Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com GOVERNOR, LANDLORDS AIM TO GET WORKERS BACK INTO OFFICES New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and building landlords are promoting a plan to get workers back into commercial offices, The Real Deal reported in January. Cuomo, during his second installment of the 2021 State of the State address, said rapid COVID-19 testing would be used in state-designated orange zones to open of...
Jan 14, 2021•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CIBES LIFT GROUP EXPANDS SWEDISH FOOTPRINT WITH ACQUISITION Cibes Lift Group, a Swedish manufacturer specializing in low-speed lifts, expanded its domestic footprint with the acquisition of Upplands Hiss AB, Cibes announced on January 12. Based in Uppsala in central Sweden, Upplands Hiss has approximately 10 employees who service roughly 300 lifts. It will become a wh...
Jan 13, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com PRYSMIAN GROUP COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF EHC GLOBAL Prysmian Group, headquartered in Milan, Italy, announced the acquisition of EHC Global, a "complementary add-on to Prysmian's Draka Elevator business," on January 8. Headquartered in Oshawa, Canada, with manufacturing and distribution facilities in North America, South America, Europe and China, EHC Global supplies es...
Jan 12, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com SUPERTALL PLAN INVOLVES MADISON SQUARE GARDEN RELOCATION The New York City Council agreed during a meeting earlier this month to move forward with Garden City, a massive plan to relocate Madison Square Garden between two new supertalls of unspecified height in Midtown Manhattan, New York YIMBY reports. Including two shorter buildings, the plan was initially proposed b...
Jan 11, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com WILLIAMS PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT OF IDS LIFTNET Ricky Williams has been promoted to president of Integrated Display Systems LLC (IDS LiftNet). The company, founded by Winslow Soule and based in Chicago, develops internet of things passenger conveyance management and monitoring systems. Williams remains based in NYC. Prior to assuming the president role, Williams oversaw...
Jan 08, 2021•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com PERMIT PROPOSES 70-STORY TOWER ON NYC'S FIFTH AVENUE A permit has been filed to build a 70-story mixed-use tower in NYC's Midtown Manhattan neighborhood, on a site previously speculated for a taller design, New York YIMBY reported on January 7. Rabina Properties, listed as the owner behind the permit, seeks to build an 896-ft-tall skyscraper at 520 Fifth Avenue that w...
Jan 07, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com GRAND CENTRAL SUBWAY ENTRANCES UNVEILED Schindler tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided five 9700 escalators and three elevators for the new entrances to the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Grand Central-42nd Street subway station at One Vanderbilt, a 67-story office supertall developed by SL Green and designed by Kohn Pederson Fox in Midtown Manhattan. T...
Jan 06, 2021•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CHANGING OF THE GUARD, HONORS FOR ZIEHL-ABEGG German manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg announced that Uwe Ziehl, grandson of company founder Emil Ziehl, has passed the leadership reins to his children, Dennis Ziehl and Sindia Ziehl, who now serve as supervisory board chair and member, respectively. The pair attended more than 80 board meetings over the past several years to pr...
Jan 05, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CENTRAL PARK TOWER CONSTRUCTION SET TO WRAP UP NYC’s Central Park Tower, the tallest building by roof height in the Western Hemisphere and tallest residential skyscraper in the world, is nearly complete and should be open sometime in 2021, New York YIMBY reported on December 31, 2020. With an elevator system designed and built by Otis, the landmark, at 217 West 57th S...
Dec 31, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com REVISED CHICAGO STREETERVILLE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD Big revisions to a plan from Related Midwest for a pair of towers on the former Chicago Spire site means the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill-designed development on more than two acres at 400 North Lake Shore Drive in the Streeterville neighborhood will move forward, Chicago YIMBY reports. Chicago Alderman Brendan Reilly h...
Dec 30, 2020•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com HITACHI ELEVATOR (CHINA) CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY A number of trade associations and government representatives gathered in Guangzhou on December 25 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Hitachi Elevator (China), Yahoo Finance reported. Guests noted that Hitachi Elevator's growth has brought economic benefits, promoted China's technological development in areas such...
Dec 30, 2020•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com KONE WINS 50-ELEVATOR ORDER FOR SHENZHEN KONE has won an order to deliver 50 elevators to GDH City, a new, two-tower mixed-use development in Shenzhen, China, the company announced on December 22. Sometimes referred to as the “Silicon Valley of China”, Shenzhen is a global technology hub and home to more 200-m-plus skyscrapers than any other city in the world. The two...
Dec 22, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com HITACHI (CHINA) DELIVERS FIRST OF 361 ELEVATORS FOR PROJECT Hitachi Elevator (China) took part in a ceremony on December 17 to mark delivery of the first of 361 elevators it will provide for Group B2, a large residential development in the Rongdong District of Xiong'an New Area, the company announced. Group B2 is a resettlement housing project consisting of 92 residen...
Dec 21, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast CIBES LIFT GROUP ACQUIRES U.K.'S TITAN ELEVATORS Gävle, Sweden-based Cibes Lift Group has acquired Titan Elevators of Sidcup, U.K., Global Legal Chronicle reported on December 15. The move is to strengthen Cibes' presence in the London area and mark an expansion of its U.K. business by adding modernization services and high-speed lifts to its offerings. Titan Elevators services include lift installation, repair, modernization and maintenance, but the company also offers bespoke and standardized ...
Dec 17, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com CHICAGO TOWER WITH OTIS ELEVATORS NEARLY COMPLETE The third, 41-story mixed-use tower in Onni Group's Old Town Park development on Chicago's Near North Side is nearing completion, with the glass curtain wall reaching the final floors, Chicago YIMBY reports. Located at 228 West Hill Street, the tower includes four Otis elevators equipped with a destination-dispatch sys...
