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SCHMERSAL MARKS 10 YEARS IN INDIA, HITS PRODUCTION MILESTONE

Schmersal Group subsidiary Schmersal India Pvt. Ltd. marked 10 years in India with a celebration drawing approximately 200 guests, including German Consul General Dr. Jürgen Morhard, to its Ranjangaon factory on June 2. The factory produced its millionth safety switch in April. Schmersal India was founded in 2007 as a sales organization catering to India's growing machine-safety market. The 4,000-m2 factory began production in July 2013. Today, Schmersal India serves not only the domestic market, but also Southeast Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries. Schmersal India anticipates increasing employment from approximately 70 to up to 85 as a production system is relocated from Wettenberg, Germany, to India.

 

CTBUH’S WOOD GETS THRILLING TOUR OF FUTURE WORLD’S TALLEST

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Executive Director Antony Wood recently received a thrilling tour of the world’s next tallest building, Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from developer Jeddah Economic Development Co. and main contractor Saudi Binladin Group. At the time of the tour, the structure had reached 56 of a planned 167 floors. The tour was part of a trip to explore the possibility of a CTBUH conference in Dubai and Jeddah in 2018, and ended in grand fashion, according to CTBUH, which observed: “Rather than return to the ground floor on the construction elevator, Wood [and his hosts] all took a hair-raising journey down the outside of the tower lowered via crane [in a materials hoist].”

 

HELL’S KITCHEN PLANS INCLUDE 27-STORY HOTEL

Plans unfolding in New York City’s Hell's Kitchen include a 27-story hotel and 40-unit condominium building of undetermined height, New York YIMBY reports, crediting DNAinfo and The Real Deal, respectively. Bright Management of Midtown Manhattan is behind the 211-room hotel at 305 West 48th Street. Soho-based architect Gene Kaufman is designing the 73,028-sq.-ft., 303-ft.-tall structure, which will feature hotel rooms between amenities on the lower levels and a rooftop lounge. Construction on the vacant site is expected to start later this summer. Also planned on a vacant site, this one at 439 West 54th Street, the condominiums are a project of developer Manwei You. Construction permits have not yet been filed.

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EXAMINATION OF ROUTES, TECH JOBS IN CANADA

Canadian Business reported that, as property owners try to cut costs, technicians report a dangerous lack of maintenance. Due to the intense competition between multinational elevator companies, it continued, some technicians rush through hundreds of maintenance jobs per month with time limits as short as 7 min. per visit. It also noted that elevator technicians hold the top-ranked blue-collar job, according to Forbes. Canadian Business’ own "Canada’s Best Jobs in 2017" saw "elevator mechanic" rise from number 74 in 2016 to 10. The source attributes it partly to new wage growth after several lackluster years but mostly to the overall growth in the number of jobs: a 94% increase in Canada over the last five years.

 

MVT APPOINTS THREE MANAGERS

Sylvain Mongrain, founder and president of Mongrain Vertical Transport, Inc. (MVT) of Grandes-Piles, Canada, has appointed three new managers. Jimmy Boissonneault, P.Eng., is Engineering manager, overseeing engineering and design functions and implementing policies, codes, standards and procedures related to existing and future products. Eduardo Pena Chiang is Estimating manager, responsible for standard and nonstandard complete packages in new and existing markets. Luis Hernandez, P.Eng., is Contract Engineering procurement manager, focusing on maximizing efficiency of the Contract Engineering Group and acting as a liaison among the Sales, Engineering and Purchasing departments.

 

HIGH RISES BANNED IN KARACHI

The building control authority of the Sindh province of Pakistan has imposed a ban on the construction of high-rise buildings in Karachi. DAWN reported that, acting on the orders passed by the Supreme Court, the Sindh Building Control Authority imposed a “complete ban on the construction of multistoried and high-rise buildings beyond ground plus two floors" in Karachi, the provincial capital and the largest and most populous city in the country. Authorities noted the approval of building plans without developing civic infrastructure and conducting environmental impact assessments. Approximately 85% of the 80 high-rise residential projects announced annually in Sindh are intended for Karachi.

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AMBROS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SCHMERSAL

Wuppertal, Germany-based K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. has appointed Michael Ambros managing director. In this new role, Ambros is responsible for the Administration and Sales & Marketing divisions globally, while Managing Director Michael Mandel runs the technical divisions. Schmersal's management team now consists of Ambros, Mandel and co-managing shareholders Heinz and Philip Schmersal. An Economics graduate, Ambros spent many years in a senior position over corporate finance at a leading international management consultancy. He has extensive management experience in a wide array of industries in Europe and beyond, including in the U.S. and Russia.

