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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2003 15:13:53 -0500 From: EW Editorial Dept. <editorial@elevator-world.com> To: elenet@elevator-world.com Subject: ELENET(R) 322 ELENET(R) 322 Issue Date: 10/01/03 Over 9,500 Subscribers Worldwide ANOTHER WAY OUT OF HIGH-RISE EMERGENCY: German engineer Harold Ribic has developed a new device that he says would allow individuals an escape from high-rise buildings in an emergency. According to Channel News Asia, the Ribic-Rescue would enable someone to rappel down the side of the building after securing one end of the device to something sturdy in the building. The device has a vest and braking device. There are two versions, one with 250 meters of rope and one with 450 meters of rope. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement LWI Elevator Panel Co. now offers interior wall panels for modernization through our new EZ Order System. Simply pick a style and finish, fill in measurements and email or fax form. Most orders shipped within 10 days! Visit www.lwiweb.com or call 1-866-399-8090. _______________________________________________________________________ SHERATON AWARDS PROJECT TO KONE: KONE has received an order to supply 12 elevators in the Sheraton Grande Hotel in South Africa. The 23-story hotel is located on the Cape Town Foreshore. The order includes eight KONE MiniSpace^Ù and four KONE MonoSpace® elevators, which amounts to the largest order KONE has received in South Africa. This project comes on the heels of KONE's installation of seven elevators in the Sheraton Western Cape Hotel and Spa. LAPTOP WINNERS: Doug Stokes, director of Sales & Marketing, CemcoLift Elevator Systems, has announced the winners of the laptop computer contest at CemcoLift's Cyber Café booth at the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) annual convention which was held in Orlando on September 14-18. Day 1 winner was Peppi Leland of Homelift, Nashville, Tennessee; Day 2 winner was Sharron E. McDonald of Resilift Inc., Apalachicola, Florida. Both winners had registered in the Cyber Café booth. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Wanted - Profitable elevator contractors & suppliers. Lift Business Advisors, Inc. has successfully represented the sellers of elevator industry companies with annual sales in excess of $120 million. For confidential discussion, contact Mark Walters: (425) 373-5421 or email: info@liftbusiness.com. _______________________________________________________________________ POWER RESTORED IN ITALY: Engineers restored power to most of Italy by Monday after a weekend blackout left almost the entire country in the dark. Only the island of Sardinia and a few scattered locales throughout Italy did not lose power around 3:20 a.m. local time. While reports from some areas are incomplete, it was reported that hundreds of people had to be rescued from elevators that lost power during the outage. It is believed that a tree felled by wind pulled down transmission lines coming from Switzerland, causing a cascade effect in overloading the system. FEDERAL BUILDINGS EXPO 2003: More than 2,000 government professionals are expected to attend Federal Buildings Expo 2003, which is planned for October 22-23 at the new Washington, D.C. Convention Center. They will network and attend seminars on how to buy services and products for federal buildings. More than 100 vendors are expected to exhibit during the two-day event. For more information, contact Peg Hosky at Hosky, Inc., phone: (202) 237-0300, e-mail: peg@hosky.com or website: www.federalbuildings.com. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement +++ Door Edge Storybook #17: Only door edges? +++ CEDES is not only THE door edge safety company, CEDES also manufactures hoistway information systems, emergency terminal speed limiting devices, door over bridging modules, customer specific sensor products and more. Call David Wachter at: 1-828-261-0862. _______________________________________________________________________ TRUMP IN CHICAGO: Developer Donald Trump was in Chicago recently to discuss details of his mixed-use 90-story tower along the Chicago River. Plans call for a 1,125-foot structure with office, retail and condominium space to replace the current building which houses the Chicago Sun-Times. The 2.4-million-square-foot tower is being designed by Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. Demolition of the standing structure is scheduled for the summer of 2004. TOWERS FOR BRICKELL: A joint venture between the Related Group of Florida and French investor Claude Dray has been formed to build twin tower condominiums in Brickell, Florida. The Brickell City Center, the project's current name, will consist of two towers at 36 and 46 floors respectively, each built over nine floors of parking space. Located at 901 Brickell Avenue, the project may include some retail space depending on market demand. CALGARY'S THE BRIDGES: Developers have been selected to convert Calgary's former General Hospital into The Bridges, a mixed-use complex to contain residential and retail space. Phase I will include 425 condo units, a retail and commercial building along 1st Avenue and an 8.7-acre central park. The project has three planned phases. SECOND AIRPORT FOR BEIJING: Beijing Capital Airport Expansion Project Headquarters Chief Chen Guoxing announced that authorities had approved the building of a second international airport for Beijing. The probable location will be the Hebei Province, and construction may not begin until 2010. In addition, a new passenger terminal will be built to the current Capital International Airport. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement ANSI A117.1 and T24 California. - Compliant injection molded high performance cab braille part #RCU1. Stencil Cutting & Supply Company makes the only product on the market, which complies with both the A117.1 and CA. Title 24 specification 1117B.5.2 CAC. Call 800-783-4633. _______________________________________________________________________ JEWISH HISTORY CENTER EXPANSION: Crain's New York Business has reported that the Center for Jewish History will add six stories and 10,000 square feet to its center on West 16th Street in New York City. The design firm is Beyer Blinder Belle. MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT FOR VANCOUVER: Concord Pacific Group Inc. is planning to build a C$200-million (US$149-million) mixed-use development complex that will include a 147,000-square-foot Costco outlet and four residential towers called the Spectrum in central Vancouver. Parking will be below ground for the Costco and above the Costco store for the residential towers. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement A simple Yes or No? Yes, CemcoLift does offer a breakdown V belt pump unit suitable for modernizations where tight machine door openings are a problem. No, CemcoLift does not ship a pump unit without fully testing all components and pre-adjusting the valves. For more information contact Joe McGlory at 800-962-3626. _______________________________________________________________________ PHASE II MONTREAL-DORVAL EXPANSION: Phase II of the Montreal-Dorval International Airport expansion has selected KONE to provide vertical transportation equipment for the project. KONE will supply 20 elevators, 13 escalators, three autowalks and two ramps. KONE also supplied vertical transportation equipment for the new Transborder terminal at the airport. SHANGHAI CONSIDERING SKYSCRAPER LIMITS: Shanghai's government is considering a new set of urban rules that would include limiting the number of skyscrapers built in the city. The regulations still need approval from the Shanghai People's Congress. The rules would limit the plot ratio so that high rises could not be built side by side. However, the rules do not impose height restrictions. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC REVISED 2004 FORECAST: Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has released a revised fiscal year 2004 forecast. The interim period (April 2003-September 2003) shows an increase in net sales to ¥1.5 trillion (US$13 billion). The full-year period (April 2003-March 2004) net sales is now forecasted to be ¥3.3 trillion (US$30 billion). NEW GO TRANSIT STATION: GO Transit will build a C$1.2-million (US$892,000) station linking Stouffville to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) at Scarborough's Kennedy Station. A platform will be added to the Kennedy station's east side that will include a new elevator and an underground link to the subway. RITZ-CARLTON FOR ROPPONGI DISTRICT: Marriott International Inc. will build a Ritz-Carlton hotel in Tokyo's Roppongi district. The hotel will occupy the 45th and above floors of the complex. 