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| | ELEVATOR WORLD Europe's July-August 2024 Issue | Features: ELA General Assembly Held in Istanbul; ISO Plenary Meeting; Fermator Celebrates First Family Day; Photo Contest 2024… Columns: Past, Present and Future; A New Era for VT in Spain… Special Regional Section: The DACH Region: From Recruitment Game to Brand Communication; 100 Years of Plastics Expertise | | | EW EUROPE TO FOCUS ON ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS | | | The November-December 2024 issue of ELEVATOR WORLD Europe will focus on Escalators and Moving Walks with bonus distribution at Lift Expo Italia. Submissions will be accepted through November 1. The Advertising deadline is November 8. Contact Bülent Yılmaz for editorial submissions and editorial and advertising inquiries within Europe. Those outside of Europe may contact Angela C. Baldwin for editorial and T. Bruce MacKinnon for advertising. | | | SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT FOR THE EW PROJECT OF THE YEAR AWARDS | | | Project of the Year Awards. We are seeking submissions of projects featuring vertical, horizontal or inclined transportation systems with an innovative design, special application or approach that solved a major problem or overcame a unique challenge. Projects will be judged on innovation, originality and creativity, challenges overcome, installation methods and techniques and use of advanced technology and overall quality of presentation. This year's categories are 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. All entries will be judged and categorized as received by an impartial panel of experienced industry experts and professionals. Winning entries will be published in the January 2025 issue of ELEVATOR WORLD. Winners in each category will be acknowledged with an award of recognition. The submission deadline is September 30. | | | STANNAH LAUNCHES UPLIFTS FOR ITALY, FRANCE AND U.K. | | | Stannah, a leading provider of lift solutions worldwide, has announced the launch of Uplifts by Stannah, its new dedicated homelift brand. Making its debut at Exposanità in Italy, the Uplifts team showcased what distributors can expect from the Uplifts range, which is available for order in Italy, France and the U.K. The Uplifts range offers versatility and elegance, complementing any home décor, according to Stannah. Read more here | | | ELEVCON 2025 CALLS FOR ABSTRACTS AHEAD OF SEPTEMBER 15 DEADLINE | | | Organizers of Elevcon 2025, the leading conference of the elevator and vertical-transportation (VT) industry by the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE) on June 17-19 in Lisbon, Portugal, have issued a call for abstracts ahead of a September 15 deadline. Interested parties are invited to share their expertise, knowhow and experience with fellow VT professionals by presenting a paper at the upcoming event. Read more here | | | TKE APPOINTS MUELLER AS CFO | | | TK Elevator (TKE), headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, has appointed Philipp Mueller as chief financial officer (CFO), effective October 1. Reporting to CEO Uday Yadav, Mueller will lead the company's global finance organization with responsibility for business finance, accounting, treasury, financial planning and analysis, audits, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), tax and investor relations. Read more here | | | KONE ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE CAPITOL ELEVATOR | | | KONE announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sacramento, California-based Capitol Elevator, a family-owned and -operated business that has been in the elevator industry for more than 50 years. The strategic acquisition brings Capitol Elevator's expertise and exceptional customer service reputation together with KONE's global brand, comprehensive portfolio and wide market reach, KONE stated. Read more here | | | CIBES LIFT GROUP ACQUIRES NASHVILLE-BASED LIFT DISTRIBUTOR | Cibes Lift Group has announced the acquisition of HomeLift LLC, a Nashville, Tennessee-based distributor specializing in vertical platform lifts for residential customers. This acquisition marks another step in Cibes' ongoing expansion in the U.S. market. The addition of HomeLift is Cibes' sixth acquisition in the U.S. Following the completion of the acquisition, HomeLift will continue to operate under its brand name. Read more here | | | INVERTEK TO SHOWCASE ASME A17.1-COMPLIANT OPTIDRIVE VFD AT TES | | | Invertek Drives, Ltd., the U.K.-based electric motor control technology specialist, plans to showcase the Optidrive Elevator Core variable frequency drive (VFD) at The Elevator Show in Dubai (TES) on September 16-18. Invertek will be releasing additional new features for its dedicated VFD, including that it is now compliant with ASME A17.1-2022, opening it up to more markets such as North America, as well as Europe and the rest of the world. Read more here | | | FIRST EDITION OF TES DUBAI EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS | Organizers and exhibitors of The Elevator Show (TES) Dubai, planned on September 16-18 in Za'abeel Hall 6 of the Dubai World Trade Centre, are excited about the upcoming inaugural event since it is exceeding expectations. Fully booked on the tradeshow side with more than 100 exhibitors, TES Dubai is organized by AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen, organizer