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MEKC TO BEGIN OPERATING SOUTH KOREAN ELEVATOR PLANT

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Korea Co. (MEKC) plans to begin operating a new US$27-million factory in the Incheon Free Economic Zone of South Korea on March 1. Including an R&D center and a 95-m-tall test tower, the facility is expected to expand current production capacity by two-and-a-half times, to 4,000 units annually. The new, 19,070-m2 factory employs approximately 120 and is expected to help Mitsubishi Electric expand its global business and increase its market share in South Korea. The focus will be on both high-speed, high-rise elevators for regions like the Middle East and elevators tailored for South Korea’s low- to mid-rise market.

 

LARGE PROJECT WITH 30-PLUS-STORY BUILDINGS OK’D IN LONDON

Planning permission has been granted for a major mixed-use development on 11 ha in Newham, East London, that will include 1,020 homes, a school, shops, offices, community and leisure space, The Architects’ Journal reports. Patel Tayler is the developer of the former Parcelforce courier service depot site, with the application outlining five 20-story or taller buildings and two in excess of 30 stories. Despite being contrary to Newham's tall-building policy, it was ruled public benefits of the development will "outweigh any harm caused by the scale and massing."

 

ESCALATORS FOR BUSY CENTRAL INDIA RAIL STATION

Patna Junction, the main rail station for the capital of the state of Bahir in central India, is getting two new escalators, which promise to ease passenger flow and minimize the chaos that can occur during arrival and departure times, The New Indian Express reports. Part of East Central Railways’ overall effort to improve passenger amenities at stations across the state, the escalators are expected to be operational by the end of March.

 

IMPROPER ESCALATOR USE LEADS TO CRITICAL INJURY IN LAS VEGAS

A 21-year-old man was critically injured after he attempted to slide down an escalator handrail at a shopping and entertainment complex in Las Vegas in the early morning hours of September 24 and fell from the second floor, The Mercury News reports. Witnesses and security footage indicate the man was intoxicated. He was taken to a local hospital and listed in critical condition. A police official says such accidents can be avoided by always using amenities, such as escalators, as intended.

 

NEW ELEVATORS PART OF HOUSTON CRIMINAL COURTHOUSE PLAN

A new bank of at least three elevators is part of a plan Harris County officials are considering to make the storm-damaged and inefficiently laid-out Harris County Criminal Court building in Houston more accessible and inviting, the Houston Chronicle reports. District Clerk Chris Daniel tells the source an elevator-traffic analysis determined peak loads, times and destinations. A new, open-floor layout on the first floor will put passengers in a line, similar to at an airport, and they will choose the elevator based on their destination to floors 2-10 or 10-20. Flood damaged by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the facility contains nearly 40 courtrooms and the district attorney’s and public defender’s offices.

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