 

ELEVCON 2018 ANNOUNCED, ABSTRACTS REQUESTED

The International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE) has announced Elevcon 2018, the 22nd iteration of its world congress. Taking place at the Hotel Sofitel in Berlin on May 22-24, 2018, it will focus on the presentation of original papers on all topics relevant to vertical-transportation technologies. Abstracts are being accepted through October 1. They should be no longer than 100 words (with titles no longer than 10 words) and include a classification of the topic, author name(s), company and contact information. Proposals for interactive discussion workshops are also welcomed as well. All abstracts and proposals should be sent to IAEE President and Elevcon 2018 Chairman & Programme Manager Ami Lustig. Event details and registration are available here.

 

WOMAN HURT IN HONOLULU ELEVATOR ACCIDENT

An investigation is underway after an elevator malfunction at a state government building in Honolulu resulted in a woman being taken to a hospital, KHON2 reports. Emergency responders say the 25-year-old woman was hurt in an elevator at the Kalanimoku Building, which houses several Hawaii government offices. Details of the incident, which occurred May 10, are hazy, but the elevator reportedly dropped about 3 ft., resulting in serious injuries to the woman. Linda Chu Takayama, director of Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health, told KHON2 the elevator was last inspected in November 2016 and found to be in good operating condition.

 

ONTARIO PLANS STUDY OF ELEVATOR PROBLEMS

Complaints about elevator breakdowns in residential buildings have prompted the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services to order a study to find out how many of the problems are the result of poor maintenance and service, insauga.com reports. The Ontario government's Technical Standards and Safety Authority is calling for bids to research and report on potential solutions by mid October. The contract calls for the study to assess elevator availability in residential, retirement and long-term-care facilities, and to make recommendations for government actions to address problems.

 

TOHA: DETAILS RELEASED, SPACE MARKETED

Developers of the ToHa office tower in Tel Aviv, Israel, have begun marketing space, with the structure due to be completed in 2018, Globes Israel Business News reports. The glass-covered, iceberg-shaped tower offers 55,000 m2 of commercial and office space, underground parking for 1,000 cars and a roof area featuring cafés and restaurants. Developers of the NIS850-million (US$238-million) building are also planning a 70-story office tower with a matching façade that would have 130,000 m2 of office space, but that could increase to 200,000 m2 if demand warrants.

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EW 2017 PHOTO CONTEST VOTING OPEN

Judging of the 2017 ELEVATOR WORLD Photo Contest entries is taking place through June 16. Nearly 200 photos were received. The best are online and can be voted on to decide the winners for each category. Winners will receive US$250 cash or the equivalent in Elevator World, Inc. educational products or advertising. Winners and runners-up from each category will be featured in the August issue of EW, highlighted online and sent a custom certificate.

 

DESIGN STUDIES REVEALED FOR ADJAYE’S NYC TOWER

Early design studies for Adjaye Associates' first New York City (NYC) skyscraper have been unveiled, and reveal gold details and arched windows that expand as the building rises, ArchDaily reports. The 61-story, 750-ft.-tall Wall Street Tower condominium building planned for 130 William Street in NYC’s Financial District will offer luxury amenities, including sports facilities, a movie theater, a rooftop observatory and more. The building will have 244 units and is being developed by the Lightstone Group.

 

ELEVATOR WILL LINK JEWISH QUARTER, WESTERN WALL

Israeli leaders are planning to build an elevator and underground tunnel at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem to allow greater accessibility, Arutz Sheva reports. According to the proposal, the ILS50-million (US$14-million) project will grant the elderly and disabled easier access to the wall and the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem. The elevator will operate within a 33-m shaft that will connect the Jewish Quarter to the level of the Western Wall below, and a 65-m-long pedestrian tunnel will lead from the elevator to the checkpoint at the wall. The Western Wall is considered one of the holiest sites for the Jewish faith.

 

MESA EVENTS ANNOUNCED

In addition to its next regular meeting on June 13 at Jake n Joe’s in Norwood, Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) has announced that its Boat Cruise will take place on July 27 from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. It will be leaving from the Captain Fishbones in Marina Bay in North Quincy, Massachusetts. MESA’s 11th Annual Golf Outing will be held on August 9 at the Olde Scotland Links in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. To register or for more information for each event, visit website.

