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Disney To Replace Elevator Button Panels on Cruise Ship
According to disneydining.com, the elevator button panels abord the Disney Wish cruise ship were recently replaced due to an issue with the buttons being overly sensitive. The buttons were so...
Castle Project Wins Hungary Elevator of the Year Award
Lifttechnika Kft. won first place in the "Elevator of the Year Application" announced by the Lift-S Association and the Hungarian Elevator Association for the year 2021-2022. Lifttechnika Kft. won the...
Alabama University Club Renovation To Include Elevators
The University Club on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is undergoing renovations and is set to reopen in 2024, The Tuscaloosa News reports. The US$17.4...
US$11.5-Million Elevator Project at San Francisco’s Castro Muni Station Set To Begin
Construction on a long-awaited, four-stop elevator at the Castro San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) station in the city's LGBTQ District is set to start in early July, The Bay Area...
Hyundai Elevator Announces 314-Unit, US$33.9 Million Order
South Korea's Hyundai Elevator has announced its largest-ever order, both in terms of number of units and dollar amount, The Korea Herald reports. The KRW43.4 billion (US$33.9 million) contract involves...
India’s Tallest Escalators Planned for Mumbai Metro
Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. will install 14 escalators at its Mumbai Metro 3 international airport terminal (T2) station of the underground Colaba-Bandra-Seepz corridor, MUMBAI LIVE reports. Eight of these escalators...
Amid Budget Constraints, Aging Seoul Subway Escalators Need Replacement
A considerable percentage of escalators serving subway lines operated by both the Seoul Metro and Korea Railroad (Korail) need to be replaced, but budget constraints — particularly for the Metro...
New KONE Escalators for New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome
The latest round of renovations to the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, includes new atriums and escalators, Nola.com reports. The project, currently in its fourth phase, will extend the...
Illinois City Council Approves Elevator Repair Amid Infrastructure Concerns
The City Council of Evanston, Illinois, unanimously agreed to put more than US$500,000 toward emergency repairs for the elevator at Police and Fire Headquarters (PFHQ), The Daily Northwestern reports. The...
KONE Lands 60-Elevator Order for Shenzhen Industrial Park
KONE has won an order to supply a vertical-transportation package that includes 60 MiniSpaceTM elevators to the Shenzhen BinFengGui Industrial Park renewal project in China. In addition, the contract includes...
