| ELEVATOR WORLD's October Issue
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Focus on Special-Operation Lifts: Evacuation Lift Standardization; A Remarkable Transformation... Columns: Transformation on the Beach; Inside the Future of the Elevator Workforce; Elevator Controller Failures... Subscribe or log in here to read more than 5,000+ searchable articles, news briefs, blog posts and more. | | EW DECEMBER TO FOCUS ON ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS
ELEVATOR WORLD's December 2024 issue will focus on Escalators and Moving Walks and is this year's Ellies Issue with bonus distribution at IEES 2024 and Lift Expo Italia. The article submission deadline is October 15, and the advertising deadline is November 1. To participate or for more information, contact the EW Editorial Department at phone: 251-479-4514, ext. 130 or editorial@elevatorworld.com. To advertise, contact ext. 131 or advertising@elevatorworld.com.
PROJECT OF THE YEAR DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 30
The submission deadline for ELEVATOR WORLD'S 27th annual Project of the Year Awards has been extended to October 30. 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 are 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. | | Draka EHC, a brand of Prysmian, 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. DrakaEHC.com Advertisement | | | | VOTE FOR PRODUCT OF THE YEAR UNTIL OCTOBER 11
Online voting is open until October 11 for ELEVATOR WORLD's fourth annual Product of the Year Award. This year, we received 10 outstanding products to showcase to our readers – and you have the opportunity to help choose this year's winner. With innovation at the core of the elevator industry, this award recognizes the outstanding achievements of manufacturers whose products, brought to the vertical-transportation market between March 2023 and June 2024, are considered particularly noteworthy or innovative. The products represent advances in technology or application, innovative or improved design, price/performance improvements and potential for further development. You can read about each product on the voting page and then cast your vote by choosing the one that you feel is the best-of-the-best. Only ONE vote per IP Address is allowed during the entire voting period. Please email with any questions.
CHICAGO ELEVATOR ACQUIRED BY TEAM OF INDUSTRY VETERANS
Chicago Elevator, formerly known as Elevator Industries of Illinois and headquartered on Chicago's West Grand Avenue, announced its acquisition by industry veterans Mike Askren, Steve Kowalewicz and Ed Reardon. Chicago Elevator has served the Chicagoland area for more than 50 years, growing into a widely respected independently owned and operated company that has come to include City Elevator, Universal Elevator Werks and Standard Elevator, among others. Under the guidance of Askren, Kowalewicz and Reardon, Chicago Elevator says it will continue to prioritize exceptional technical capability, consistent service delivery and a customer-centric approach. "Our goal is to uphold the legacy of Chicago Elevator while infusing it with fresh perspectives and innovative solutions," Askren said. | | 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. Advertisement | | | | INDUSTRY TURNS OUT FOR ED BONARDI MEMORIAL GOLF OUTING IN NY
The elevator industry was well represented at the 32nd Annual Ed Bonardi Memorial Golf Outing at the Blue Hill Golf Club in Pearl River, NY, on October 3. The event, organized in coordination with the Sons of Italy Rockland Lodge #2176, took place under beautiful blue skies with 152 golfers and 42 foursomes registered. Twenty-nine of the foursomes were made up of elevator industry professionals. Lunch was served in the clubhouse, with cocktail hour and dinner following at the Sons of Italy lodge in nearby Blauvelt. The annual outing supports the annual scholarships awarded by Sons of Italy. — reported by EW Correspondent Matthew Jackson
ATTA ELEVATORS ACQUIRES OHIO-BASED MAXIMUM ELEVATOR
ATTA Elevators, a leading independent elevator and escalator service provider headquartered in Ontario, Canada, on October 1 announced its expansion into the Cleveland, Ohio, market with the acquisition of Maximum Elevator. Expanding its Midwest footprint, the strategic acquisition marks ATTA Elevator's second U.S. location after opening an office in St. Louis, Missouri, earlier this year. Read more here
MAD ELEVATOR NAMED AMONG CANADA'S FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES
For the second year in a row, Mississauga, Ontario-based MAD Elevator was named among Canada's fastest-growing companies by The Globe and Mail in September. The elevator supplier, which ranked No. 363, was among companies in the banking, ticket sales, sports gear, catering, furniture, meal service, healthcare, automotive equipment and data-gathering industries to be profiled by the publication. Read more here | | The SENTINEL CONTROLLER from Wurtec brings together all the features you might need from a hydraulic elevator controller – giving you macro control of the elevator system and preparing it for the years to come. The SENTINEL features CANopen Lift technology – a true open-standard communication protocol – and an intuitive touchscreen display that lets you edit inputs and outputs with just a few swipes. To learn more about Wurtec's SENTINEL, check out our digital brochure here. Advertisement | | | | NAYLOR JOINS MANCHESTER, U.K.-BASED SHERIDAN LIFTS
Sheridan Lifts Ltd., headquartered in Manchester with offices in the Midlands and South, recently welcomed Matt Naylor to its growing New Lifts department. With a primary focus on new installation and modernization of existing equipment, Naylor said he plans to use his lift industry knowledge combined with that of his colleagues to "ensure the success of our team and the business." Read more here
A17.1 STANDARDS COMMITTEE CODE WEEK OCTOBER 7-10 IN KANSAS CITY
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 Standards Committee is holding Code Week on October 8-10 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Kansas City, Missouri. Open to the public, meetings include, on October 9, the A17.1 Elevator and Escalators Standards and US TAG to TV 178 committees; and on October 10, committees on A17 escalators and moving walks, A18 standards, and B44 technical considerations; as well as meetings covering new technology and hydraulic elevators.
