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Correction: Illinois Elevator Smoke-Alarm Testing
A recent issue of ELENET contained an error. The state of Illinois modification to a section of ASME A17.1-2019 code that requires all elevator smoke alarms to be tested every...
Prague is Repairing Two Historic Paternosters
A story recently posted on expats.cz reports that the disappearing paternoster elevator has yet to see its final demise, thanks to the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Industry and Trade. The government department...
TKE Extends Partnership, Launches Education4future
TK Elevator (TKE) signed a new, three-year contract with SOS Children's Villages and renamed its associated youth job-training initiative Education4Future, the OEM announced. Beginning as SEED (Support, Educate, Elevate, Develop)...
Tilting San Francisco Tower Faces New Problem
San Francisco’s Millennium Tower, a 58-story residential high rise that has been the target of numerous lawsuits over its sinking, tilting foundation, is facing new problems: the building’s lean is...
Permits Filed For 34-Story Tower In Downtown Brooklyn
Permits have been filed for a 34-story mixed-use tower at 15 Hanover Place in Downtown Brooklyn, New York, New York YIMBY reported on September 24. The proposed 348-ft-tall development will total 244,085...
Wyoming City’s Elevator Breakdown Causing Headaches
The failure of the main hydraulic jack for a freight elevator is causing headaches for the city of Casper, Wyoming, Oil City News reported on September 29. TK Elevator (TKE), called...
High Rises Making Mark On Austin Skyline
Developer Reger Holdings broke ground on September 15 in Austin, Texas, for The Linden, a 28-story residential tower in the city’s Museum District near the state capitol, the Council on Tall...
TKE Escalator, Elevator Solutions Serve Expo 2020 Dubai
"Smart and future-oriented" elevator and escalator systems from TK Elevator (TKE) are serving several national pavilions at Expo 2020 Dubai through March 31, 2022. The main site of the global...
Sheridan Lifts Grants Maintenance Contract to Hospice
Manchester-based Sheridan Lifts has granted existing customer Bolton Hospice an on-site lift maintenance contract free of charge, committing to regularly review the company’s six lifts. Sheridan Lifts says the contract...
Cavalli-Branded 70-Story Tower Planned in Dubai Marina
A 70-story Cavalli-branded tower that contains luxury residences is planned at Dubai Marina by the billionaire owner of both the Italian fashion brand and DAMAC Properties, DAMAC reports. Aimed at restoring faith...
