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ELEVATOR WORLD’s June issue will focus on Hydraulic Elevators and Components. Additionally, this issue is EW’s annual People Issue. Finally, it will have a Special Advertising Section on Lubricants and Testing. Bonus distribution is planned for Russia Elevator Week in Moscow. The deadline for editorial submissions is April 15. To participate or for more information, contact…
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Observers and others in Rwanda are calling for greater efforts by building owners and others to install elevators in apartment buildings, The New Times reported on March 16. Critics say the absence of elevators is making life more difficult for tenants, especially those with physical disabilities. The report notes that a law passed in 2012 mandates that…
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National Seating & Mobility (NSM) based in Nashville, Tennessee, has acquired Blue Moose Elevators & Stairlifts of Atlanta, a move the company said will broaden its mobility and accessibility options in the metropolitan area, HME News recently reported. Bill Mixon, NSM CEO, welcomed the acquisition, saying Blue Moose Elevators has grown its reputation for installing stairlifts, vertical…
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Vertical-transportation (VT) equipment manufacturer Ake Elevator and Escalator Trade Co., Ltd., headquartered in Antalya, Turkey, signed a contract to provide 68 VT units to the Ataturk Cultural Center (AKM) railway station and Kizilay line of the Ankara Metro. Ake will supply 52 escalators, four moving walks, seven elevators and five platform lifts. The 3.3-km, US$150-million…
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KONE will provide 152 escalators for the future Grand Paris Express Metro Line 16, the company announced on March 18. The planned 29-km line, set to connect the Saint-Denis Pleyel and Noisy-Champs stations, will allow some 200,000 passengers per day to cover the distance in about 26 min. It will total 10 stations, and KONE…
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EHC Global, part of Prysmian Group’s elevator and escalator division, recently supplied TufFlex escalator handrails to Cairo Metro in Egypt, EHC announced on March 16. Serving the greater Cairo metropolitan area, Cairo Metro was the first underground railway system built in Africa. It consists of three lines and more than 60 stations. The system served…
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Germany-based trade fair organizer Messe Frankfurt, in association with VDMA (German mechanical engineering association), will present E2 Forum Frankfurt on September 21 and 22, 2022, the sponsors have announced. The event, unanimously approved in February by the advisory board and endorsed by participating elevator and escalator companies, is expected to allow a contact and conference…
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Chicagoland vertical-transportation provider Colley Elevator Co. has acquired a warehouse facility addition, creating half-again space that allows the Bensenville provider of maintenance, modernization and new installation to expand its footprint in the market, the company announced on March 16. The 7,000-ft2 facility, located at 232 William Street neighboring the main office, enhances the company’s 14,000-ft2 facility by allowing Colley…
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Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen has established elevator consulting company MLS Lift Consulting, based in Helsinki. She launched the venture after retiring from KONE, where she held various roles, including design engineer, project manager in R&D and director of People Flow planning. Siikonen holds a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Helsinki University of Technology and has various…
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A Malaysian transportation-oriented development company is partnering with a New Zealand developer to build a 21-story mixed-use tower above a rail station in Auckland, The Sun Daily reported on March 10. Malaysian Resources Corp. Bhd, a longtime builder of transportation-oriented developments, will assist Panuku Development Auckland in the design and construction of the Aotea Central Over Station…
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