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New Call Urges Installation Of Elevators In Rwanda
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...
Nashville-Based NSM Acquires Atlanta Stairlift Provider
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...
AKE Elevator Providing 68 Units to Ankara Metro In Turkey
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...
SGP Selects Kone Escalators for Planned Paris Metro Line
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...
EHC Tufflex Handrails for Expanding Cairo Metro
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...
Messe Frankfurt Plans In-Person E2 Forum in 2022
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...
Colley Elevator Acquires Additional Warehouse Space
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...
Siikonen forms Helsinki-Based MLS Lift Consulting
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,...
Malaysian Company to Help Develop Auckland Tower
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...
CARES-Act-Funded Elevators for Ohio County Justice Center
Approximately US$267,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds are going toward new elevators at the Allen County Justice Center in the Lima, Ohio, jail, Your Hometown Stations reports. Another...