DELTA ELEVATOR PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITY TO ENHANCE EMPLOYEE SKILLS
WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, has partnered with Delta Elevator to enhance the leadership and supervisory skills of Delta's teams through custom targeted upskilling programs. The collaboration marks a shift in Delta's approach to employee development, expanding beyond its historically strong technical training to a more comprehensive focus on leadership and management excellence, leveraging WatSPEED's expertise. 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 Advertisement | | | | DRAPER ELEVATOR INTERIORS TO HOST OCTOBERFEST NETWORKING EVENT
Draper Elevator Interiors, a family-owned and operated company that specializes in the design, fabrication and installation of custom elevator cabs and cab interiors, plans to host the Octoberfest Elevator Social on October 18 at TopGolf in Canton, Massachusetts. Those who pre-register will be entered for a chance to win a pair of Boston Bruins or Boston Celtics tickets. The free-to-attend event is scheduled from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Read more here
INAUGURAL LIFT EXPO AZERBAIJAN PLANNED IN FEBRUARY 2025
Organized by Intro Exhibition & Conference, the inaugural Lift Expo Azerbaijan is planned on February 26-28 at the Baku Expo Center in Baku, Azerbaijan. The exhibition will showcase innovations in vertical-transportation (VT) technology including elevators, escalators and moving walks. VT solutions for residential, commercial and hospital projects, as well as lifts for automobiles, will be featured. Read more here | | 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 Advertisement | | | | FORTUNE INDIA TALKS TO OTIS CEO ABOUT REGIONAL MARKET TRENDS
Fortune India published a piece on October 7 in which the author interviewed Otis Chair, President and CEO Judy Marks about market trends and company strategy in areas including North America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); and India. Successfully navigating the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, she said, was due to Otis' service-driven business, which accounts for 60% of company revenue and 90% of profit worldwide, she said. While the service market remains strong globally, demand for new equipment varies depending on location. Factors including interest rates and inflation have affected the U.S. real estate industry, in turn stifling demand for elevators, Marks said. In Europe, Spain and Italy are strong while Germany and France have slowed, she said, adding the Middle East is seeing high demand for new equipment. Business in the U.S., EMEA and the Asia-Pacific — especially in India and Southeast Asia — are emerging steadily, she said. In China, business has shifted from primarily new equipment sales to service. But in India, Marks said, "we have a healthy mix" with new equipment sales dominating but service also playing a major role.
