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Enhancing the Sydney Metro City Line
190 new TKE units key part of “transformative” Australia project. images courtesy of TKE Düsseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator (TKE) announced in October 2024 another prominent infrastructure project as the vertical-transportation...
Skyline and Sketching
A winning combination Thursday 23 May started overcast and grey, but fortunately the clouds broke up during the day, and by the time a group of us were 109-m up...
Past, Present and Future
A look at 150 years of Schindler's history and what comes next. Cordula Jourdan Schindler is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2024. Your author (JH) discusses the industry major’s past,...
Photo Contest 2024
Twelfth annual photography competition showcases the art of VT. Once again, ELEVATOR WORLD’s annual photo contest received an impressive number of submissions, which garnered thousands of votes on the EW...
Escalators for La Losa
The design, execution, functionality and aesthetic of a TKE escalator project in Spain submitted by TKE In 1999, as part of a project called Cinturón Verde (Green Walk), the work...
Winchester’s Star Illuminated
Light-filled Stannah passenger lift inspires visitors. submitted by Stannah; images by Nick Cox Architects Winchester Cathedral, a place of worship for more than 900 years, has been brought up to...
Like New
TKE team works with DIA-DEN to realize key, comprehensive escalator modernization in Denver, Colorado. by Jeffrey A. Masseyphotos courtesy of TKE Since the vast majority of the conveyances — elevators,...
Let There Be Light . . . And Accessibility
VT a key part of transformed NYC station’s busiest entrance. images courtesy of Amtrak Chances are the vertical-transportation (VT) professionals involved in the recent transformation of New York Penn Station’s...
Simply Spectacular
At HKIA, a TKE team realizes unique VT system serving the world’s longest air-side skybridge. Twenty-six years ago, one Hong Kong airport said goodbye and another said hello: The Kai...
How Manchester Is Reinventing Itself
Manchester: famous for its football, famous for its music and now famous for its fast-growing skyline In the mid to late part of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution was...