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The suggested reforms include all (new and older) office buildings over 10 stories must be equipped with sprinkler systems by 2019, full evacuation plans, improved exit signs and the restriction of open web-steel joists, which collapsed during the 9-11 attack on the World Trade Center towers. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Warning! Swing Door Elevator hazard may result in a child or small adult becoming entrapped, seriously injured or killed if the elevator moves. Log on to http://www.otis.com/productinfo/details/0,2121,CLI1_PID16869_RES1,00.html for details on how to order a free space guard for Otis-manufactured elevators. _______________________________________________________________________ NEW BERLIN RAILWAY STATION: KONE will be providing 54 escalators for the German National Railway's new Berlin station. Installations will begin in August 2004. The station, formerly "Lehrter Bahnhof," is scheduled to open in 2006. OTIS IN RUSSIA: Otis has been busy in Russia, netting several contracts. Otis will provide 14 NextStep(TM) escalators, nine elevators and two moving walkways for The Peak, a shopping mall for St. Petersburg in addition to supplying Gen2(TM) elevators for Elsburg Plaza, a 31-story office tower in Kiev, Ukraine. The company will also supply and install 14 escalators in Moscow's State Kremlin Palace. MALL CONSTRUCTION BOOM IN JAKARTA: According to "The Nikkei Weekly," consumer spending in Indonesia is fuelling a construction boom for shopping malls. The Plaza Semmanggi in Jakarta will be a seven-level mall with 825 shops when completed in 2004. In another part of the city, the Kelapa Gading Sports Mall will include a gymnasium for a professional basketball team in addition to 270 retail stores. PARKER RAFFLE: Tony Parker, a U.K. lift operations manager, has contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a rare paralyzing disease. In order to help in battling this illness, Parker took up painting. "Elevation" magazine is conducting a raffle of Parker's paintings for medical expenses. The painting is available for viewing at www.parker4art.com/index.htm and Parker would love to hear from fellow industry members at e-mail: tonyparker1000@hotmail.com. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Let MATHIS ELECTRONICS provide the circuits to take you higher! You'll get a lifetime warranty when you purchase our Glo-Rite LED Lamps for ADAMS, EPCO, GAL, INNOV, PTL, MONITOR, NORTHERN or OTIS. Contact Mathis Electronics at 1-800-782-4449, Fax (828) 274-5928, or email info@mathiselectronics.com. _______________________________________________________________________ ALPINE TUNNEL PLANNED: Officials in Graubünden, Switzerland have submitted a request for funding the Gotthard Base Tunnel, which would link northern Switzerland and northern Italy. According to NZZ Online, the project includes an elevator that would descend 800 meters underground. When it opens in about 12 years, the tunnel will allow trains to travel at better than 200 kph and reduce the time it takes to travel by train between Geneva and Milan. COUPLE REPORTEDLY SUFFOCATES IN ELEVATOR: The "Hindustan Times" recently reported that a couple apparently suffocated in an elevator while attempting to escape a fire in Bangkok. Witnesses reported they tried to use the elevator to escape the four-story building after the fire broke out, because the wife was pregnant and could not run down the stairs. Both were declared dead after rescue workers broke into the elevator. Police reported the fire was on the third floor and the couple operated a business on the fourth floor. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Elevator Controls Corporation has earned its reputation by providing personalized customer service, quality control systems and on-time delivery. We invite you to inquire about our complete line of microprocessor elevator controls. Contact us today at 1-800-829-8106, fax: (916) 428-1728 or sales@elevatorcontrols.com. _______________________________________________________________________ RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION UP IN TOKYO: Housing starts were up 2.6% in Tokyo during July when compared to the same period in 2002. Although less than what had been predicted, the "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" reported the figures showed a "healthy demand for high-rise housing in Tokyo." However, the end of tax incentives on December 31 may prove the upswing to be short lived. ANNUAL CTBUH AWARDS DINNER SET: The second Annual Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Awards Dinner is set for October 16 at Crown Hall on the Campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. This year, CTBUH will present the Lynn S. Beedle Achievement Award to Charles A. DeBenedittis, senior managing director of Design and Construction for Tishman Speyer Properties. The deadline for making reservations is September 26. For more information, contact Geri Kery at e-mail: gkery@ctbuh.org or website: www.ctbuh.org. STEIN LTD. RECEIVES CERTIFICATION: St. Petersburg-based Stein Ltd. recently received Certificate of Accreditation #1 for elevator installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair works from the Industrial Safety Fund of North West Russia. Founded in 1912, Stein Ltd. keeps a maintenance portfolio in St. Petersburg and provides new installations and services in other parts of Russia and a few former territories of the Soviet Union. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement MEI University- experience a new way of education: eLearning. From new employee training to professionals seeking continuing education credits, we have the program for you. Elevator product knowledge at your fingertips! Visit us online @ www.meiuniversity.com and see how MEI University can benefit you! _______________________________________________________________________ BANGLADESH SEEKS TO EASE PARKING PROBLEMS: Prime Minister Khaleda Zia of Bangladesh has asked authorities to ensure new high-rise buildings have sufficient in-house parking space to accommodate the needs of the building to avoid traffic jams. She made the request during remarks at the foundation laying of a 20-story building in Dhaka. The new building will have parking on its first five levels when completed. The government plans to construct at least 500 car parks to ease the traffic problem. SCENIC LIFT INSTALLED IN CATALUNYA: According to "Vertical Report," Intedel has installed a scenic lift in the Catalunya Terminal, which belongs to the Mestre Group of Companies in Barcelona, Spain. The four-stop lift has a capacity of 900 kilograms and a speed of 0.7mps. It has a telescopic piston drive system and automatic landing doors. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement EHC Technicians Are The Handrail Service Experts. Need a repair or replacement - fast? We can field splice 2 handrails in less than 8 hours - minimal unit downtime saves you time & money. Visit www.ehc-global.com for a location near you. _______________________________________________________________________ GULF COAST CITY PLANS BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS: Officials in Gulf Shores, Alabama are looking at new building regulations that would include limiting new building heights to 200 feet. The city may be the latest along the Gulf Coast to enact height restrictions as hotels and condominium towers along the beach front soar ever higher. Height restrictions in Gulf Shores are now based on a formula in which the height must be equal to the distance to the building site's northern edge. CONDO TOWER WINS AWARD: The Erie on the Park condominium tower in Chicago was recently recognized with a Building Team Project Award in the Commercial category by "Building Design & Construction" magazine. The 25-story building was designed by Lucien Lagrange Architects and features Mitsubishi elevators. CALLS FOR A HOTEL DEVELOPMENT: The Portland (Oregon) Development Commission will likely approve a plan to call for the design and building of an 800-room hotel near its newly expanded Oregon Convention Center as reported by GlobeSt.com. The US$150-million project proposals will be due by April 2004. The site is on the city's light-rail line. An underground walkway would connect the hotel to the convention center. _______________________________________________________________________ EDITORIAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/unsubscription requests should be sent to editorial@elevator-world.com. 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Rappelling is fun, but I don't think people who've never done it before will be likely to try it. Then again, given a choice between jumping with a line and without, they may prefer the line.
