In Memoriam: Antonio García De Alvear
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Toapanta Tapped To Lead Urban Elevator’s L.A. Operation
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com TOAPANTA TAPPED TO LEAD URBAN ELEVATORS L.A. OPERATION Urban Elevator Service Co. President Edward Pleban recently announced that Eddy Toapanta has been hired as vice president/principal in charge of sales for the Los Angeles office. Toapanta has more than 10 years' experience in the elevator industry, including as a branch manager for TK Elevator, based in Burbank, Cal...
TK Elevator’s new North American headquarters
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more; and Relayr who wants you to say hello to Franz!. Visit www.hellofranz.com to learn more. TK ELEVATORS NEW NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS News about TK Elevators new North American headquarters, the cornerstone of which is an Innovation and Qualification Center, or IQC, that includes the tallest elevator test tower in North America at 420 feet tall. An E...
Arcline Creates Standard Elevator Through Acquisitions
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more ARCLINE CREATES STANDARD ELEVATOR THROUGH ACQUISITIONS Standard Elevator, a new company created by growth-oriented private-equity firm Arcline Investment Management, will offer the vertical-transportation (VT) industry a leading choice of elevator components and solutions platforms, Arcline announced in January. Standard was set up through the acquisi...
TKE Wins U.K. Project For Close To 300 Units
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more TKE WINS U.K. PROJECT FOR CLOSE TO 300 UNITS German-based TK Elevator (TKE) has been selected to build and install nearly 300 lifts and escalators for the four major HS2 stations, Construction Enquirer is among outlets to report. TKE has signed a framework agreement, expected to be worth between GBP207 million (US$283 million) and GBP316 million (US$4...
In Memoriam: Don Russell Fell
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more IN MEMORIAM: DON RUSSELL FELL Although his company's products could be found globally and beyond even in space in the form of FELLFAB protective coverings for a Canadian-built robotic arm serving the International Space Station company founder Don Fell "would always ask how our elevator pad sales were going," FELLFAB's Mark Maddalena told Canadian Ele...
KONE To Provide 22 Units For Signia By Hilton Atlanta
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com KONE TO PROVIDE 22 UNITS FOR SIGNIA BY HILTON ATLANTA KONE has won an order to provide 16 elevators and six escalators to the Signia by Hilton Hotel Atlanta, connected to the Georgia World Congress Center and overlooking the Mercedes-Benz Stadium sports and entertainment complex, the OEM announced on January 5. In addition to 15 passenger, one service elevator and six e...
Otis Gen360 Platform For Three Major Projects In France
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com OTIS GEN360 PLATFORM FOR THREE MAJOR PROJECTS IN FRANCE Otis recently announced that its Gen360 platform, currently available in Europe, will equip three elevator systems it is providing at major architectural sites in France: The Aquatics Center in Saint-Denis, The Athletes' Village in Saint-Open-sur-Seine and the new campus of the EM Lyon Business School in Lyon. At T...
KONE Report Tells Story Of People Flow During COVID-19
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com KONE REPORT TELLS STORY OF PEOPLE FLOW DURING COVID-19 KONE has analyzed data from its global elevator portfolio to tell the story of the flow of people in cities around the world over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release. The data collected covers the period from before the first lockdowns confined most populations to their homes to the pre...
Hybrid Izmir Elevator Symposium Was Held
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is sponsored by Relayr who wants you to say hello to Franz!. Visit www.hellofranz.com to learn more HYBRID IZMIR ELEVATOR SYMPOSIUM WAS HELD The 10th Elevator Symposium, organized by the Izmir branches on behalf of the Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and TMMOB Chamber of Electrical Engineers, was held at zmir MMO Tepekule Congress and Exhibition Center in Turkey on November 18...
51-Story Hotel With Schindler VT System Tops Out In Hudson Yards
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is sponsored by Relayr who wants you to say hello to Franz!. Visit www.hellofranz.com to learn more 51-STORY HOTEL WITH SCHINDLER VT SYSTEM TOPS OUT IN HUDSON YARDS Construction has topped out at 450 Eleventh Avenue in NYCs Hudson Yards, which will be home to a 51-story, 379-room Aloft Hotel served by a Schindler vertical-transportation system, New York YIMBY reported in November. Distinguished by shimmery glass panels that give it an as...