 

PHILIPPINES TO REPAIR RAIL-STATION EQUIPMENT

The Philippine Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) has begun the process of replacing or repairing faulty elevators and escalators at the Manila metro area's LRT Line 2 stations, the Business Mirror reported. LRTA Administrator Reynaldo Berroya said in a statement that the authority has begun replacing 32 defective elevators and 13 nonoperational escalators along the line, with priority being given to the busiest stations. Line 2 has 32 elevators and 58 escalators, but none of the elevators and only 31 escalators are functional. The PHP138-million (US$2.8-million) project is being handled by Ma-an Construction Corp. and IFE Elevators, and is part of a broader LRT rehabilitation plan.

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VANCOUVER ELEVATOR SEEN AS “DESTINATION”

Managers of Vancouver, Canada's Granville Island are promoting a plan to install an elevator that would lower visitors from a pedestrian bridge to the heart of the popular shopping district, the Vancouver Sun reported. CMHC-Granville Island, the company that oversees the island adjacent to downtown Vancouver, envisions a redevelopment that would include easy pedestrian access, which would fuel a renewed market, arts and innovation district. “The elevator would become a destination in itself, attracting new visitors to Granville Island," said a report released by CMHC-Granville Island.

 

UTAH INSPECTOR PRESENTED AWARD

Gary Gibson, chief elevator inspector with the Utah Labor Commission’s Division of Boiler, Elevator and Coal Mine Safety, is a recipient of a 2017 Governor’s Award for Excellence. Utah Governor Gary Herbert recognized him for his leadership to increase efficiency, perform higher-quality inspections and reduce the number of elevators overdue for inspection (by half). He has been chief elevator inspector since 2015 and a state employee for 30 years. Utah officials said there are 10,000 elevators in the state, of which approximately 8,600 are considered “active” and subject to inspections every two years by Gibson’s division.

 

ELEVATOR FALL HURTS KUWAITI FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDICS

Three Kuwaiti firefighters and two paramedics were injured May 23 when an elevator they were in fell to the ground in Khaitan district, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) said. The emergency responders had just completed a call at an eighth-floor residence in an apartment building when they entered the elevator to ride down to the ground floor, fire officials told KUNA. The car suddenly fell, injuring all inside. They were taken to a hospital for treatment, but the extent of their injuries wasn't reported. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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HITACHI SETS HIGH GOALS IN THAILAND

Hitachi’s elevator and escalator distributor in Thailand is projecting aggressive sales growth, The Japan Times reported. Michael Tang, vice president of Hitachi Elevator (Thailand) Co., has taken on a new role as head of its sales and marketing unit. He said the company aims to increase its market share to 25% in 2020. To attain its goal, the company intends annual sales growth of 20% on average and is seeking to sell 1,000 units this year, up 18% from 850 units in 2016. Elevators are expected to account for 70% and escalators for 30% of the 2017 total. Thailand’s elevator and escalator market totaled approximately 5,500 units last year and is expected to grow 3-5% this year, the source stated.

 

LIGHT TOWER, ELEVATOR PROPOSED FOR BOSTON WATERFRONT

Condos, barge-mounted parks and a light tower with elevator make up just one of several proposals for redevelopment of Boston's old Charlestown Navy Yard, the Boston Herald reported. According to the report, the Boston Planning & Development Agency has received a number of suggested new public uses for sections of the Navy Yard on the Boston waterfront. Other ideas include an urban beach, floating swimming pool barges, an outdoor theater, a climbing wall and a maritime science and history park. Architects, artists, civic groups and others have outlined ideas for the property, which housed one of the U.S. Navy's oldest shipbuilding facilities until its closure in 1974.

 

CNIT CONTRACTS FOR 5,000 AD TERMINALS

China Information Technology, Inc. (CNIT) has entered into a contract with Shanghai Liangyu Communications Technology Ltd., an advertising agency in Shanghai, for the sale of 5,000 CNIT cloud-based elevator-advertising terminals to be installed in that city by the end of the year. CNIT said via a press release on Stockhouse that the sale should help generate recurring revenue arising from customers' use of its Yunfa Net system, which permits an advertiser to create reduced-cost ads on a PC or mobile app, instantly transmit them to the elevator ad terminals of their choice and receive feedback on viewers' responses. The contract is expected to make CNIT's combined sales and service revenue exceed US$1.5 million this year, as it intends to sell a minimum of 60,000 cloud-based ad terminals (worth US$17.5 million).