They aren't talking about rappelling as done for sport or rescue, but an automatic device that lets a person slide down a cable. You can apply the term rappelling to it if you like, but the devices and their operations would be very different.
They used the word. But my point was that trusting that line the first time is a challenge.
People have been known in the past to tie bedsheets together to escape from burning buildings. My guess is a lot of people would find it in them to trust the line if it was their only way out. The question, to me, is whether this device is sufficiently simple that someone using it for the first time, with no training, could figure it out and use it safely. It's my understanding that there's more than one way to rig a rappelling harness, and only one of them actually lets you control your descent. (The term "death rig" is applied to the other way, I think.)
There a literally dozens of rappelling rigs, which differences in operation and safety. And these are just for recreational and rescue-team uses. One for general public use would have to be different, especially in not requiring any significant training.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 15:23:57 -0500 From: Dee <editorial@elevator-world.com> To: elenet@elevator-world.com ELENET(R) 323 Issue Date: 10/15/03 Over 9,500 Subscribers Worldwide NYC MTA CUTTING ELEVATOR JOBS: "Newsday" recently reported that plans by the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to eliminate elevator operators is meeting with opposition in the Washington Heights section of the city. Plans call for the elimination of 22 elevator operator jobs at five subway stations in upper Manhattan. The jobs will be cut through attrition. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Stencil Cutting & Supply Company (SCS) introduces its new Low cost - Injection molded High Performance entrance jamb Braille part # RJ4 series. Featuring solid color through both character, and background with superior adhesion. 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Kerry Morris, president of Morris & Wallace, retired with the closing of the deal on September 30. NEW THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR GERMAN FACILITIES: ThyssenKrupp Aufzüge GmbH has opened a new research and development center in Stuttgart, Germany and a new centralized service call center in Berlin. The Stuttgart facility will focus on independent research programs. The service call center will respond to customer needs in Germany, where the company is under contract to service about 60,000 elevator systems. Both centers opened on October 1. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement MEI University - experience a new way of education: eLearning. From new employee training to professionals seeking continuing education credits, we have the program for you. Elevator product knowledge at your fingertips! 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The bust has been in several museums and galleries until coming back into Herlin family. Current Chairman Antti Herlin donated the bust to the U.S. KONE headquarters in Moline, Illinois in early 2003. USHA MARTIN'S DUBAI PLANT: Usha Martin, the India-based wire rope manufacturer, has opened a new manufacturing facility in Dubai. The new plant will operate with a capacity of 6000 T per year and will supply to the Middle East, European and African markets. Usha Martin has worldwide distribution and facilities in India, U.K. and Thailand. INDIAN OFFICIAL INJURED IN ELEVATOR INCIDENT: The Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries is reported to have broken his leg when an elevator carrying him fell to the bottom of the hoistway. Santosh Gangwar was in Bareilly, India to inaugurate a shop when the incident occurred. 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LMDC ART PROPOSALS FOR WTC: The Lower Manhattan Development Corp. (LMDC) received over 100 proposals from various arts groups to be included in the new cultural center at the World Trade Center (WTC) site. Crain's New York Business noted that among the proposals were ones from The New York City Opera, the 92nd Street Y and the Museum of the City of New York. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement CED Elevator Supply now offers you a choice for elevator traveling & hoistway cables. We now stock UL & CSA listed cables manufactured by James Monroe Wire & Cable. For more information contact our Long Beach, CA (1-800-266-0908) or South Windsor, CT (1-866-253-2915) sales offices or jackscavone@comcast.net _______________________________________________________________________ JV FOR THYSSENKRUPP AND DONGYANG: Effective October 1, ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG, based in Germany, and DongYang Group, based in Korea, finalized a joint-venture (JV) company. ThyssenKrupp DongYang Elevator Co., Ltd. will be managed by an eight-member board of directors. The partnership will create a platform to provide further customer benefits by joining the ThyssenKrupp global network and DongYang's production capabilities in the Korean market. DongYang has 1,000 employees, a 25% market share in Korea and generated sales of EUR193 million (US$226 million) in the fiscal year that ended December 31. NINK EESF 2004 CAMPAIGN CHAIR: Trevor Nink, president and CEO, North American director of KONE Inc., has been selected as the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) 2004 campaign chairman. Nink works out of KONE's U.S. headquarters in Moline, Illinois. The EESF goal for 2004 is to raise US$290,000. DRAKA HELPS SET "PACE": Draka Elevator Products, based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, has agreed to conduct elevator-related product and safety training seminars for Florida's Professionally Approved Continuing Education (PACE) which requires all elevator mechanics to annually complete eight hours of continuing education in order to renew their Certificate of Competency. Draka will start the seminars in November and cover such topics as installation, code, maintenance, service relative to traveling and compensation cables and wire rope. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement A simple Yes or No? 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Emergency personnel from the Los Angeles Fire Department had to free the boy, who may have broken his arm, but otherwise was not injured. The boy's mother had gotten off the elevator, but according to a report by www.nbc4.com, the boy did not immediately exit the car and the door began to close, at which time he attempted to stop the doors with his arm. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Let MATHIS ELECTRONICS provide the circuits to take you higher! You'll get a lifetime warranty when you purchase our Glo-Rite LED Lamps for ADAMS, EPCO, GAL, INNOV, PTL, MONITOR, NORTHERN or OTIS. Contact Mathis Electronics at 1-800-782-4449, Fax (828) 274-5928, or email info@mathiselectronics.com. _______________________________________________________________________ DRAKA PARTNERS WITH STAR PIPE: Draka Elevator Products of Rocky Mount, North Carolina and Star Pipe Products of Houston, Texas have formed a joint distribution partnership. Draka EP will stock a wide range of Star products to be distributed through the company's international facilities. TIME WARNER CENTER ELEVATORS: The 75 elevators in the soon-to-be-completed 28-million-square-foot Time Warner Center in New York City will have back-up generators to provide power in case of a blackout. Located at the corner of Center Park South and Broadway at Columbus Circle, the twin 80-story towers at the heart of the complex will house commercial offices, condominiums, a hotel, retail space and a performing arts facility and 18 escalators. The complex, designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, will open in stages beginning this month. The installation contracts went to Otis and ThyssenKrupp. Otis provided 19 units for the Time Warner floors while ThyssenKrupp provided the rest of the equipment. Look for a special report on the Time Warner Center in EW's December 2003 issue. NEW THYSSENKRUPP SUBSIDIARY IN VIETNAM: ThyssenKrupp Elevator has established a new subsidiary in Vietnam. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Vietnam Co. Ltd. is based in Hanoi and headed by Le Binh, who has represented the German company in Hanoi for the last eight years. ThyssenKrupp Elevator made the move to be able to respond more quickly to the current construction boom in Vietnam. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Elevator Controls Corporation has earned its reputation by providing personalized customer service, quality control systems and on-time delivery. We invite you to inquire about our complete line of microprocessor elevator controls. 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Mahana Towers would include two 46-story towers developed by KC Rainbow, while POSEC Hawaii Inc. is planning a 32-story building. Permits have not been filed for construction to begin. HOWARD JOHNSON CHINA PLANS: The Howard Johnson hotel chain has announced plans to build 33 hotels in China by 2006. The company's flagship Plaza Hotel in Shanghai has already opened, and plans are to open one new hotel each in Wuhan, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Xi'an and Nanjing. According to Vice President of Howard Johnson International (China) Daniel Pauwaert, "We will be present in all capital cities (of the provinces) in China in a few years." ELEVATOR CAB RENOVATIONS GOES TO COURT: "The Ottawa Citizen" reports that Elevator Cab Renovations, a Canadian-based elevator repair company, has brought suit against its former mobile phone service. Owner Gary Morris found that emergency voice-mail messages were sometimes days late coming into his company, emergencies that might consist of trapped passengers. The mobile company has countersued. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement A new square lexan pushbutton, the US94, is now available from The Fixture Company. This gives you over 12 different button choices for your world class signal systems from The Fixture Company. When you combine that with 5 different LED color options, you expand to over 60 combinations. Call Mark Menke at 1-877-537-8753 for information and our catalog. _______________________________________________________________________ CTBUH MOVING TO CHICAGO: After 34 years on the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania campus of Lehigh University, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has accepted an invitation to relocate to the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). The dean of the College of Architecture at IIT extended the invitation. The new CTBUH address is S.R. Crown Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3360 S. State Street, Chicago, Illinois 60616. ___________________________________________________________________ EDITORIAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/unsubscription requests should be sent to editorial@elevator-world.com. ELENET Editorial staff: Robert Caporale, Stacie Hyman, Terri Wagner, David Clothier, Jennifer Klein and Deloris Browder. ADVERTISEMENTS: To advertise in ELENET, send an e-mail to sales@elevator-world.com requesting more information. ELENET Advertising staff: Hillary Riemann and T. Bruce MacKinnon. ELENET(R) is a free e-mail newsletter transmitted biweekly by Elevator World, Inc., the publisher of ELEVATOR WORLD magazine. ELENET(R) is a registered trademark and all rights are reserved. Copyright 2003(C) Elevator World, Inc., 356 Morgan Avenue, Mobile, AL 36606, phone: (251) 479-4514, fax: (251) 479-7043, Internet: www.elevator-world.com.
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 15:09:33 -0600 From: EW Editorial Dept <editorial@elevator-world.com> To: elenet@elevator-world.com Subject: ELENET(R) 324 ELENET(R) 324 Issue Date: 10/29/03 Over 9,500 Subscribers Worldwide MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT SCHINDLER: Schindler has announced that Jörgen Svenningsson, a member of the Management Committee Elevators and Escalators and responsible for Technology and Supply, will step down October 31. The Board of Directors of Schindler Holding Ltd. has nominated David J. Bauhs as his successor. Bauhs is deputy to the president of the Management Committee and currently responsible for the Americas. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement CED Elevator Supply now stocks the complete line of cost effective motor generator filters (a carbon dust filtration system) manufactured by Sanders Inc. For more information contact our Long Beach, CA (1-800-266-0908) or South Windsor, CT (1-866-253-2915) sales offices or jackscavone@comcast.net. _______________________________________________________________________ ELATOR MOVES TO NEW LOCATION: Elator Enterprises has moved to a new Oshawa, Ontario location offering improved office and warehousing facilities. The new location is expected to be better suited to serving the needs of the greater Toronto market. It also has ample warehouse space to allow for elevator and escalator parts inventory growth. The new contact information is 240 Rolson Street, Oshawa, Ontario L1G 7Y9, phone: (905) 435-1105, fax: (905) 435-1165 and e-mail: sales@elator.net. In addition, Elator has a new toll-free number for the U.S. and Canada: 1-877-435-1105. ADAMS ANNOUNCES SWEEPSTAKES WINNERS: Adams Elevator Equipment Co. has announced the winners of the Milwaukee and Extech Tools sweepstakes at the Adams Red Zone booth at the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC). Ed Chmielewski of Anderson Elevator Co. and Greg Irvin of Irvin Elevator each won a five-piece, 18V power tool kit, and Timothy Hawthorne of KONE Inc. won an Extech Multimeter/Infrared Thermometer. All entries are eligible for a prize drawing from Milwaukee Tool Corp. NEW 31-STORY HOTEL FOR TOKYO: Prince Hotels Co. has plans to build a 31-story hotel in Shiba Koen, Minato Ward in Tokyo. The ¥50 billion (US$459 million) project will be the company's 54th hotel in Japan and is scheduled to open in spring of 2005. The structure will be built to include accommodations for the elderly and disabled and will contain retail space as well. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement +++ Door Edge Storybook #19: Technology Leader +++ State of the art Application Specific Integrated Chips are the core of all CEDES elevator products. However, CEDES completely develops all ASIC's themselves due to the ability of CEDES' specialists to combine application + product + know-how. Visit www.cedes.com or call David Wachter at: 081-828-261-0862. _______________________________________________________________________ DUBAILAND LAUNCHED: Dubai Crown Prince and U.A.E. Defense Minister General Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum has announced the launching of Dubailand, a massive tourism-and-entertainment complex. The US$5-billion project is part of Dubai's Stragetic Plan to transform the entire emirate into an international tourism attraction. The complex will include what will be the world's largest mall, Mall of Arabia, have an artificial rain forest, a ski slope, a Pharoah's World, a Dinosaur World, a science museum and a futuristic Space Hotel. The 186-million-square-meter site will be comprised of 45 large projects and 200 smaller ones. It will be built along Emirates Road next to Nad Al Sheba, Al Quoz and Al Barsha. The project should be completed by late 2006. Reported by M.J. Mohamed Iqbal, EW Correspondent _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Elevator Controls Corporation has earned its reputation by providing personalized customer service, quality control systems and on-time delivery. We invite you to inquire about our complete line of microprocessor elevator controls. Contact us today at 1-800-829-8106, fax: (916) 428-1728 or sales@elevatorcontrols.com. _______________________________________________________________________ 2005 APM CONFERENCE: The 10th International Automated People Movers (APM) Conference will explore the impact and potential of the technology in the mass transit world. Such topics as How different are driverless systems for operators, passengers and the larger urban community? What are the new service parameters? How can older lines be upgraded? This and more information will be discussed at the conference to be held May 1-4, 2005 at the Disney World Resort in Orlando. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is sponsoring the event. For more information, visit website: www.asce.org/conferences/apm05/. LIGHTWEIGHT LIFTING SYSTEMS: U.K.-based Reid Lifting has given lift/escalator maintenance workers for the London Underground a lightweight option for lifting gear, the Porta-Gantry. The unit, made from a high-tensile alloy, only requires a two-man crew. The system is used in place of heavy steel lifting frames used in the confined areas of lift and escalator shafts. PROPOSED CTA HIKE: The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has proposed a fare hike for 2004. The new fare rate would be US$1.75. Part of the increase in revenue would go for capital improvements to include replacing the escalators, new fare boxes and a move to a new headquarters. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement EHC Technicians Are The Handrail Service Experts. Need a repair or replacement - fast? We can field splice 2 handrails in less than 8 hours - minimal unit downtime saves you time & money. Visit www.ehc-global.com for a location near you. _______________________________________________________________________ MORE ESCALATORS FOR HEINZ FIELD: The Pittsburgh city/county Sports & Exhibition Authority has approved awarding a US$754,985 contract to Schindler to install escalators in the northeast corner of Heinz Field, home to the Steelers, a professional football team. The project should be begin at the end of this year's season and be complete before next year's season. NIST STUDY ON ELEVATORS FOR ER USE: The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) has joined a study to help make elevators a "protected" means of use during fire emergencies. At a recent conference in Malaysia, according to the "Science Daily", NIST "is working with the elevator industry to develop and test redundant, more reliable elevator-dedicated emergency power systems and waterproof elevator components. NIST is investigating software and sensing systems that can adapt to changing smoke and heat conditions, maintain safe and reliable operation, and not shut down during fire emergencies. Such changes could allow elevators to be operated with remote control from the ground floor during fires, thus freeing urgently needed firefighters from elevator operation duties." The NIST is using computer simulation to test coordination scenarios in the hopes that in the future, elevators can be used during evacuation situations. OFFICE COMPLEX FOR OTTAWA: The Ottawa city government is planning to build a large office complex on Sparks Street. 131 Queen Street is part of a National Capital Commission project to upgrade the Sparks Street mall. Construction could be begin next spring and take about two years to complete. Design plans include 300,000 square feet of office space in a 13-story structure, ground-level retail shops, residential units and a 200-car parking garage. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Wanted - Profitable elevator contractors & suppliers. Lift Business Advisors, Inc. has successfully represented the sellers of elevator industry companies with annual sales in excess of $120 million. For confidential discussion, contact Mark Walters: (425) 373-5421 or email: info@liftbusiness.com. _______________________________________________________________________ ELEVATOR FATALITY IN NEW YORK CITY: According to "Newsday," a worker died as a result of injuries resulting from an elevator accident in the Queens borough of New York City. The man was working in a former warehouse being converted into condominiums. The news report stated the police department had not released a report of the incident. ELEVATOR-EQUIPPED PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES: The East Japan Railway Co. has plans to build elevator-equipped pedestrian bridges for the various railway crossings. The bridges so equipped will be placed between the Musashi-Sakai Station and the Musashi-Koganei Station. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Let MATHIS ELECTRONICS provide the circuits to take you higher! You'll get a lifetime warranty when you purchase our Glo-Rite LED Lamps for ADAMS, EPCO, GAL, INNOV, PTL, MONITOR, NORTHERN or OTIS. Contact Mathis Electronics at 1-800-782-4449, Fax (828) 274-5928, or email info@mathiselectronics.com. _______________________________________________________________________ HIGH-RISE FIRE: A fire broke out on the 12th floor of the 35-story Cook County administration building on Friday, October 17. The building had an alarm system but was built before sprinkler systems were required. According to the Associated Press, staff on the 18th floor used an elevator to help evacuate a quadriplegic worker safely. An investigation is pending on the cause of the fire, which claimed six lives. NEW CHAIR FOR HYUNDAI ELEVATOR: Hyun Jeong-eun, wife of the late Hyundai Asan Co. chairman Chung Mong-hun, has been appointed chairwoman of the Hyundai Elevator Co., which is the virtual holding company for the entire Hyundai Group. According to "The Korean Herald", the restructuring office, which was the control entity for the group, will be disbanded. An official for the group noted that the conglomerate will focus on its elevator, shipping, logistics and brokerages units. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement MEI University - experience a new way of education: eLearning. From new employee training to professionals seeking continuing education credits, we have the program for you. Elevator product knowledge at your fingertips! Visit us online @ www.meiuniversity.com and see how MEI University can benefit you! _______________________________________________________________________ KONE INTERIM REPORT: KONE has released its interim -- January-September, 2003 -- report. The value of orders increased to EUR3,355 billion (US$3,917 billion) from 2002's EUR2,099 billion (US$2,451 billion). Elevators and escalators sales accounted for EUR1,939 billion (US$2,264 billion) of the total net sales of EUR3,783 billion (US$4,417 billion). According to Chairman of the Board Antti Herlin, "(The) elevator and escalator maintenance base has now clearly exceeded the 500,000 milestone, and the number of the automatic doors under service is over 200,000." OTIS-LG LARGEST ORDER: Otis-LG, a joint venture based in Korea, has received its largest ever order for 340 elevators for office buildings in the Advanced Business Park in Beijing, a project scheduled for completion in 2006. The contract is worth US$9 million. CEDES, CSEM SHARE TECHNOLOGY AWARD: SwissInfo recently reported that Cedes AG and the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) received the top award for innovation at the European Information Society Technology awards. The award was given for the development of a device that can capture 3D images without a separate computer for image processing. Cedes plans to incorporate the device in its elevator sensor systems. TAIPEI TOWER TOPPED: The Associated Press reported that government officials, engineers and developers were on hand last week as the 101-story Taipei Financial Center tower was topped by a 198-foot spire, which made the high-rise structure the tallest building in the world. When the 1,676-foot building opens next year, it will also have the world's fastest elevators. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Stencil Cutting & Supply Company (SCS) introduces its new Low cost - Injection molded High Performance entrance jamb Braille part # RJ4 series. Featuring solid color through both character, and background with superior adhesion. Call SCS today at 800 783 4633. _______________________________________________________________________ OTIS HAS GOOD THIRD QUARTER: According to the Associated Press, United Technologies Corp. (UTC) posted a 4% rise in third-quarter earnings thanks to its Otis Elevator division, which had a third-quarter operating profit of US$350 million. This operating profit was 23% higher than the same period in 2002. Otis Elevator posted the highest third-quarter profits of any UTC division. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement The Fixture Company distributes the labor saving Formula Systems Infra-red Curtain Unit 47 beam door edges, the only system to have over 40 beams through closing. Now available with installation friendly, affordable 3D protection and low cost water resistant features. The 2D units are backwards compatible with all previous Formula Systems edges. No need to "start over". Call Mark Menke at 1-877-537-8753. _______________________________________________________________________ CZECH RAILWAY STATIONS: Czech Railways completed an upgrade at its Pardubice Station in June. The KC9.9-million (US$365,000) project included lifts, improved lighting and information systems. The company now plans to modernize the Chocen Station and will also include lifts. CURVING WALKWAY FOR CITY HALL: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co. (IHI) supplied the city of Matsumoto with a rubber-belt driven moving walkway with curves for its city hall. The new walkway moves at 30mpm at a distance of 45 meters at an incline of 9.6 degrees. DFW AIRPORT UNVEILS NEW APM CAR: The Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport recently unveiled the first car of its automated people mover system (APM). The 39-foot, 69-passenger vehicle will be part of a 64-car system with the capability of transporting 8,500 passengers per hour around the four existing terminals of the airport. The cars are being supplied by Montreal-based Bombardier Transportation. The elevated APM system is scheduled to open in 2005. U.S. CONSTRUCTION SLIPS IN AUGUST: McGraw-Hill Construction Dodge reports that new U.S. construction starts fell 1% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of US$514.2 billion. The drop reflected a 1% decline in nonresidential building starts, in spite of two major hospital jobs in Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon respectively. For the first eight months of the year, three regions were up and the Midwest was unchanged from the previous year, but the Northeast experienced a 15% decline. PETER ROGGE TO REPRESENT FORMULA SYSTEMS: U.K.-based Formula Systems has announced the appointment of Peter Rogge Industrie Umweltechnik to represent the company in Germany for its range of elevator safety edges and the Orator annunciator. Peter Rogge will also promote these products in parts of eastern Europe. KONE SELLS POLAR SHARES: KONE has announced its intention to sell its holdings in Polar Kiinteistöt Oyj to a German real estate company. KONE directly holds 10,904,801 shares representing 6.1% of the total share capital and indirectly holds another 26.3% through Cervuctum Oy, of which KONE owns 25%. The company does not expect the transaction, which is subject to competition authority approval, to significantly affect its financial result. HIGH-RISE FLATS FOR BERKSHIRE: Thales Properties Ltd. has plans to build 20 blocks of 11-story flats in the Priestwood area of Berkshire, U.K. Included in the design is ground-floor and basement parking with access to the Western Road. There is opposition from the current residents. NEW CSU HALL TO INCLUDE ELEVATORS: Colorado State University (CSU) is building its first residential hall since 1968. The four-story building will be red brick and stone and will contain elevators and wheelchair accessible rooms. None of CSU's other residential halls have elevator or disabled access. ___________________________________________________________________ EDITORIAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/unsubscription requests should be sent to editorial@elevator-world.com. ELENET Editorial staff: Robert Caporale, Stacie Hyman, Terri Wagner, David Clothier, Jennifer Klein and Deloris Browder. ADVERTISEMENTS: To advertise in ELENET, send an e-mail to sales@elevator-world.com requesting more information. ELENET Advertising staff: Hillary Riemann and T. Bruce MacKinnon. ELENET(R) is a free e-mail newsletter transmitted biweekly by Elevator World, Inc., the publisher of ELEVATOR WORLD magazine. ELENET(R) is a registered trademark and all rights are reserved. Copyright 2003(C) Elevator World, Inc., 356 Morgan Avenue, Mobile, AL 36606, phone: (251) 479-4514, fax: (251) 479-7043, Internet: www.elevator-world.com.
I'd thought one of the reasons to avoid elevators in fires was because the shaft acted as a chimney. (It occurs to me, though, that stairwells have a similar problem.)
I always thought the reason was because the elevator could lose power.
Heat sensitive buttons have killed people by summoning elevators to the floor where the fire is.
I have to admit that I never would have thought of that.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 15:28:39 -0600 From: EW Editorial Dept <editorial@elevator-world.com> To: elenet@elevator-world.com Subject: ELENET(R) 325 ELENET(R) 325 Issue Date: 11/12/03 Over 9,500 Subscribers Worldwide IN MEMORIAM: JACK EDWARDS: Longtime elevator-industry executive Jack Edwards died recently near his home in Southaven, Mississippi. In addition to working with elevator companies, Edwards was a member of the inaugural board of directors for Elevator World, Inc. He served as a vice president of Dover Elevator and later served as an elevator consultant. He is survived by his wife, the former Marjorie Heard, a daughter, three sons and five grandchildren. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement +++ Door Edge Storybook #20: Is anyone in the elevator? +++ Certain situations need an empty elevator when called, such as penthouse apartments or bank vaults. CEDES' new camera sensor, ESPROS/SEC recognizes if anyone is in the cabin when it is called. CEDES; safer, more secure elevators. Visit www.cedes.com or call David Wachter at: 081-828-261-0862. _______________________________________________________________________ CHICAGO CODE SEMINAR: On November 19, the City of Chicago is holding a free seminar concerning the current elevator part of the Chicago Building Code. The leader will be Des Drotos, consultant and chair of the Chicago elevator code committee. The seminar will be held at the University of Illinois-Chicago, 750 S. Halsted Street, Room 605 at 6 p.m. Parking is available on the east side of Halsted Street across from the building. To RSVP, which is required, contact Al Corbett at the city of Chicago, phone: (312) 744-2622. Reported by Richard Gregory. IN MEMORIAM: LYNN S. BEEDLE: Dr. Lynn S. Beedle passed away on October 29 of pancreatic cancer. Beedle founded the Council on Tall Buildings & Urban Habitat in 1969 and served as its director until his retirement in 2000. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and taught in the PostGraduate School of the Naval Academy in Annapolis. Beedle joined Lehigh University where he finished his postgraduate work earning a Phd. He was the author or co-author of over 200 papers, articles, books and presented over 600 lectures at conferences in over 40 countries. He was the recipient of many awards and recognitions on national and international levels. A tribute biography to Lynn S. Beedle will be released in 2004. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement ***INSTANT ONLINE QUOTATIONS for Elevator Cabs & Entrances*** Go directly to www.columbia-elevator.com/quote - enter some basic data about your job - and get an immediate quotation displayed on your screen. Land more jobs using the latest and greatest from the industry leader! _______________________________________________________________________ SAVERA ESS ACQUIRES SUZHOU SHANGWU: Effective September 30, Savera ESS acquired Suzhou Shangwu Elevator & Sidetrack Co. Ltd. in the Jiangsu province, about 70 kilometers from Shanghai. Suzhou Shangwu is one of the largest guide-rail manufacturers in the country. The new company will be named Savera China Shangwu. This is Savera's second manufacturing plant in China. The company has one plant in Beijing. ELEVATOR SHAFT ACCIDENT: A worker fell about 18 feet from the top of an elevator shaft at the General Motors plant in Janesville, Wisconsin. OSHA will be conducting an investigation. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement A simple Yes or No? Yes, CemcoLift does offer a breakdown V belt pump unit suitable for modernizations where tight machine door openings are a problem. No, CemcoLift does not ship a pump unit without fully testing all components and pre-adjusting the valves. For more information contact Joe McGlory at 800-962-3626. _______________________________________________________________________ BID AWARDED FOR ELEVATOR SHAFT: The Haverstick-Borthwick Co. was selected to build a three-floor elevator shaft in Ventnor, Maryland's 80-year-old, historic city hall. The US$442,800 project cost will be offset by a county grant. The site has been undergoing a massive exterior and interior renovation. The elevator shaft will be built on the Cambridge Avenue side of the building and run from the basement to the second floor, giving the disabled access to the public meeting chambers located on the second floor. LCD DISPLAYS FOR ABU DHABI CONFERENCE PALACE: E-Motive Display Pte. Ltd. has supplied 55 full-color LCD displays elevator monitoring systems to the new Conference Palace in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. The monitoring systems will record traffic flow and current status of all 82 elevators and 32 escalators in the facility, which will be the site of the 2004 Summit of the Co-Operation Council for Arab States. ROBOT RIDES ELEVATORS: Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. has announced the development of a hospital delivery robot that can ride the elevators to complete its task. The robot calls for the elevator through wireless signals to a personal handyphone system (PHS) receiver integrated into the elevator control mechanism. Matsushita plans to begin production this year. The cost is estimated at ¥8 million (US$73,000) for the robot alone and ¥10 million (US$91,000) for the built-in elevator calling device. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Elevator Controls Corporation has earned its reputation by providing personalized customer service, quality control systems and on-time delivery. We invite you to inquire about our complete line of microprocessor elevator controls. Contact us today at 1-800-829-8106, fax: (916) 428-1728 or sales@elevatorcontrols.com. _______________________________________________________________________ SEPTA PROMOTES SAFE RIDING: The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has joined with the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) and Vertical Transportation Excellence (VTX) in educating the public during National Elevator Safety Awareness Week, November 9-15. SEPTA will distribute EESF literature at transit stations in Philadelphia, plus present the "Safe-T Rider(c)" program at two schools. THYSSENKRUPP IN MALAYSIA: ThyssenKrupp has opened combined offices in Kuala Lumpur, the Casa Thyssen Krupp. Gary Elliott, ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG chairman, noted that the Malaysia elevator unit would mount "an aggressive charge" in the region. "We are seeking to boost our presence in Malaysia's elevator servicing and maintenance market." Elliot added that the goal of the elevator unit was to post annual sales of MYR220 million (US$58 million) within the next five years. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement EHC Technicians Are The Handrail Service Experts. Need a repair or replacement - fast? We can field splice 2 handrails in less than 8 hours - minimal unit downtime saves you time & money. Visit www.ehc-global.com for a location near you. _______________________________________________________________________ ALSO GROUP REPORTS THIRD-QUARTER LOSSES: The ALSO Group, in which Schindler owns a majority interest, posted its third-quarter report showing net sales and consolidated after-tax losses. Net sales came in at CHF359.2 million (US$264.3 million) with last year's third-quarter net sales as CHF399.7 million (US$294.1 million). Consolidated after-tax for 2003 was negative CHF1.1 million (US$809,516) while in 2002, there was a profit of CHF3.6 million (US$2.65 million). The ALSO Group is active in the IT logistics and service industry where the market is showing weak demand. OSHA REVISED FORM 300: Effective January 1, 2004, employers will be required to use revised Form 300, which is the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses. The revised form includes such changes as an additional occupational hearing loss column and more clear-cut formulas for calculating incidence rates. For more information on the form, visit website: http://www.osha.gov/recordkeeping/new-osha300form1-1-04.pdf. COLLAPSIBLE GATE POSSIBLE CAUSE: A 43-year-old woman in Mumbai, India was found dead at the bottom of a apartment lift shaft. It is suspected that the collapsible gate was opened resulting in her fall. The building is seven stories high with two lifts. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement LWI Elevator Panel Co. Now offers interior wall panels for modernization through our new EZ Order System. Simply pick a style and finish, fill in measurements and email or fax form. Most orders shipped within 10 days! Visit www.lwiweb.com or call 1-866-399-8090. _______________________________________________________________________ FULL MAINTENANCE CATCHING ON IN KOREA: According to The Elevator & Parking Systems magazine, full-maintenance contracts (FMCs) are catching on in Korea. Otis-LG for example has had a steady increase in the past four years, bringing its total FMCs to 1,211. Currently, most contracts in the region are Parts, Oil, Grease (POG) contracts which are not necessarily preventive maintenance. Worldwide, FMCs provide much of the maintenance work for the major elevator companies. For example, in Europe FMCs account for 60%, in North America 70%, Hong Kong 90%. In Korea, the figure is much lower at 0.2%. Kim Jin Sung, manager of the marketing team, notes that Otis-LG plans to turn that figure around within the next five to 10 years by educating owners and managers of the advantages of FMCs. KONE SELLS FOREST MACHINE DIVISION: KONE has sold its forest machinery division, Partek Forest, to Komatsu Ltd. of Japan. This is another divestment as a result of a key business decision stated in June that KONE intends to focus in on the elevator/escalator industry. The value of the transaction is EUR120 million (US$138 million) and is subject approval by the relevant competition authority. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Wanted - Profitable elevator contractors & suppliers. Lift Business Advisors, Inc. has successfully represented the sellers of elevator industry companies with annual sales in excess of $120 million. For confidential discussion, contact Mark Walters: (425) 373-5421 or email: info@liftbusiness.com. _______________________________________________________________________ ELEVATORS INSTEAD OF ESCALATORS?: The Seattle Monorail Project's lead architect, Alan Hart, has suggested using elevators instead of escalators for the new West Seattle-to-Ballard monorail line. He proposes using the units at eight or nine stations. Hart pitched his idea and its advantages to the project consultants, Lea+Elliott. The elevators take up less space, reducing cost and size of the stations. His concept is to use a pre-determined set of glass-enclosed elevators programmed to land and open as the monorail train approached the station. Preliminary traffic-handling studies indicate it's doable. Even the public pitches have been meeting with positive feedback. 