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EW FOCUSES ON ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS

ELEVATOR WORLD’s December issue will focus on Escalators and Moving Walks. It will also feature the winners of the 2019 Ellies Awards. The deadline for submissions is October 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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OTIS TO SUPPLY 190 UNITS FOR KUWAIT AIRPORT’S NEW TERMINAL

Otis Kuwait has been awarded a contract to supply 190 elevators for the new Passenger Terminal 2 at Kuwait International Airport, the company announced on September 16. The contract calls for the installation of 171 Gen2™ units with capacities up to 5000 kg and 19 heavy-duty elevators with capacities up to 11 T. The units feature Otis’ ReGen® Drive, Gen2™ flat-coated steel belts and Pulse™ monitoring systems. The KWD1.31-billion (US$4.34-billion), 708,000-m2 building is designed to handle 25 million passengers per year and will play a key role in boosting traffic and meeting the growing demand for air travel services in Kuwait. Completion is expected in 2022.

 

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STEEL GIANTS: INDUSTRY-FIRST ESCALATORS BY THYSSENKRUPP

thyssenkrupp recently installed the longest escalators ever produced in Germany, four 100-m-long, 48.7-m-high units that are part of a 25-escalator order for the Baku Metro in Azerbaijan. The escalators will help increase capacity of the metro stations by 50% and facilitate the flow of more than 231 million passengers annually. With motors and gears installed on the floor in front of the units rather than inside, the four "steel giants" are, according to thyssenkrupp, narrower than any other escalators yet offer the same level of comfort and space as traditional units. Besides the ultra-deep escalators, the contract included eight high-rise escalators for the Sahil and Khatai stations, and 17 escalators for a new station. The only thyssenkrupp escalators longer than the ones in the Baku metro are 53-m-high units manufactured for the Moscow Metro that have not yet been installed. thyssenkrupp is also providing 307 elevators to modernize public housing in Baku.

 

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THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATORS PART OF PORTLAND STADIUM UPGRADE

Four thyssenkrupp evolution 200 machine-room-less (MRL), energy-efficient elevators are serving the Providence Park Major League Soccer (MLS) stadium in Portland, Oregon. The elevators are part of a US$85-million overhaul completed in May that added 4,000 seats to bring capacity to 25,000 and make Providence Park one of the largest stadiums in MLS. Designed for buildings up to 350 ft tall, evolution 200 was introduced in 2018 and, according to thyssenkrupp, has become one of its most popular elevators due to its "speed, capacity and travel combinations." The Providence Park units have 3500-lb capacity and travel at up to 350 ft/min. During a weekend that featured home games for MLS' Portland Timbers and National Women's Soccer League's Thorns, they completed more than 600 cycles without service interruption.

 

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VIEEW MEETING PLANNED ON SEPTEMBER 16

Members of the Vertical Initiative for Elevator Escalator Women (VIEEW) plan to meet on September 16 at 4:30 p.m. in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The VIEEW meeting will be in the Emerald B Room at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Avenue Northwest. Elevator World, Inc., is sponsoring the meeting, and Editor-at-Large/Publisher Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick is the speaker. For more information, contact Martha Hulgan.

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OSHA, VT INDUSTRY TEAM UP TO PROMOTE SAFETY

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has entered into an alliance with key vertical-transportation (VT) industry stakeholders in an initiative to promote workplace health and safety and protect workers, officials announced on September 11. In the two-year project, OSHA and its VT industry partners will provide information, guidance and training resources to help reduce and prevent employee exposure to the “Focus Four” hazards — falls, caught-in or between, struck-by and electrocution — and other recognized safety and health hazards workers face during the construction, modernization, maintenance and repair of elevators and other VT equipment.

Industry participants are the International Union of Elevator Constructors, the National Elevator Industry, Inc., the National Association of Elevator Contractors, the Elevator Contractors of America, the Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund and the National Elevator Industry Educational Program.

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ELLIES WINNERS ANNOUNCED

ELEVATOR WORLD is happy to announce the winners in its 2019 Elevator Industry Awards Program (Ellies). With more than 34,000 total votes (nearly triple the number from last year), the winners are: Right Way Elevator Maintenance (Best Veteran-Owned Business), Imperial Electric (Best Supplier – Motors), Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators (Best Supplier – Complete Elevator/Escalator Systems), relayr (Best Supplier – Software), Wurtec (Best Supplier – Safety Products), Smartrise (Best Supplier – Controllers), Savaria (Best Supplier – Accessibility), KONE Spares (Best Supplier – Other), Peak Elevator (Best Contractor – West), A&A Elevator Corp. (Best Contractor – South), Colley Elevator Co. (Best Contractor – North), TEI Group (Best Contractor – East), Kencor Elevator (Best Contractor – Family-Owned), Richmond Elevator (Best Contractor – Canada), Columbia Elevator Products Co. Inc. (Best Supplier – Cabs and Doors), Wildeck (Best Supplier – Special Application Lifts), Liberty Elevator Experts (Best Inspection Company) and Lerch Bates Inc. (Best Consultancy). Winners will be highlighted in the December issue of EW. They will also receive an official Ellies statuette and be able to use the Ellies winner logo on their website or in marketing. Those attending the National Association of Elevator Contractors Exhibition on September 16-19 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will be presented with the award on the show floor.

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INNOVATION INDUSTRIES ACQUIRES VCI

Russellville, Arkansas-based Innovation Industries, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of elevator fixtures and components, announced on August 30 it acquired Virginia Controls Inc. (VCI) of Richmond, Virginia, from longtime owner and outgoing President Fred Landon. Landon said III stood out from other potential buyers due to its reputation and its products being a good fit. Established in 1967, VCI supplies elevator- and escalator-control products and accessories for systems ranging from two-landing hydros to traction elevators that travel 500 ft. Observing that all VCI employees, management and its Richmond headquarters will be retained, Innovation President and CEO Paul Horney says VCI controls will be complementary to the product lines of both Innovation and those of its subsidiary Monitor Elevator Products. 

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THYSSENKRUPP FORMALLY SEEKS ELEVATOR DIVISION BUYERS

By sending out letters requesting expressions of interest, thyssenkrupp has formally started the process of courting potential buyers of all or parts of its elevator division, various news outlets, including Reuters, report. KONE, Schindler, Otis and Hitachi received letters, as did private equity firms KKR, Bain, Advent, CVC, EQT, Blackstone, Partners Group and Apollo, unnamed sources said. One source said thyssenkrupp, which is bleeding money from its other divisions including steel, plant engineering and car parts, seeks to keep a 25% stake in elevators, which is valued at up to EUR17 billion (US$19 billion) and is, by far, its most profitable division. Responses to the letters are anticipated within two weeks. thyssenkrupp, which is also preparing for an initial public offering, is expected to sign a deal by the end of the year.

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NYARM RELEASES FULL SCHEDULE OF ELEVATOR CLASSES

The New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) will present professional-development sessions on elevator technology for building managers as part of the requirement for the New York Accredited Realty Manager Certification, the association recently announced. The upcoming elevator sessions are scheduled for September 18, October 1, October 15, November 5 and December 4. The program is designed to teach building managers about the sophisticated new elevator technology being used in new construction, as well as modernization. Elevator contractors and consultants interested in participating or seeking pricing and other information are asked to contact NYARM Executive Director Margie Russell at phone: 212-216-0654; text: 516-456-0313 or email.

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