 

WORKER DIES IN INDIAN FACTORY

A 27-year-old man died while working in the elevator of a factory in the Narela area of Rohini, India, on May 22, Business Standard reported. The victim was found dead in the elevator on the third floor of a plastic factory, according to police, who were called to the scene. Their investigations revealed that the elevator malfunctioned and started moving suddenly when the victim was working, and he got stuck.

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425 PARK AVENUE RISING IN MIDTOWN MANHATTAN

425 Park Avenue (ELENET 626), "one of the most interesting redevelopment projects" in Manhattan, New York City, has reached the 16th of what will ultimately be 47 floors, New York YIMBY reports. Foster + Partners is responsible for the design, featuring setbacks and a triple-height amenity area for office tenants. L&L Holdings, GreenOak Real Estate Advisors and Tokyu Land Corp. are the developers, preserving 25% of the original office structure, designed in the 1950s by Kahn & Jacobs. 425 Park Avenue will rise 893 ft. to its architectural top and span 620,000 sq. ft., 200,000 of which has been leased by Citadel. Completion is anticipated in early 2019.

 

CHINESE, MOROCCAN FIRMS TO BUILD AFRICA’S TALLEST TOWER

Construction companies from China and Morocco are planning a joint venture to build Africa’s tallest skyscraper, China.org.cn reports. The 45-story, mixed-use tower will be built in the Moroccan capital of Rabat. It will include office space, a hotel and luxury apartments, and be built to ecological and sustainable design concepts, the website reported. The China Railway Construction Corp. is teaming up with Travaux Generaux de Construction de Casablanca to build the 250-m-tall, US$375-million tower, which will be the central focus of a large-scale development in Rabat’s Bouregreg Valley.

 

GIRL AIRLIFTED AFTER ESCALATOR FALL IN U.K.

An 11-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital after falling from an escalator inside a shopping center in Manchester, U.K. Police say she suffered suspected head and other injuries, but her condition was not known. The accident happened at the Wheatsheaf shopping precinct in Rochdale town center just after 3 p.m. on May 21, but it was not known how far the girl fell. It also was not immediately clear what caused the accident, though there was no indication she was pushed or that the escalator collapsed.

 

DOWNTOWN SEATTLE CONDO TOWER UNDERWAY

A high-rise residential tower under construction in downtown Seattle is one of the few condo communities planned in the neighborhood through the end of the decade, developers say, even though the market has been red-hot for several years. The Seattle Times reports that NEXUS, a 41-story, 382-unit tower reminiscent of a stack of cubes, will offer owners amenities in common areas that cover more than 21,000 sq. ft. across multiple levels, including a fitness center with adjacent yoga room, a lobby lounge with retail space and more. The building, at 1200 Howell Street, is expected to open in mid 2019. It was designed by Weber Thompson architects and developed by Burrard Group.

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OTIS DEBUTS PRODUCTS IN MIDDLE EAST

Otis introduced the connected Gen2® Life elevator and expanded its SkyRise® product family in the Middle East with an event for customers in Dubai. One of its bestselling elevators ever, Otis' Gen2 is built upon in the Gen2 Life, its cab serving as what the company calls "a fashionable and functional room in the core of the building. SkyRise now includes the self-climbing SkyBuild™ construction elevator, which uses a hydraulic piston system to move one floor at a time as the building rises. Construction teams can use it to move through the building, while being protected from the weather and not need an external lift. Once construction is complete, the SkyBuild elevator transitions for immediate service as a SkyRise elevator.

 

63-STORY RESIDENTIAL TOWER COMPLETED IN MELBOURNE

Eq. Tower, a shimmery 63-story residential tower containing more than 630 apartments and an array of amenities, is complete in downtown Melbourne, Australia, The Urban Developer reported. Located on A'Beckett Street, the property was developed by ICD Property and designed by Elenberg Fraser with a shape that changes between levels 24 and 36, reminiscent of a flower vase with a long neck. It also boasts energy-efficient features such as solar panels and high-performance double glazing. KONE provided the vertical-transportation for Eq. Tower, for which Multiplex handled the construction.

 

NYC AFFORDABLE HOUSING TOWER ON UPPER EAST SIDE

The New York City (NYC) Housing Authority has chosen Fetner Properties to develop a 47-story tower with 330 residential units adjacent to the only public-housing project on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, The Real Deal reports. The location is on East 92nd Street between First and York avenues adjacent to Holmes Towers. The structure will span 350,000 sq. ft., including 18,000 sq. ft. of recreational/community space. The plan also includes a new, 14,500-sq.-ft. playground. Half the units will be designated for lower-income residents.

