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FINAL DAY FOR EW PROJECT OF THE YEAR ENTRIES: OCTOBER 11

The deadline for submissions for the ELEVATOR WORLD Project of the Year Awards 2020 is October 11. The contest recognizes excellence in vertical, horizontal and inclined transportation. Winners in each of 11 categories will receive an award and be recognized in a feature story in the January 2020 issue. In addition to two new categories, “Elevators – Upgrades + Repairs” and “Escalators – Upgrades + Repairs,” entries can be made in “Elevators, New Construction”; “Elevators, Modernization”; “Escalators, New Construction”; “Escalators, Modernization”; “Moving Walks”; “Inclined Elevators”; “Platform Lifts & Stairway Chairlifts”; “Private-Residence Elevators”; and “Special-Purpose Lifts.” The contest is open for projects that have been completed within the past two years, and both text and photos must be submitted, along with a completed entry form, via electronic file sharing, or a mailed disc and/or flash drive. To download the form and obtain more information, visit website.

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KONE HONORED FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE, SUSTAINABILITY

KONE, in an honor recognizing it as one of Asia's best-performing companies, has received the Asia Corporate Excellence & Sustainability (ACES) Award, Manufacturing Global reported in September. The award recognizes high-performing enterprises that have shown growth in revenue and are focused on connecting with consumers in seizing business opportunities. In announcing the award, organizers said KONE's ability to present sustainable solutions to modern-day problems has given the company a competitive edge that has been propelling its growth in the Asia-Pacific region, one its fastest-growing markets. The MORS Group, a Singapore-based consultancy that provides guidance to companies doing business in Asia, is lead organizer of the ACES Award.

 

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CIBSE LIFTS GROUP ANNUAL SEMINAR COMING UP

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Lifts Group is holding its annual seminar on November 12 at its headquarters at 222 Balham High Road, SW12 9BS in London. Speakers include Adam Scott, Phil Pearson, Gina Barney, Dave Cooper and Anna Peters. Their presentations will be based on those given at the recent Lift & Escalator Symposium, including such subjects as cycle lifts, vertical-transportation design for a large stadium, traffic simulators, escalator runaways, logging and analysis using an accelerometer and wooden machine frames. A GBP50 (US$61.60) fee is required, though apprentices and students get a 50% discount.

 

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GUINNESS RECOGNIZES HITACHI FOR WORLD’S FASTEST ELEVATOR

The 1,260-m/min (47 mph) Hitachi, Ltd. elevator serving the Rosewood hotel in the 530-m-tall Guangzhou CTF Finance Center in Guangzhou, China, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's fastest. Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. officials were presented the honor on September 10 to coincide with the elevator going into operation. Part of a 151-unit order, it travels more than 440 m from the hotel lobby to the 95th floor in approximately 42 s. Hitachi has a deep history in Asia, where in 1968 it debuted what was the fastest elevator in Japan at the time, traveling 300 m/min. Hitachi has been active in China since the 1980s, and reports it achieved the top share in number of new elevators and escalators ordered in the world's largest market in 2018.

 

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THYSSENKRUPP REPLACING KERKHOFF AS CEO

thyssenkrupp AG has moved to replace CEO Guido Kerkhoff as the giant company looks to sell key units — including thyssenkrupp Elevators, its most-profitable — to end its downward spiral, Bloomberg reported on September 24. Kerkhoff, who replaced Heinrich Hiesinger in 2018, has been under pressure from the company's board, which felt he was moving too slowly in organizing the sale of the units. thyssenkrupp sent letters to potential buyers of the elevator unit earlier this year, including other OEMs and several private equity firms. KONE has expressed interest in a full merger, but Kerkhoff signaled that he preferred to sell a minority stake to a private equity firm and, thus, avoid the kind of competition regulations that killed an effort to create a joint venture between thyssenkrupp's steel business and India's Tata Steel Ltd. The source notes that several private equity firms had expressed interest in other thyssenkrupp units, including automobile parts, system engineering and heavy plate steel, but Kerkhoff was trying to get a deal done for the EUR15-billion (US$16.6-billion) elevator unit first. He will be replaced on an interim basis by board Chairwoman Martina Merz.

 

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EHC NAMES ALTMIŞDÖRT TO LEAD TURKEY OPERATION

Oshawa, Canada-based EHC Global has named H. Eren Altmişdört to the newly created role of general manager, EHC Turkey. Altmişdört, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Istanbul University in Turkey and has more than 35 years of sales and management experience, will manage EHC operations in Turkey and lead the implementation of the company’s goals and strategies throughout the country and neighboring markets. He will report to Norman Rosnersky, EHC managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

 

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INDEPENDENCE ELEVATOR AQUIRES ALKAP ELEVATOR SERVICES

Independence Elevator Co., an independently owned and operated company serving New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania, has acquired Alkap Elevator Services, Inc., which does business primarily in northern New Jersey. Specializing in the installation, modernization and maintenance of hydraulic elevators, Alkap was founded in 1983 by Al Kapr, and was incorporated by Al Kapr and his son, Bill Kapr, in 1984. Based in Lebanon, New Jersey, Independence Elevator is a union shop incorporated in 2008 and led by President Amy DiPaolo, who said the acquisition will allow the company to become a larger player. Welcoming Bill Kapr and Alkap customers to the team, DiPaolo stated: "Construction and modernization are still booming, and this [acquisition] keeps our maintenance in line with our growth [in the area]."

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KONE TO EQUIP DUBAI LUXURY TWO-TOWER DEVELOPMENT

KONE has won an order to deliver 25 elevators to Address Harbour Point, a high-end twin-tower development in Dubai, the company announced on September 23. The towers, part of the Dubai Creek Harbour Community, will offer serviced residences and a five-star hotel, and are expected to house up to 200,000 residents. KONE will deliver 11 3000S MonoSpace® elevators and 14 MiniSpace™ elevators. The towers will be equipped with the E-Link™ remote monitoring facility management system, which allows constant monitoring of the vertical-transportation system’s status. Address Harbour Point is being developed by Emaar Properties PJSC, and it is scheduled for completion in 2021.

 

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CHINA HONORS HITACHI ELEVATOR'S ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS

Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. has received a National Green Factory certificate from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Yahoo Finance reports. The National Green Factory certificate is based on an assessment of a company’s achievements in terms of infrastructure, management systems, energy resources, product condition and emissions reduction. Hitachi noted it has dedicated itself to clean manufacturing, selecting environmentally friendly raw materials, reducing the amount of energy used in the production process, using environmental packaging and upgrading procedures in connection with the installation of new elevators and escalators. It is also in the process of building an environmentally friendly supply chain management system. The company said it developed its Environmental Vision 2025 program to be a long-term plan governing all business activities, with a focus on reducing the environmental burden of its products throughout their lifecycles.

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COLES TO LEAD EHC'S NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS

EHC Global, an Oshawa, Canada-based manufacturer of escalator handrails and other components for the vertical-transportation (VT) industry, has named Jeff Coles managing director of North American Operations, the company recently announced. Coles has some 20 years of management experience in the VT industry, beginning in service sales and business development with Schindler in 1998. From 2003 to 2012, he held several progressive management positions at Schindler and was appointed president of Schindler Canada in 2012. He also served as Schindler’s North American vice president, Modernization. From 2015 to 2018, he was vice president, Central Region, at thyssenkrupp Elevator. Coles, who will report directly to EHC President and CEO Jeno Eppel, holds an MBA from the University of Ottawa and a BA in Political Science from McMaster University.

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