Escalators
KONE Promotes Gonzalez to SVP New Equipment Americas
KONE announced on December 2 that Steve Gonzalez has been promoted to senior vice president (SVP), New Equipment Business, Americas, joining the KONE Americas leadership team based in Lisle, Illinois....
“Green” Escalators: Calculating, Quantifying and Reporting
How to credibly claim and compare the environmental performance of escalators and moving walks by Sascha Iqbal Strictly speaking, there is nothing such as a “green“ escalator, unless it has...
KONE U.A.E. Receives Prestigious Labor Relations Award
KONE U.A.E. announced it received a prestigious Taqdeer Award for its efforts to promote and protect the welfare of workers in the construction industry. Recognizing and rewarding "excellence in labor...
KONE Providing 256 VT Units for Chongqing Metro Line 10
In the third quarter of 2022, KONE booked an order to provide 256 vertical-transportation (VT) units to phase two of Chongqing Metro Line 10 in China. The order includes 18...
AKE Model-T Heavy Duty Escalator Project
M1 – T4 – M2 Metro Routes Project in the European Side Railway Systems Routes of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality by Nazım Keskin Transportation networks develop every passing day in Türkiye...
The Two Modes of Failure of Escalator Braking Systems
This paper was first presented virtually at the 12th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2021 and printed at the symposium website at liftsymposium Keywords: Escalator braking systems, runaway...
Transporting London
Acknowledging the years of experience and specialist knowledge of the TfL internal escalator team Transport for London (TfL) is a massive transportation operation that keeps an eye on everything transport...
Australia’s LML Lift Consultants Grows Administration Team
Richie Lobert, director of Australia’s LML Lift Consultants and Vertical Ambition training facility, recently announced LML has added Jo Marsh to its National Administration team. Marsh will provide assistance to...
KONE Suspends Parts, Service Deliveries To Russia
Russian military actions against Ukraine have prompted KONE to temporarily block delivery to Russia beginning March 3, the elevator/escalator construction and modernization reports. The company has also, for the time...
TKE Opens Its Center In India, Its 11th In 25 Years
TK Elevator (TKE) has opened an International Technical Service (ITS) center in Pune, Maharashtra, India, the 11th location globally since launching the centers 25 years ago, the OEM announced on...