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ELEVATOR WORLD HOSTS AGM IN MOBILE

Elevator World, Inc. welcomed board members during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 5 at The Admiral Hotel in Mobile, Alabama. In addition to company officers, the following attended: Gina McKellar, financial advisor, Crow Shields Bailey PC; Jonathan Charest, financial planner, Charest Co., LLP; Jim Green, attorney, Wright, Green, P.C.; John Koshak, Elevator Safety Solutions, LLC, Collierville, Tennessee; Robert Lane, Elevator Motors Corp., Farmingdale, New York; Martha Hulgan, MMH & Associates LLC, Chattanooga, Tennessee; Massimo Bezzi, ICM Lift Components, Trento, Italy; Achim Hütter, Achim Hütter Consulting, Hamburg, Germany; Bülent Yilmaz, managing director of ELEVATOR WORLD Turkey and ELEVATOR WORLD Middle East and TAK Mathews, TAK Consulting Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai. The purpose of the meeting was to plan for the coming year for all EW magazines and educational publications. In addition to the meeting, board members enjoyed a cocktail reception with the other Elevator World staff at Elevator World’s Midtown Mobile headquarters. 

 

ORONA: ACQUISITION, PROJECTS AT AGM

Hernani, Spain-based manufacturer Orona announced the approval of its 2016 financial statements and other items at its annual general meeting (AGM) in March. It also stated it had recently acquired Myhre Heis AS, an Oslo, Norway-based company with 38 years of experience in the industry. With its 33rd subsidiary, Orona expects its revenues to be in the range of EUR27 million (US$30 million) in Norway, where it already has nine offices and nearly 130 employees. The acquisition is indicative of its “Orona-UE” project, which is intended to strengthen the cooperative’s commitment to keep growing in Europe. Additionally, through its "Fabrika 4.0" project, the company has installed an intelligent manufacturing system at its Hernani facilities.

 

REBRANDED SEATTLE TOWER EYES 2019 COMPLETION

A 41-story, mixed-use tower taking shape in downtown Seattle has been rebranded Arrivé and is scheduled for delivery in early 2019, Commercial Property ExecutiveTM reports. Formerly called Potala, the structure is being developed by Molasky Group and Binjiang Tower Corp. and will have ground-level retail, a hotel, apartments and below-grade parking. It is located at 2116 Fourth Avenue and was designed by Seattle firm Weber Thompson. Describing Arrivé as one of the first for-rent mixed-use properties in Seattle, Mike Doran, vice president of development and construction at Molasky Group, said the tower is positioned to take advantage of the reemergence of the Belltown neighborhood.

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ONTARIO VT MISHAPS RISE, BUT ELEVATORS STILL SAFER THAN CARS

According to the Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA), which regulates elevators and escalators in the Canadian province of Ontario, people are 800 times more likely to be killed in a car than by using a vertical-transportation (VT) conveyance, but VT accidents are still on the rise in Ontario, which accounts for close to half of the elevators in Canada, the Humboldt Journal reports. Acknowledging that the majority of VT systems in residences and offices are safe, TSSA said six people have been killed and 1,225 injured in VT mishaps in the past six years, with the number of incidents doubling between 2011 and 2016. They are primarily related to leveling and door issues, and can be attributed to user behavior or poor maintenance.

 

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE’S TALLEST PLANNED IN AUSTRALIA

A 108-story mixed-use tower, which would be the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere, is part of the Imperial Square development planned in Southport, Australia, by Azzura Corp., The Urban Developer reports. Taller than the 103-story-tall Empire State Building in New York City, the structure would contain a university, 2,200 residential units, a 200-room hotel and student housing. It would be joined by 48- and 68-story towers atop a six-level podium in the city's central business district at Ferry Road and Meron Street. The architect is Kris Kowalski, who said the intent is to reinforce the Gold Coast as an internationally recognized tourism and education destination. Construction is expected to start later this year.

 

EW FOCUSES ON WEST COAST

ELEVATOR WORLD’s August issue will focus on the West Coast of the U.S., specifically California, Washington and Oregon. Articles are to include Company Spotlights, Project Spotlights, Industry Profiles, Market Trends, and a Codes & Standards update. The 2017 EW Photo Contest winners will be featured. Bonus distribution will be to members of the National Association of Elevator Contractors and the top 500 West Coast architectural/design firms, and building owners, managers and developers. The deadline for submissions in this new topic is June 15. To participate or for more information, contact the EW Editorial Department at phone: (251) 479-4514, ext. 30 or [email protected]. To advertise, contact ext. 38 or [email protected].

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