ELEVATOR DIGITAL MEDIA FORUM HELD IN VIETNAM
Marketing trade association MMA Global and Chicilon Media, Vietnam's leading elevator digital media company, recently convened a forum in Hanoi, Vietnam, themed "Leading New Era of Advertising: Building Elevator Digital Media Forum" VN Express International reports. The event attracted more than 100 marketing professionals and senior business leaders just one month after a similar forum in Ho Chi Minh City. Read more here | | Bring It On! Neither rain, sleet, snow, dirt or corrosive environments can stop our NEMA 4X push buttons, fixtures, hall stations or position indicators from doing their job. All our NEMA 4X products are built from heavy-duty materials and components to ensure continuous operation in harsh or potential high abuse applications. Year after year after year. www.innovationind.com Advertisement | | | | PHOENIX MODULAR SHOWCASES ELEVATORS FOR F1 RACE GRANDSTANDS
Phoenix Modular Elevator Inc., headquartered in Mount Vernon, Illinois, recently showcased on LinkedIn the four modular elevators it built for temporary grandstands at the F1® Las Vegas Grand Prix, a Formula One car race planned for November 21-23. Phoenix Director of Operations and Business Development Chuck Tyler said the modular elevators were built for last year's race and stored over the past year to be re-used this year and in the future. Read more here
OTIS REALIZES OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH CHINA VT RENEWAL
U.S.-based OEM Otis is realizing vast business opportunities through China's vertical-transportation (VT) renewal programs, particularly local governments' plans to modernize more than 40,000 residential elevators that are older than 20 years, Bastille Post Global reports. Read more here
HYUNDAI ELEVATOR TURNS AWAY FROM CHINESE ESCALATOR IMPORTS
With K-Escalator, its new joint venture (JV) with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), opening in September in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's Hyundai Elevator is reducing its reliance on escalators and components imported from China, which it believes resulted in several accidents with injuries, The Korea Times reports. Read more here | | THE 2025 EW MEDIA KIT IS HERE! Download the ELEVATOR WORLD Media Kit to see EW's upcoming feature stories, focus topics, special sections and editorial and advertising submission deadlines here. Join us as we continue to celebrate and support the industry in 2025! Advertisement | | | | INGKA CENTRES AND IKEA PLAN GAME-CHANGING COMPLEX IN DELHI NCR
Ingka Centres, part of Ingka Group that includes the IKEA Scandinavian home furnishings chain, plans to build the INR5,500-crore (US$669-million) Lyli Noida mixed-use complex that "represents a new era of retail destinations in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR)" of India, INGKATM announced in September. Read more here
FLORIDA-BASED TRI-TRONICS TO CLOSE FOR HURRICANE
Tampa, Florida-based TRI-TRONICS®, a manufacturer of robust, high-tech light screen elevator door control systems, announced its operations will close on October 8-9 due to the anticipated impacts of Hurricane Milton. Outlets including CNN report forecasters predict the powerful storm to make landfall as a major hurricane around the Tampa Bay area on October 9 in a state "still reeling from Hurricane Helene." Read more here | | | DUBAI'S ONE ZA'ABEEL NAMED CTBUH BTB MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
One Za'abeel, a mixed-use tower complex in Dubai, U.A.E., distinguished by having the longest cantilevered section in the world, has been named the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Best Tall Building (BTB) for the Middle East and Africa. Designed by Japanese firm Nikken Sekkei, the complex includes 68- and 59-story towers served by an Otis vertical-transportation (VT) system. Read more here
SINGAPORE'S "HOTEL IN NATURE" NAMED CTBUH BEST TALL BUILDING WORLDWIDE
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) announced that Singapore's Pan Pacific Orchard "hotel in nature," served by Schindler elevators, was named the 2024 Best Tall Building Worldwide during the CTBUH International Conference in London and Paris in September. Read more here | | DON'T FORGET to book your space in the 2025 Elevator World SOURCE. You won't want to be left out of the industry's most important directory. Advertisements start at $899 and include a free listing. Final deadline is November 25, 2024. Contact advertising@elevatorworld.com to book your ad today! Advertisement | | | | RED DOT AWARD COMPETITION ADDS SUSTAINABLE DESIGN CATEGORY
The international Red Dot Award competition has launched a new product design meta-category: sustainable design, which focuses on sustainable and responsible product design. Through January 31, 2025, designers and companies worldwide can enter their products. In the sustainable design meta-category, products that are durable, adaptable, energy efficient and made from renewable or recyclable materials, for example, can be entered. Involving 40 international design experts coming together in Germany's Ruhr region, judging will take place in March 2025, with an awards ceremony planned on July 8, 2025. In the past several years, several elevator OEMs have received Red Dot awards, including KONE for products including a connectivity tool, a voice-operated call system, elevator interiors and an energy-saving motor; TK Elevator for a color index system for elevators in car parks; and Otis for a line of hall fixtures. | | EDITORIAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/removal requests should be sent to editorial@elevatorworld.com. ELENET Editorial staff: Angela C. Baldwin, Kaija Wilkinson and Lindsay Fletcher. ADVERTISEMENTS: To advertise and reach ELENET's readership of 41,000+, contact the Advertising staff at phone: 251-479-4514 or e-mail: advertising@elevatorworld.com. Download the ELEVATOR WORLD magazine Editorial Calendar to see EW's upcoming feature stories, focus topics, special topics, special sections and Editorial/Advertising submission deadlines here. ELENET is a registered trademark, and all rights are reserved. Copyright 2024 © Elevator World, Inc., 354 Morgan Avenue, Mobile, AL 36606, phone: 251-479-4514, www.elevatorworld.com. | | | | |
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