Issue 1028 | 1/03/2024 | Currently reaching 35K Global contacts | | | | | ELEVATOR WORLD'S January Issue | On the Cover: ELEVATOR WORLD's 26th Annual Project of the Year Feature: Big Show, Big Changes Project of the Year: Banque Nationale; Humboldt Bank Building; Elizabeth Line, London Underground and Railway; Singapore Mass Rapid Transit; KSA Expo 2020 Pavilion; Earl Hall, Columbia University; Crescent Heights; CASA Boutique Hotel Focus on Digitalization: Connected Lifts. Digital Evolution.; Rethinking IoT Applications in the Elevator Industry; IoT Takes the Elevator World Into Industry 5.0; Building Transportation in the Digital Age Columns: Lifts and Earthquakes: EN 81-77; The Entrepreneurial Operating System; Empowering Elevator Business Owners & Entrepreneurs; The Origin of the Safety Plank; Shakeup in Southern Africa | | | Mongrain Vertical Transport current products include the complete range of hydraulic elevators as well as the Emarelle hydraulic machine-room-less elevator system. Each is custom tailored to meet demanding design and performance standards as specified by building owners, architects, and installers. For more information, please email us at info@mvtinc.com or visit us online at www.mvtinc.com. | | | ELEVATOR WORLD TO FOCUS ON CANADA, SAFETY ELEVATOR WORLD's March 2024 issue will focus on Safety Components and Procedures (brakes, ropes, emergency shutoff and more) with a special regional section on Canada. The article submission deadline is January 15, and the advertising deadline is February 1. To participate or for more information, contact the EW Editorial Department at phone: 251-479-4514, ext. 30 or editorial@elevatorworld.com. To advertise, contact ext. 31 or advertising@elevatorworld.com. | | | JAPAN'S FUJITEC STRATEGIZES TO IMPROVE 2024 PROFITABILITY Japan's Fujitec Co., Ltd. said it aims to improve profitability for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, through "sales strategies tailored to [individual] market characteristics and cost reforms based on production and operations strategies." The plans were revealed in Fujitec's recently released Integrated Report 2023, which also stated that, based on the assumption that economic recovery will continue, the company expects net sales of JPY226 billion (US$1.6 billion), up 8.9% year-on-year (YoY), and operating income of JPY13.8 billion (US$97.8 million), up 18.8% YoY. Read more here | | | NORDIC LIFT EXPO TO RETURN TO SCANDA INFRA CITY IN NOVEMBER 2024 The Nordic Lift Expo plans to return to Scanda Infra City just outside of Stockholm, Sweden, on November 12, 2024, following the first post-pandemic event held on January 31, 2023. Organizers observed moving to the modern exhibition center in 2023 — along with increased marketing efforts — resulted in a nearly 50% increase in both the number of visitors and exhibitors compared to 2018. Read more here | | | Happy New Year from Matot Inc. Start the New Year off right by revitalizing your old dumbwaiter. With over 135 years of experience in manufacturing, repairing, and maintaining material lifts and dumbwaiters, Matot experts will provide options and solutions to modernize existing equipment. Learn how Matot can get your project up to speed quickly and efficiently. Call 800-369-1070 or visit www.Matot.com. | | | INDIA'S INFRA ELEVATORS MOVES INTO ESCALATOR MARKET Kochi, India-based elevator manufacturing company Infra Elevators hopes to strengthen its presence in the escalator segment, given the encouraging response it has received from shopping malls in C towns, The Hindu Business Line reports. Manoj Kumar V. M., managing director of Infra Elevators, said the company has diversified into the escalator segment and has started importing CKD units, delivering 14 escalators to several locations, including shopping malls. Read more here | | | PEW ELECTRICAL PARTNERS WITH XPO SCREENS FOR LIFT MEDIA SCREENS Essex, U.K.-based PEW Electrical Distributors and Netherlands-based XPO Screens have partnered to introduce innovative lift media screen solutions to the U.K. lift market. XPO Screens delivers high quality, interactive lift screens for high-performance digital signage solutions. Solutions include INVITE (surface mounted for MOD), ZENITH (small flush behind mirror) and SERENITY (flush behind back/side wall mirror) with screen sizes between 15.6 in. and 55 in. In combination with their own product designers and engineers, XPO screens can also develop and custom manufacture lift media screens. Lifts provide a prime platform for impactful communication, capitalizing on captive audiences and tailored content delivery. XPO Screens has developed multiple solutions that are successful in the Netherlands and gaining attention internationally. XPO Screens' products are on show at PEW Electrical's trade counter and are now available to order. | | | Lift Business Advisors in the last 3 years has successfully represented the sellers of more than 25 elevator contractors and suppliers in the elevator industry to a broad range of acquiring companies. Since our inception in 1998, we have provided hands on support to help improve profitability and optimize value for an eventual exit. Contact Jeff Eaton for a confidential discussion and complimentary strategic review. www.liftbusiness.com, jeff.eaton@liftbusiness.com | | | IN MEMORIAM: DAVID "DAVE" ROBERT ANDREE David "Dave" Robert Andree of Breckenridge, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on December 19, 2023, at age 88. A licensed electrician, Andree worked various construction jobs before he began a 35-year career