Elevators
Dubai’s RTA Seeks Contractor for Next Metro Station Upgrade
Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) recently sought out contractors for a contract to upgrade the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station expansion, Meed reports. The notice for the design-and-build contract, part of the RTA’s...
LCD Elevator System for New Church Facility in Manhattan
LCD Elevator Repair, Inc., headquartered in Mineola, NY, tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a two-elevator system for the 12-story Redeemer Presbyterian Church mixed-used facility at 150 East 91st Street in...
Italian Components Distributor Donati Acquires Elvacenter
Donati S.p.A., a distributor of elevator and escalator components headquartered in Milan, Italy, announced on January 14 it has acquired Elvacenter, a company active in Belgium and the Netherlands. The...
Private Elevator and Pool Bring Luxury to New Levels in Dubai
An exclusive, 35,000-ft2 "ultra penthouse" at the planned Regent Residences Dubai in Dubai Marasi Marina incorporates both a private elevator and a private infinity pool, bringing luxury to new levels in...
Eastern Elevator Provides MRL Elevator for Brooklyn Building
Alter Weinberger, president of Eastern Elevator, with offices in Brooklyn, NY, and Davie, Florida, tells ELEVATOR WORLD his company provided one traction machine-room-less (MRL) elevator for 320 Linden Boulevard in...
NAESA Welcomes Education Program Administrator
NAESA International has announced Mandy Ortega as its new NAESA Education Program administrator. Ortega comes to NAESA with an elevator background and has worked for the State of Washington in...
Kuala Lumpur Housing Residents Face Elevator Issues
One of three elevators damaged in an 18-story building in a public housing block in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was repaired in early January and is back in operation for residents...
Hospital Elevator Fall in Greece Leads to Injuries
An investigation has been launched following an elevator accident on January 9 at Athens’ Red Cross Hospital in Athens, Greece, where four people were injured, ekathimerini.com is among outlets to report. During...
Union Club of British Columbia Getting New Elevator
The elevator at the Union Club of British Columbia (BC) in Victoria, BC, Canada, will soon be removed for a new “state-of-the-art” elevator, according to the Times Colonist. In the past...
Robots Integrate With Otis Elevators at MMUH in U.K.
Otis’ New Equipment team enabled the integration of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), or robots, with seven of 28 Otis elevators serving the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) in Smethwick...