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CIBES LIFT GROUP ACQUIRES SWEDEN’S HISS I SKÅNE

Elevator manufacturer Cibes Lift Group, which is headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, and has roughly 560 employees worldwide, recently acquired Hiss i Skåne, a lift modernization, installation and maintenance specialist based in Malmö, Sweden, that has close to 30 employees. With approximately 2,200 lifts under service today, Hiss i Skåne was founded in 2006 by Urban Strandberg, Stefan Laffrenzen and Anders Claus and has grown to become the largest privately owned lift company in the Skåne region. "The acquisition is perfectly in line with our growth strategy and will both strengthen our position in southern Sweden and broaden our operations and expertise in service and aftersales,” Cibes CEO Per Lidström observes. “Furthermore, Hiss i Skåne will benefit from Cibes' strength in product development, marketing and sales." 

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WASHINGTON ADDS 2015 A17.3 REQUIREMENTS

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries has adopted changes to its elevator rules that became effective at the beginning of the month, the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) reported in its NEII Insider newsletter. Additional requirements for existing elevators and escalators have been added to "Washington Administrative Code 296-96, Safety Regulations and Fees for All Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Other Conveyances." They are according to the 2015 ASME A17.3 safety codes. NEII said it supports Washington’s efforts to adopt what it calls "the critical safety provisions in ASME A17.3."

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PROJECT OF THE YEAR DEADLINE LESS THAN ONE MONTH AWAY

The deadline for submissions for the ELEVATOR WORLD Project of the Year Awards 2020 is September 30. 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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EW OFFICES CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY

The offices of Elevator World, Inc., will be closed for the U.S. Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 2. They will reopen on Tuesday, September 3.

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ELEVATOR CLASSES OPEN TO NYC BUILDING MANAGERS

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 and October 15, and will continue on into November. 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 were asked to contact NYARM Executive Director Margie Russell at phone: 212-216-0654; text: 516-456-0313 or email.

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MORE THAN 500 ELEVATORS FOR AZERBAIJAN CAPITAL

The Lift Repair Production Association in Azerbaijan, a Middle Eastern country that borders Armenia, has signed a contract with German company Wittur Holding GmbH to fulfill an order to strengthen the material and technical bases of elevators in multi-apartment buildings in the capital city of Baku, Trend News Agency reports. More than 500 elevators will be supplied to Baku based on the contract. There were 63 supplied in July and the total number is currently at 145 elevators installed. The new elevators have been equipped with electronic and power backup systems. A unified dispatch system will also be created to manage all 542 elevators from one center.

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MBTA CUSTOMERS APPLAUD NEWLY ACCESSIBLE STATION

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) customers who use the Wollaston station applauded completion of US$36 million in upgrades including three new elevators and two new escalators, CBS Boston reports. The station had been closed since January 2018 as the new vertical-transportation (VT) equipment was installed and new bathrooms and energy-efficient lighting were added. Wollaston had been the only non-accessible station along the MBTA Red Line. One rider described the upgrades as “awesome,” with another saying she is “thrilled” to see the new VT equipment, since she lives with mobility issues.

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EW PUBLISHER STURGEON-HENDRICK RECEIVES NAEC HONOR

Until now, only nine elevator-industry people had been named National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) honorary lifetime members in the association’s 70-year history. We are proud to announce that Elevator World, Inc. Editor-at-Large/Publisher Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick is now part of that elite group as the 10th honoree. She follows in the footsteps of her father, William C. Sturgeon (1955), Helen Faser (1988), Leonard G. LeVee (1989), Eric Fairhurst (1997), Marie McDonald (2004), Eugene Frohlinger (2006), Lou Blaiotta, Sr. (2015) and Herb and Walter Glaser (2018). The NAEC Board of Directors and committees bestow the honor — which is not given every year — when someone is deemed worthy, and Sturgeon-Hendrick, who grew up in the industry under her father and has worked for Elevator World for more than five decades, clearly fits that bill. In July, NAEC Executive Director Alesa McArthur, Deputy Director Teresa Witham and Doug Witham, representing NAEC as a past recipient of the William C. Sturgeon Distinguished Service Award, flew to Mobile, Alabama, where Elevator World is headquartered, to break the good news and treat Sturgeon-Hendrick to lunch. They were joined by her son, Elevator World President T.Bruce MacKinnon, and Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation Program Director Laurie Dueitt. Sturgeon-Hendrick will be formally honored at the NAEC 70th Annual Convention and Exposition in Grand Rapids, Michigan on September 16-19.

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INDIAN RAILWAY STATION GETTING VERTICAL TRANSPORTATION

The INR15.6-million (US$217,600) budget to install escalators and a lift at Mohali railway station in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, India, has cleared, The Times of India recently reported. Railway sources said the lift is likely to be installed near the ticket-booking and inquiry counters close to the station's entrance. An inspection by Northern Railway General Manager T.P. Singh was performed last year and focused on the need for improvements in security and public conveniences. Constructed in 2006, the station has seen gradual growth in both passengers and trains.

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THYSSENKRUPP ESCALATORS FOR BREWING MUSEUM IN SPAIN

thyssenkrupp Elevator manufactured and installed two custom Velino 300 escalators for beer manufacturer Estrella Galicia at its new Mundo Estrella Galicia museum (MEGA) in A Coruña, Spain. The units have an angle higher than 137˚, and are outfitted with structural lattice able to bear heavy glass side panels. The escalators include an internal illumination equipped with an automatic red-green-blue color switch synchronized with the skirt lights. thyssenkrupp observes this is the first example of this kind of design in Spain. Opening to the public in June, MEGA took four years to complete and involved 90 professionals from 39 companies. It includes 2,500 m2 of exhibition space focused on the brewing industry, of which Estrella Galicia has been a part since 1906.

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