Amtrak To Invest $16 Million Into Johnstown Station
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more AMTRAK TO INVEST $16 MILLION INTO JOHNSTOWN STATION Amtrak plans to invest US$16 million into improving its Johnstown Station in Pennsylvania as part of the Johnstown-to-Arts Corridor Project, Progressive Railroading reported on November 23. Improvements include replacing the current platform, headhouse, elevator and stairway with a new 8-in. above-to...
EW Project Of The Year Winners
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more EW PROJECT OF THE YEAR WINNERS ELEVATOR WORLD is pleased to report the winners of the 2022 Project of the Year contest. Winning projects, which will be featured in our January 2022 issue, are (with category): Ascent in NYC submitted by Liberty Elevator (Elevators, New Construction); Scotia Plaza in Toronto submitted by Schindler Elevator Canada (Eleva...
IEES In Amsterdam: New Dates Are January 31-February 1
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more IEES IN AMSTERDAM: NEW DATES ARE JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 1 Due to the Dutch government's November announcement of a series of three-week lockdowns as coronavirus cases increased across the country, the International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES), previously scheduled on December 6-7, 2021, at Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, has been rescheduled to Janua...
Historic Winnipeg Elevator Modernization By TKE Canada
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more HISTORIC WINNIPEG ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION BY TKE CANADA TK Elevator (TKE) Canada announces it is nearly complete with the largest elevator modernization in the history of Winnipeg, Canada, as it upgrades 12 units at 201 Portage, the city's tallest office building at 420 ft. Built in 1990, the 33-story tower includes 510,000 ft of office, retail and mee...
Long Island, New York-Based Island Elevator Names New GM
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK-BASED ISLAND ELEVATOR NAMES NEW GM Island Elevator, a company that describes itself as "one of the largest and most experienced elevator companies on Long Island," New York, has named Robert Pic general manager (GM). Pic has more than 30 years' industry experience, starting as an elevator apprentice and working his way up to leader of service teams...
Announces Product Of The Year Winner, Finalists
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com EW ANNOUNCES PRODUCT OF THE YEAR WINNER, FINALISTS ELEVATOR WORLD has announced the winner and two finalists of its inaugural Product of the Year awards program. The winner is MosaicONE Video & Messaging System by MAD Elevator, and the finalists are Franz by relayr and Gen360 by Otis. During the one-week voting period there were more than 1,200 votes, with the winner de...
126 Tke Units Serve Galataport Istanbul Cruise Terminal
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com 126 TKE UNITS SERVE GALATAPORT ISTANBUL CRUISE TERMINAL TK Elevator (TKE) delivered 89 elevators and 37 escalators to Galataport Istanbul, a cruise port terminal that incorporates restaurants, shops and office space on the European shore of the Bosporus Strait. To meet the requirements of the waterfront location, machine-room-less and hydraulic elevators with flexible a...
DC Tower III With KONE Elevators Tops Out In Vienna
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com DC TOWER III WITH KONE ELEVATORS TOPS OUT IN VIENNA DC Tower III, a serviced apartment complex with a KONE elevators system, topped out at 359 ft in Vienna, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reported on November 2. A celebration ceremony was held in early October. The structure holds 832 student and serviced apartments, and elements of the faade create a w...
Brooklyn NYC Supertall With TKE VT Tops Out
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com BROOKLYN NYC SUPERTALL WITH TKE VT TOPS OUT SHoP Architects and JDS Development Group's The Brooklyn Tower at 9 DeKalb Avenue has reached its final height, ArchDaily reports. The monumental tower stands at 1,066 ft, becoming the first supertall skyscraper in NYCs outer boroughs. The Brooklyn Tower represents a large-scale adaptive reuse project, revitalizing NYCs histor...