of interlift, together with Elevator World, Inc. Read more here | | | KELES APPOINTED TO NEW, MULTIFACETED TKE LEADERSHIP ROLE | | | TK Elevator (TKE) announced in August that a new, multifaceted leadership role has been created for Ercan Keles, most recently TKE chief financial officer — a role he held for 12 years. Starting October 1, Keles will be CEO of the company's Access Solutions business unit that includes airport and home solutions. Additionally, he will lead business development in the Middle East and serve as labor director. Read more here | | | OTIS MARKS SECOND YEAR OF WORKPLACE INCLUSION RECOGNITION | Otis Worldwide Corp. announced on August 20 it has been recognized as a leader in creating and promoting an inclusive work culture in the U.S. by Seramount — a professional services and research firm — for the second consecutive year. For the past six years, the Seramount Inclusion Index has assessed and ranked companies for their inclusion efforts using an extensive application process. Read more here | | | MITSUBISHI SYSTEMS BEING INSTALLED IN MOSCOW BUSINESS CENTER | The FGC Group has begun the installation of the Mitsubishi elevator systems in the Shenogina Business Center in the northwest of Moscow as part of the Sydney City residential complex, according to the AK&M Information Agency. In total, 21 high-speed elevators of various lifting capacities and functional purposes will be installed in the 24-story building. The waiting time for the elevator will not exceed 45 s. Read more here | | | SOM PARTNERS WITH SWISS COMPANY TO DEVELOP RENEWABLE ENERGY-STORING SKYSCRAPER | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the Chicago-based architecture and engineering firm behind some of the world's tallest towers — including NYC's One World Trade Center, Chicago's Willis Tower and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai — has partnered with Lugano, Switzerland-headquartered Energy Vault to develop a skyscraper that stores renewable energy, CNN is among outlets to report. Read more here | | | LEEA LOOKS FORWARD TO LIFTEX 2024 AT OLYMPIA IN LONDON | The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) looks forward to its flagship event, LiftEx 2024, on October 16-17 at the new West Hall of Olympia in London. LEEA describes the free-to-attend show as essential for lift safety professionals and anyone involved in using or procuring lift equipment or vital supporting services such as inspection, maintenance and training. Read more here | | | GROWTH HIVE UK PROVIDES GUIDE FOR R&D TAX CREDITS | In the competitive landscape of U.K. business, R&D tax credits can offer a financial lifeline that fuels innovation, growth and success, and Growth Hive UK has provided a guide to demystify the process, offering insights into eligibility, the claiming process and strategies to maximize benefits. R&D tax credits are a government incentive designed to encourage companies to invest in innovation. Read more here | | | DUBAI'S AL HABTOOR TOWER NOW MORE THAN 30% COMPLETE | One of the latest additions to the Dubai skyline, the 32-story, 358-m-tall Al Habtoor Tower on Sheikh Zayed Road near the Dubai Water Canal, has reached a key milestone with more than 30% completion, Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Middle East reports. Boasting a high-speed vertical-transportation (VT) system with 24 elevators traveling at 7 m/s, the luxury residential tower by Al Habtoor Group is slated to become the world's largest residential building. Read more here | | | 30-STORY STUDENT TOWER GREENLIT IN WEST LONDON | A 30-story student tower, along with a nine-story structure, has been approved by the Old Oak Park and Park Royal Development Corp. for Park Royal, West London, Urban Living reports. Designed by Maccreanor Lavington, the plan just north of Acton Town Centre includes a main, triangular tower housing 888 studio apartments for students, amenities and teaching spaces. Read more here | | | SAUDI ARABIA APPROVES DESIGN OF WORLD'S TALLEST SPORTS TOWER IN RIYADH | The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) moved forward with its Vision 2030 initiative by approving the design of the world's tallest sports tower — the 130-m-tall Global Sports Tower — in Riyadh, Construction Review reported in July. A key component of Riyadh's 135-km Sports Boulevard, Global Sports Tower will include within its 84,000 m2 a digitized running track, the world's tallest indoor climbing wall at 98 m, and more than 30 sports amenities catering to a wide array of athletic interests. Read more here | | | INGLIS RETIRES FROM AUSTRALIA'S LESA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE | John Inglis of Sydney, Australia, lifetime member and past president of the Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA), is retiring from LESA's Executive Committee, LESA President John Tibbetts announced. Instrumental in setting up LESA, Inglis' "wisdom, knowledge and commitment to LESA have been one of the driving forces" that helped the society grow and gain recognition. Read more here | | | Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests, subscription/removal requests should be sent to the EWEU News editorial staff: Angela C. Baldwin, Kaija Wilkinson and Lindsay Fletcher. The ELEVATOR WORLD Media Kit can be downloaded here. 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