500-KM MTS FOR GUANGZHOU: A mass transit system (MTS) has been proposed for Guangzhou, China. The MTS would include 14 metro lines with a total length of 555 kilometers, including 67 kilometers of the existing national-owned railway lines. The system will cover the downtown and suburb area Guangzhou and other surrounding cities such as Foshan, Shunde and Dongguan. Passengers will be able to commute between the metro areas within an hour once the system is completed. Reported by Peng Jie, EW Correspondent PARIS MAY LIFT SKYSCRAPER BAN: Paris placed a ban on buildings higher than eight stories in 1974 in the city center, a limit that may be lifted due to a need for more housing in the area. While the historic district would not be affected, Deputy Mayor of Town Planning Jean-Pierre Caffet, noted that "city hall would prefer individual 'sympathetically designed' high rises in a few 'carefully chosen' locations." The ban was imposed by President Valery Giscard d'Estaing after a number of skyscrapers were built in the early 1970s such as the 209-meter Montparnasse tower. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement MEI University - experience a new way of education: eLearning. From new employee training to professionals seeking continuing education credits, we have the program for you. Elevator product knowledge at your fingertips! Visit us online @ www.meiuniversity.com and see how MEI University can benefit you! _______________________________________________________________________ ESCALATOR FATALITY IN ROME: A British woman died as a result of injuries sustained when the escalator on which she was riding collapsed. The incident occurred at the Tiburtina railway station in Rome. Several others were injured. The Italian company that operates the escalators is investigating the accident. NIPPON OTIS EXPANDS IN CHINA: According to "Nihon Keizai Shimbun," Nippon Otis Elevator Co. will expand its parts purchasing in China to 16% of its overall purchasing within three years, doubling its current 8%. The company now has a purchasing office in Shanghai and plans to purchase 100 different components, including counterweights and motor covers. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement Stencil Cutting & Supply Company (SCS) introduces its new Low cost - Injection molded High Performance entrance jamb Braille part # RJ4 series. Featuring solid color through both character, and background with superior adhesion. Call SCS today at 800 783 4633. _______________________________________________________________________ MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RELEASES FINANCIAL RESULTS: The weak recovery of the global economy was cited as a reason for lower half-year sales and income figures recently released by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Consolidated net sales were ¥1.56 trillion (US$14.4 billion), down 5% from the same half-year period in 2002, while non-consolidated net sales were down 13% to ¥911.3 billion (US$8.4 billion). However, non-consolidated net income and ordinary profit were both up for the six months ending September 30 when compared to the same period in 2002. HIGH-RISE COMPLEX FOR TOKYO: Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. has proposed building a three-tower residential complex in Tokyo's Minato Ward area. The first 41-story tower is scheduled for completion in March 2006, the second 42-story tower and 43-story third tower will both be finished by March 2007. APARTMENT HOUSE SYSTEM SHOWROOM OPENS: The Hitachi IT Apartment House System Showroom is now open at the Dashi Plant of Guangzhou Hitachi Elevator Co., Ltd. (HELG) in Guangzhou, China. The showroom opened October 8. It provides visitors from medium- and high-level developers with the experience of using advanced systems and services related to apartment buildings. Hitachi and HELG plan to open similar showrooms in Shanghai and Beijing. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement The Fixture Company has introduced the Compact 2 Micro button. This award winning button is less than 20mm (.787") thick, allowing for low profile surface mount fixtures. Available in 24V, all button styles. Call Mark Menke at 1-877-537-8753. _______________________________________________________________________ RUSSIAN FIRM RELOCATES TO NEW FACILITY: Stein Ltd., first established in 1912, is moving to a new St. Petersburg location effective December 1. The company noted the new site offers improved office space and technical support for emergency service. The location is 9-3 Ushakovskaya emb., RUS-197342 St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, phone: (7) 812-43 111 20 and fax: (7) 812-43 111 24. The emergency call number for St. Petersburg will remain 053 subscriber LIFT, as will e-mail: master@stein.ru and website: www.stein.ru. TWO HIGH RISES FOR HANOI: Construction has begun on two high rises for the Hanoi area. A 25-story building is being built at 5 Nguyen Chi Thanh Street located on a 3,820-square-meter site. A 28-story building is going up in the Dich Vong ward, Cau Giay district. Both buildings will contain retail, office and service space and should be completed in late 2005. _______________________________________________________________________ Advertisement CED Elevator Supply now offers you a choice for elevator traveling & hoistway cables. We now stock UL & CSA listed cables manufactured by James Monroe Wire & Cable. For more information contact our Long Beach, CA (1-800-266-0908) or South Windsor, CT (1-866-253-2915) sales offices or jackscavone@comcast.net. _______________________________________________________________________ BANK ONE TO BE RENOVATED: According to the "Dallas Business Journal," the Bank One building in Fort Worth, Texas, damaged in a March 2000's tornado, will be renovated as a high-rise residential structure with 60,000 square feet of retail and office space and has been renamed The Tower. The 37-story building was constructed in 1974. The renovation should cost US$65 million and will begin January 2004. TEXACONE NAMES NATIONAL SALES MANAGER: Charles J. Bailey has been named national sales manager for the Texacone Co. His responsibilities include the company's overall sales performance and the interaction with its customer base. Before joining Texacone, Bailey had 33 years of experience with KONE and Otis Elevator. He will report to Vice President Gina Little. 21ST CENTURY TOWER COMPLETE: Reportedly, the world's tallest residential tower, the 21st Century Tower, in Dubai has been completed and is ready for occupants. The tower has 55 floors and is 269 meters tall. The owner is Al Rostamani and the architects were M/S Atkins Overseas Partners. The general contractor was Rostamani Pegal LLC. and Arab Tech Construction Co. The elevator supplier was ETA-Mitsubishi Electric Corp. There are six elevators in the main lobby and three in the car park. Reported by M.J. Mohamed Iqbal, EW Correspondent THREE U.A.E. PROJECTS ANNOUNCED: According to "AME Info," officials have announced plans for three major projects in the U.A.E. A 34-story commercial tower is being developed by Ahmed Hashem Khoory. ABB Architekten will build a second office tower for the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce. Palm Jumeirah developer Nakheel has signed a joint venture with Kerzner International to develop a 2,000-room hotel called Atlantis, The Palm. ___________________________________________________________________ EDITORIAL AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Editorial submissions, reprint permission requests and subscription/unsubscription requests should be sent to editorial@elevator-world.com. ELENET Editorial staff: Robert Caporale, Stacie Hyman, Terri Wagner, David Clothier, Jennifer Klein and Deloris Browder. ADVERTISEMENTS: To advertise in ELENET, send an e-mail to sales@elevator-world.com requesting more information. ELENET Advertising staff: Hillary Riemann and T. Bruce MacKinnon. ELENET(R) is a free e-mail newsletter transmitted biweekly by Elevator World, Inc., the publisher of ELEVATOR WORLD magazine. ELENET(R) is a registered trademark and all rights are reserved. 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