Nippon Otis Touchless Elevator Buttons For Sapporo Factory
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com NIPPON OTIS TOUCHLESS ELEVATOR BUTTONS FOR SAPPORO FACTORY As a COVID-19 infection-prevention measure, operators of the Sapporo Factory in Hokkaido, Japan, selected Nippon Otis to install touchless elevator buttons in the retail complex's elevators, Otis announced in October. Infrared sensors enable visitors to call elevators, open and close elevator doors and select de...
NYC Dob Proposes Major Projects Development Program
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com NYC DoB PROPOSES MAJOR PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM NYC Department of Buildings (DoB) has proposed the voluntary Major Projects Development Program aimed at improving the safety and efficiency of tall-building and other major projects throughout the five boroughs, New York Construction Report was among outlets to report in October. Since the program was conceived under ...
KONE Elevators For Tallest Residential Skyscraper In EU
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com KONE ELEVATORS FOR TALLEST RESIDENTIAL SKYSCRAPER IN EU Intempo, consisting of a pair of towers joined at the top by a cone-shaped structure and representing the tallest residential skyscraper in the European Union, has made its debut in Benidorm on the Spanish Mediterranean coast, KONE said in October on various social media platforms. "We're proud that we got to be a ...
KONE To Modernize San Francisco Tower's 16 Elevators
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com KONE TO MODERNIZE SAN FRANCISCO TOWER'S 16 ELEVATORS KONE has won an order for the modernization of all elevators and the installation ofKONEOffice Flow solutions in San Franciscos historic Russ Building, a deal that represents the largest modernization in KONE Americas history, the company announced on October 27. It also includes Californias first installation of the ...
Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) To Supply 168 Elevators
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com TOSHIBA JOHNSON ELEVATORS (INDIA) TO SUPPLY 168 ELEVATORS Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) won orders to supply 168 elevators at three flagship projects of RMZ Corp., Telangana Today reports. Toshiba Johnson will install, maintain and operate 63 elevators at Nexity in Hyderabad, 35 elevators at RMZ Spire in Hyderabad and 70 elevators at RMZ Ecoworld 30 in Bengaluru. Th...
IEES In Amsterdam Has One Booth Available; Registration Open
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com IEES IN AMSTERDAM HAS ONE BOOTH AVAILABLE; REGISTRATION OPEN The International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES), scheduled on December 6-7 at Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, has one booth spot available as registration continues. Organized by Liftinstituut and ELEVATOR WORLD, IEES includes an expo and vertical-transportation (VT) experts presenting papers on The Future o...
Safety Award Presented to David Cooper
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more SAFETY AWARD PRESENTED TO DAVID COOPER The 2021 Sir Moir Lockhead Safety Award, awarded by the Society of Operations Engineers, has been presented to Eur ing Prof. David Cooper in recognition of tangible improvements in safety, according to an announcement by The Lift & Escalator Consultancy (LECS) (UK) Ltd. According to the release, Cooper has dedica...
New York-Based USSG Acquires New Jersey-Based Transcope
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more NEW YORK-BASED USSG ACQUIRES NEW JERSEY-BASED TRANSCOPE US Services Group, LLC (USSG), an industrial services company based in Deer Park, New York, announced on October 7 the acquisition of Randolph, New Jersey-based Transcope Services, LLC, a carrier specializing in transportation, warehousing, rigging and logistics, primarily for manufacturers and i...
Ontario Teachers’ To Buy Majority Stake In Vantage
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast is presented by Matot Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts. Visit www.Matot.com to learn more ONTARIO TEACHERS TO BUY MAJORITY STAKE IN VANTAGE Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board announced on October 13 it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Bronx, New York-based Vantage Elevator Solutions from San Francisco's Golden Gate Capital (GGC), which acquired Vantage in 2017. GGC will retain significant minority ownership. Terms of the deal, expec...
Hoover’s Role Expands to President Of Bronx-Based Eltech
Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Todays podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com:www.elevatorbooks.com HOOVERS ROLE EXPANDS TO PRESIDENT OF BRONX-BASED ELTECH C. Mark Boulhouwer, president of American Elevator Group (AEG), announced on October 11 the appointment of Michael Hoover as president of Bronx, New York-based Eltech Elevator, in addition to his current role as president of American Elevator & Machine Corp. (AEM). Hoovers new role becomes effective on January 1, 2...