Dec 16, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com KONE SUPPLYING NEARLY 300 ESCALATORS TO BEIJING METRO KONE has won an order to supply 297 escalators for two segments of the new Metro Line 12 in Beijing, the company announced on December 15. Line 12, stretching 29.3 km, will run an east-west route through four main districts of the capital city. Its 21 stations will be entirely underground, with 15 of them connectin...
Dec 15, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com HONG KONG’S TAIKOO PLACE EVOLVES WITH LATEST TOWER Swire Properties’ multiple-tower “global business district” Taikoo Place in Hong Kong continues to evolve with the debut of one its latest towers: a 24-story, 37-apartment structure called Eight Star Street in the Starstreet District, building.hk reported on November 25. Scheduled for completion in 2022, Eight Star St...
Dec 14, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com HITACHI LAUNCHES LITTLE ELEVATOR MASTER TRAINING MANUAL In partnership with Guangzhou Publishing House, Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. launched Little Elevator Master Training Manual, a book aimed at teaching children elevator principles and safety, during an event in Guangzhou, China, on December 9. The book is part of Hitachi Elevator's continuing efforts to pro...
Dec 11, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com RESIDENTIAL TOWER TO INTEGRATE WITH COMMUNITY IN CHICAGO "Elevators treated with a consistent material finish" will serve a 33-story, 375-ft-tall residential tower designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz (SCB) and developed by The Habitat Co. at 344 North Canal Street in Chicago's Fulton River District, Chicago YIMBY reports. Set to take shape on the site of the Cassidy Ti...
Dec 10, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com TOUCHLESS APP “FIRST” PART OF OTIS SINGAPORE PROJECT Otis Singapore integrated its eCallTM mobile app with the existing smart building app at the 66-story, 22-year-old Republic Plaza office building in downtown Singapore, Otis announced on December 8. Done in collaboration with property owner City Developments Ltd. and implementing an application programming interface...
Dec 09, 2020•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com NEW ELEVATOR EASES ACCESS TO ATHENS ACROPOLIS A new, wheelchair-accessible elevator was put into service at the Athens Acropolis on December 3, according to the Greek Reporter. With its glass cab, the elevator will allow riders to see nearly unobstructed views of Athens. The bottom landing sits at the ancient promenade on the north slope of the Acropolis, and riders a...
Dec 08, 2020•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com JAPANESE TOWER PLAN DELAYED BY TELEWORK TREND A trend toward teleworking brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed construction of a 400-m-long, 30-story building in Nagoya, Japan, Japan Property Central reported in November. Planned by Nagoya Railroad, the mixed-use structure was originally slated to start construction in 2022, with completion anticipated in...
Dec 07, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com TOWERS, "GREEN DISTRICT" CENTRAL TO SEOUL VALLEY PLAN Architecture firm Henning Larsen recently released the design for Seoul Valley, a 360,600-m2 mixed-use development planned for the center of Seoul. With an aim to create a "vibrant green district" in the city center, Seoul Valley will combine office, retail, lodging and residential components within a public podium...
Dec 04, 2020•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com TORONTO BUS STATION CLOSING TO MAKE WAY FOR HIGH RISE BlogTO reported on December 2 that Toronto's old Union Station bus terminal, which has been in operation since 2003, is closing for good on December 4 to make way for a high-rise commercial tower. A new bus terminal, set to open on December 5, is located at 81 Bay Street, while the old terminal, at 141 Bay Street, ...
Dec 03, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com IGV GROUP NAMES CAPPELLINI ART DIRECTOR Italy's IGV Group has named architect Giulio Cappellini art director. IGV CEO Michele Suria observed the company — which exports 85% of its products to more than 70 countries — distinguishes itself "by assigning the elevator not only a technical and functional role, but also an aesthetic one." Named one of the world's top design...
Dec 02, 2020•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR ACQUIRES FULL STAKE IN U.S. PARTNER thyssenkrupp Elevator has acquired a full stake in its joint-venture partner, Braun ThyssenKrupp Elevator, LLC, which has 68 employees and locations in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, thyssenkrupp announced on December 1. Formerly Braun Elevator, the company has provided elevator service in the area for more ...
Dec 01, 2020•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com FIVE VT COMPANIES INVITED TO BID ON LARGE U.K. PROJECT High Speed 2 (HS2) has invited five vertical-transportation (VT) firms to bid on a project to design, deliver and maintain nearly 300 low-energy lifts and escalators for four major stations on the rail project's first phase, Construction Enquirer reported on November 23. Asked to enter bids were Fujitec UK; KONE; ...
Nov 30, 2020•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com EW PROJECT OF THE YEAR WINNERS ELEVATOR WORLD is pleased to report the winners of the 2021 Project of the Year contest. Winning projects, which will be featured in our January 2021 issue, are (with category): “Collins House” in Melbourne, Australia, submitted by Otis (Elevators, New Construction); “Whiteface Mountain Historic Elevator” in Wilmington, New York, submitt...
Nov 24, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com VDA DESCRIBES VT SYSTEM SERVING BROOKLYN SKYCRAPER Vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy VDA recently provided ELEVATOR WORLD with a detailed description of the elevator system serving the 51-story 11 Hoyt Street in Brooklyn, New York, architect Jeanne Gang's first NYC skyscraper and one of the tallest buildings in Brooklyn. The 481-unit condominium building is ser...
Nov 23, 2020•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com HITACHI WINS BIDS TO PROVIDE 250 ELEVATORS FOR NINE PROJECTS Hitachi Elevator (China) has won bids to provide 250 elevators and related services for nine projects with the Shum Yip Group, Hitachi announced on November 20. Shum Yip, wholly owned by Shenzhen Municipal People's Government, is a large enterprise group that focuses on real estate development, operation ser...
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