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D.C. Metro Escalator Availability Hits Five-Year Peak

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) 588 escalators are in better working order than they have been in five years, authority officials said, at-tributing the changes to the “Metro...

One WTC Will Feature Intelligent Elevators

An insight into the project’s elevator features, particularly the Destination Dispatch system. Reprinted from ThyssenKrupp’s yearbookINGENIEURKUNST Buildings like One World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City (NYC) would not...

NYC’s Tallest Building Nears Completion

An update on One World Trade Center (WTC) and related projects In our previous report on rebuilding at the World Trade Center (WTC) site in New York City (NYC), in...

Telus To Construct Calgary Tower

Canada TELUS, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications companies, was set to begin construction on a 58-story tower in Calgary’s downtown core in August. The TELUS Sky tower, designed by Bjarke...

Ground Broken On Poughkeepsie Walkway Elevator

Construction on a 21-story elevator to take passengers to the Walkway Over the Hudson from Hudson River’s Poughkeepsie, New York, side began in June. The project is to cost US$2.8...

Cambridge Elevating Appoints Management Team

Canada Custom lift manufacturer Cambridge Elevating Inc. of Cambridge, Ontario, has appointed three managers. Cambridge CEO Derek S. Hamilton named Ken M. Cook president; Derek Moorse, vice president, Sales and...

Thyssenkrupp Elevator Acquires Cleveland Company

In July, ThyssenKrupp Elevator announced its acquisition of Cleveland-based Edmonds Elevator, Inc., an elevator maintenance, repair and modernization company founded in 1875. The move is the latest in an acquisition...

Thyssenkrupp Predicts High Growth Rates

Asia In fiscal year 2011/2012, ThyssenKrupp AG generated sales of about EUR4.3 billion (US$5.72 billion) in the Asia Pacific region, representing almost 12% of its total sales. Within the region,...

Adams Moves Parts To New Warehouse

Adams Elevator Equipment Co. has opened a 67,000-sq.-ft. parts-distribution center in Maumee, Ohio. This modern warehouse facility, implements updated warehouse- and transportation-management processes. An inventory encompassing 40,000 part numbers is...

Alabama Company Acquired by Kone

KONE has acquired Prattville, Alabama’s Elevator Maintenance & Repair, Inc. (EMR). AL.com explains this will expand the Finland-based company’s reach in the state’s major cities of Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile....

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Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus

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Unsworth Joins LML Lift Consultants Senior Consultant

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Wurtec Celebrating 40th Anniversary

HydraSafe surveyed 17 elevators at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with partner Claddagh, which will be providing a control system for single-plunger code compliance; photo by Hugo Schneider for Wikipedia.

HydraSafe Brake: NYC Training, a Move and a New Hire

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Hotels Prepare to Implement Recent Elevator Code Revisions