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RECORDS SHOW CHICAGO CITY HALL ELEVATOR REPAIRS GO UNDONE

In the wake of a pair of high-profile elevator entrapments in Chicago in November and December, a check of records show that City Hall elevators have repeatedly been cited for problems, CBS2 Chicago reports. According to the city’s own database, there are repeated citations since September that said the city “failed to maintain electric elevator equipment in safe and sound working condition.” The violations specifically concern cable guards in secondary areas that experts said protect workers from serious injuries. Other protective shortcomings include missing car-top handrails. One cited elevator apparently has gone unrepaired for nearly two years. A city spokesperson said City Hall elevators are safe and are undergoing modernization. Elevator consultant Richard Gregory of Vertex Industries said, “Chicago’s elevators, are in general, in good condition. It depends on the elevator maintenance company.”

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EHC GLOBAL TO SUPPLY HANDRAILS TO FRENCH RAIL NETWORKS

EHC Global announced in December 2018 that it has received a two-year contract to supply escalator handrails and related services to the Paris Métro and the Réseau Express Régional (RER) networks. Under the terms of the contract, EHC will supply NT and TufFlex handrail platforms, in addition to field splicing and technical support services. With 16 lines and more than 300 stations, the Métro is one of the busiest in the world. RER is a hybrid commuter/rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs through five lines and 250 stations, some of which connect with the Métro. The NT handrail is an environmentally friendly and technologically advanced alternative to conventional rubber-based products. It is available in a wide range of profiles and colors, and is recyclable, easy to clean and requires minimal maintenance.

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EHC GLOBAL TO SUPPLY HANDRAILS TO FRENCH RAIL NETWORKS

EHC Global announced in December 2018 that it has received a two-year contract to supply escalator handrails and related services to the Paris Métro and the Réseau Express Régional (RER) networks. Under the terms of the contract, EHC will supply NT and TufFlex handrail platforms, in addition to field splicing and technical support services. With 16 lines and more than 300 stations, the Métro is one of the busiest in the world. RER is a hybrid commuter/rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs through five lines and 250 stations, some of which connect with the Métro. The NT handrail is an environmentally friendly and technologically advanced alternative to conventional rubber-based products. It is available in a wide range of profiles and colors, and is recyclable, easy to clean and requires minimal maintenance.

Image credit: Fabio Venni

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THYSSENKRUPP’S LARGEST ORDER TO DATE IN BAHRAIN

Sixteen thyssenkrupp elevators and two escalators have been installed in the 200-m-tall United Tower in Manama, Bahrain, representing the company's largest order to date in the country and serving as the latest example of its engagement in the Arabian peninsula. With a striking, twisting shape, United Tower houses 26,000 m2 of office space and the 263-room Wyndham Grand Manama in 19 floors, including a 900-m2 ballroom on the top floor offering impressive sea views. The elevators serving the tower have a maximum speed of 3.5 mps. thyssenkrupp has had a presence in the Middle East for 25 years, providing vertical-transportation equipment for the Dubai, Doha, Cairo, Riyadh and Madinah airports and the metro systems of Cairo, Riyadh and Doha.

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THYSSENKRUPP’S LARGEST ORDER TO DATE IN BAHRAIN

Sixteen thyssenkrupp elevators and two escalators have been installed in the 200-m-tall United Tower in Manama, Bahrain, representing the company's largest order to date in the country and serving as the latest example of its engagement in the Arabian peninsula. With a striking, twisting shape, United Tower houses 26,000 m2 of office space and the 263-room Wyndham Grand Manama in 19 floors, including a 900-m2 ballroom on the top floor offering impressive sea views. The elevators serving the tower have a maximum speed of 3.5 mps. thyssenkrupp has had a presence in the Middle East for 25 years, providing vertical-transportation equipment for the Dubai, Doha, Cairo, Riyadh and Madinah airports and the metro systems of Cairo, Riyadh and Doha.

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ANOTHER ELEVATOR RESCUE FOR CFD IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO

Members of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) responded to another elevator entrapment in downtown Chicago at around noon on December 16, following an incident last month in which an elevator descended more than 80 stories in the former John Hancock building and six people were rescued, various news outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, report. This time, 15 people were rescued within about an hour and a half. Ten people climbed through a hatch in the top of the elevator, where they met a waiting firefighter and ascended a ladder in the shaft. The remaining passengers were freed through a hole that firefighters knocked in a wall in the mixed-use building, which appears to be approximately 10 stories tall. The passengers were trapped on the fourth floor for an undetermined amount of time, and no one was seriously injured, according to the CFD.

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ANOTHER ELEVATOR RESCUE FOR CFD IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO

Members of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) responded to another elevator entrapment in downtown Chicago at around noon on December 16, following an incident last month in which an elevator descended more than 80 stories in the former John Hancock building and six people were rescued, various news outlets, including the Chicago Tribune, report. This time, 15 people were rescued within about an hour and a half. Ten people climbed through a hatch in the top of the elevator, where they met a waiting firefighter and ascended a ladder in the shaft. The remaining passengers were freed through a hole that firefighters knocked in a wall in the mixed-use building, which appears to be approximately 10 stories tall. The passengers were trapped on the fourth floor for an undetermined amount of time, and no one was seriously injured, according to the CFD.

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KONE PROVIDING 180 UNITS TO WORLD EXPO 2020 DUBAI

KONE has been selected to provide 180 units to World Expo 2020, taking place in Dubai from October 20, 2020-April 10, 2021. The grounds are designed in the shape of a flower, with Al Wasl Plaza the central visitor hub connecting three, petal-shaped thematic districts — each reflecting one of the expo's sub-themes of mobility, sustainability and opportunity. The order consists of 151 MonoSpace®, six platform and one limited-mobility elevator, as well as 16 TravelMasterTM 110 escalators, six dumbwaiters and the E-LinkTM system-management tool. Set to become a new, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold-certified city called District 2020 after the expo, the thematic districts include six pavilion buildings designed for commercial, residential and retail use. Architects for the thematic districts and Al Wasl Plaza are Hopkins Architects Dubai and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, respectively.

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KONE PROVIDING 180 UNITS TO WORLD EXPO 2020 DUBAI

KONE has been selected to provide 180 units to World Expo 2020, taking place in Dubai from October 20, 2020-April 10, 2021. The grounds are designed in the shape of a flower, with Al Wasl Plaza the central visitor hub connecting three, petal-shaped thematic districts — each reflecting one of the expo's sub-themes of mobility, sustainability and opportunity. The order consists of 151 MonoSpace®, six platform and one limited-mobility elevator, as well as 16 TravelMasterTM 110 escalators, six dumbwaiters and the E-LinkTM system-management tool. Set to become a new, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold-certified city called District 2020 after the expo, the thematic districts include six pavilion buildings designed for commercial, residential and retail use. Architects for the thematic districts and Al Wasl Plaza are Hopkins Architects Dubai and Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, respectively.

Image credit: Expo2020Dubai.com

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KONE OPENS NEW ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL HQ IN SINGAPORE

KONE Asia Pacific Executive Vice President Axel Berkling and Managing Director KONE Singapore Jerome Audais inaugurated the company's new Asia Pacific headquarters and People Flow Experience Centre on the top floor of the MapleTree Industrial New Hi-Tech Space in Singapore on December 7. The 25,000-sq.-ft. headquarters houses the Singapore country office, project engineering, a 24/7 customer call center and service and support operations. The People Flow Experience Centre allows customers to try out KONE solutions and gathers feedback. KONE executives were joined by guests including Finland's Ambassador to Singapore Paula Parviainen and National Trades Union Congress Secretary General Ng Chee Meng.

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