with R&O Elevator, a Minneapolis-based vertical-transportation service, repair and modernization company founded in 1925 and acquired by what was then ThyssenKrupp in 2005. As an elevator/escalator installation technician, Andree was often accompanied by his "assistant," a black lab named Cinder. He retired from R&O in 1995. Andree had a passion for restoring vintage cars. Among his most treasured were a 1968 Shelby Cobra fastback and a 1956 Ford F150 truck. Survivors include wife, Rosetta; children, Pam, Kim and David; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services were held in Battle Lake, Minnesota, in late December. | | | ELEVATORS KEY TO ENERGY-REDUCTION EFFORTS Elevators and escalators can consume up to 15% of a building's power, representing a significant opportunity for reducing energy consumption through energy-efficient upgrades, Propmodo reports. Read more here | | | KONE ELEVATOR INDIA OPENS OFFICE IN WARANGAL KONE Elevator India is further strengthening its position as a leader in innovation and safety in the industry, in the youngest state of India, by setting up a new office in the historic city of Warangal, Telangana, India, Passionate in Marketing reports. The newly inaugurated office is situated just 150 km away from the state capital Hyderabad. Read more here | | | Maven Group, LLC is the premier choice for owners of independent elevator companies who consider selling their business. We understand the daily challenges of independent companies and we know what buyers are looking for. To maximize your return, we provide hands-on help when you prepare for the complex mergers & acquisitions process. For confidential advice, please contact Dominik Sachsenheimer at dominik@mavenelevator.com / 561-225-3320 or Bill Beaury at bill@mavenelevator.com / 239-253-4500; www.mavenelevator.com | | | INAUGURAL LIFT EXPO UZBEKISTAN PLANNED IN TASHKENT ON JUNE 5-7 The inaugural Lift Expo Uzbekistan is planned at the Uz Expo Centre in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on June 5-7. Aligned with the government's international economic integration goals, the sole exhibition for elevators and escalators in Uzbekistan aims to boost the domestic vertical-transportation (VT) market and elevate Uzbekistan in the global VT industry. Read more here | | | NEW ELEVATORS ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY AT NY TRAIN STATION Commuters are applauding a new set of elevators provided by Liberty Elevator at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) Hartsdale Train Station in Hartsdale, NY, approximately 22 mi. north of Manhattan, News 12 is among outlets to report. Read more here | | | UTTAR PRADESH CM: LIFT AND ESCALATOR SAFETY LAW TO BE ENACTED Yogi Adityanath, chief minister (CM) of the state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) in northern India, said his government will enact the UP Lifts and Escalators Act, a "first-ever" law that would require annual maintenance and registration of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment, compensation for passengers injured in VT accidents and penalties for scofflaws, Hindustan Times is among outlets to report. During a high-level meeting on December 25, 2023, the CM emphasized the importance of lift and escalator safety, especially for the elderly, children and people with mobility issues, in light of increasing incidents in Lucknow and elsewhere in the state. Adityanath said the law would make it mandatory to install an automatic rescue device, or ARD, in elevators, so passengers who are trapped in the event of a power outage can be safely transported to the nearest floor. Emergency bells, video surveillance systems, passenger communication systems and adequate lighting would also be required. | | | Draka EHC, a brand of Prysmian Group, is a global manufacturer and supplier dedicated to sustainability and developing innovative solutions for the vertical transportation industry. Our diverse portfolio of high-quality elevator products includes travelling cable, compensation cable, hoistway cable, wire rope, coated steel rope, rope brakes, wireway, harnessing, and lubricants. For escalators and moving walks we offer essential handrail solutions, field splicing services, skirt brushes, rollers, replacement parts and more. Elevator & Escalator Solutions Catalog | www.DrakaEHC.com | | | MICHIGAN COURTHOUSE TO SEE ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION Keweenaw County, Michigan, is set to begin construction of an elevator in the courthouse during the second week of January, The Daily Mining Gazette reports. On December 15, the Board of Commissioners conducted a special meeting to open bids for the project, which has been a topic of discussion and planning since the beginning of 2023. Read more here | | | ELEVATOR, ESCALATOR OVERHAUL PART OF BART LEGAL SETTLEMENT Refurbishing 40 elevators and commencing a major escalator upgrade within downtown San Francisco and beyond over the next 16 years is part of the settlement of a 2017 class-action lawsuit brought by the disabled community against Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), hoodline reports. Set for final approval on April 18, terms also stipulate that when elevators go out of service, BART repair teams must respond within 1 h. The transit agency also plans to provide real-time notifications about vertical-transportation (VT) equipment availability and more through texts and platform announcements. Ensuring fare gates are operational for all users and improving staff disability training are also