informative series of papers on lift and escalator technology. The event was a combination of invited speakers and students…
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A tour of the new Bridgeport, Connecticut, facility that opened in October 2011 by Ral Columbia Elevator officially opened its new 170,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and logistical distribution center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in October 2011. The occasion was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch. Malloy commented: “We…
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An overview of the 18th Annual National Elevator Safety Awareness Week held in November 2011 across North America The 18th-annual National Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week (Safety Week) took place on November 13-19, 2011, across North America. Safety Week provides a focal point for the industry to join together with the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation…
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Coverage of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)’s awards symposium, presentation and Annual Awards Dinner held in Chicago on November 3, 2011 On November 3, 2011, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) held its 10th-Annual Awards Ceremony. The day included an awards symposium that consisted of six presentations, followed…
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ThyssenKrupp Elevadores España was tasked with modernizing the castle’s vertical transportation. Santa Bárbara Castle in Alicante, Spain, is a ninth-century fortress built during the country’s Muslim occupation. Located on the summit of Monte Benacantil, the castle is a symbol of the city and an important tourist attraction. To improve the architectural site and tourist accessibility,…
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This contraption is believed to be an early hand-powered invalid lift. Discovered in the attic of the 1832 Merchants House Museum in New York City, little informa-tion about the device is available. Believed to have been installed between 1872 and 1873, the lift has a hand brake, likely operated by a rope attached to the…
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