planned. In addition to VT and other infrastructure improvements, several advocacy groups and individuals are set to receive monetary compensation of US$15,000 and US$7,500, respectively, each. | | | ONE KILLED WHEN ELEVATOR CABLE SNAPS IN NEW DELHI A 50-year-old worker died on December 25 when an elevator cable at an under-renovation factory in New Delhi, India, snapped and the unit fell from the first floor to the basement, The Times of India is among outlets to report. Read more here | | | TEXAS COUNCIL APPROVES ELEVATOR PURCHASE During the December 12 meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners Court, purchase of a new Schindler Elevator was approved to replace the inoperable one at Ellis County Central in Texas in the amount of US$147,769, The Waxahachie Sun reports. The elevator was not economically feasible to repair due to its age and parts no longer being available. Read more here | | | FATAL ELEVATOR ACCIDENT PROMPTS INVESTIGATION IN MALAYSIA A 28-year-old man died on December 26 while working on an elevator at a shopping center in George Town on the Malaysian island of Penang, Free Malaysia Today reports, prompting an investigation by the Penang Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH). Read more here | | | Elevate Your Success with NAEC and Join Today! Membership offers you access to an exclusive network of industry professionals, enhanced visibility to a broader audience, collaboration opportunities, training programs and certification, industry event discounts, and more. Unlock the Elevator to Excellence with NAEC. We are your pathway to success! Visit www.NAEC.org or call us at 800-900-6232 to become a member! | | | ARRESTS MADE AFTER INDIA ELEVATOR FALL Five people, including employees of a co-working space provider, have been arrested for alleged negligence that led to a lift crash which resulted in injuries to nine staffers of an IT firm in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, Devdiscourse reports. The investigation is ongoing, and more people could be arrested, according to officials. Nine people were in the building's elevator when it fell from the eighth floor to the basement of the building, according to reports. Read more here | | | TÜRKIYE CONSTRUCTION INCIDENT RESULTS IN DEATH A 33-year-old elevator installer working at a construction site in the Yıldırım Beyazıt neighborhood, Yetim Street in the Çerkezköy district in Tekirdağ, a city on the north coast of Türkiye, died as a result of falling into the elevator shaft from the fourth floor of the building, BNN Breaking reports. Read more here | | | The 2023 EIAT (Elevator Industry Aptitude Test) contains 75 math, verbal, and mechanical questions. Since 2007, JobTestPrep has helped over 5,000 candidates prepare for their EIAT test and is the one-stop-shop for acing the EIAT: free test, sample questions, and full practice. Take a free EIAT sample test to maximize your chances of getting an apprenticeship and to learn more about JobTestPrep! | | | MIA VT WORK UNDERWAY DURING HOLIDAY TRAVEL RUSH Travelers navigating Miami International Airport (MIA) during the holiday travel rush found vertical-transportation (VT) equipment out of service, Bollyinside reports. Fifty elevators, escalators and moving walkways are currently undergoing upgrades or total replacements as part of a five-year contract won by Schindler in July 2023. Read more here | | | LAFD RESCUES ELEVATOR MECHANIC IN SAN PEDRO An elevator mechanic was rescued by the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) after he was trapped in an elevator on a dockside crane in San Pedro, California, hoodline reports. Firefighting teams climbed the exterior of the rain-soaked crane to reach the stranded worker, who was approximately 60 ft above ground inside the compact elevator. According to a statement, the initial plan was to have firefighters open the elevator doors manually. If that failed, the alternative was to use a high-lift forklift to access the elevator's hatch. Firefighters were able to stabilize the elevator and forced the doors open to reach the mechanic, who was in no medical distress. He was lowered to the next elevator landing with a rope and harness system. Climbing down an auxiliary stairwell, assisted by firefighters to ground level, the worker declined further medical care. | | | What’s happening in the elevator industry in 2024? We won’t know until you tell us! To submit your news, announcements, or article ideas, or for more information, contact the EW Editorial Department at phone: 251-479-4514, ext. 30 or editorial@elevatorworld.com. To advertise, contact ext. 31 or advertising@elevatorworld.com. | | ELDERLY MAN DIES IN LIFT MISHAP IN INDIA ON NEW YEAR'S DAY A 78-year-old man visiting a marriage hall in the Mylapore neighborhood in central Chennai, India, died instantly on New Year's Day when a lift hit him in the head, the Times of India reports. At the facility to attend a New Year's program on the second floor, the man pressed a button to call the elevator to the ground floor. After waiting a few minutes, he opened the door and peered into the elevator shaft to see if the lift was coming. The descending lift collided with his head, causing fatal injuries. Local police registered a case against both the lift operator and maintenance provider for failing to ensure passenger safety, and several individuals were arrested. | | | EDITORIAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/removal requests should be sent to editorial@elevatorworld.com. 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