Anitha Raghunath, co-publisher of ELEVATOR WORLD India, recently visited the offices of Elevator World, Inc. in the U.S. to meet various staff members and discuss future plans for the publication and its website. EW president Ricia S. Hendrick called the visit "a great opportunity to forge closer relationships between our staffs" and noted that she sees a very bright future for EW Continue ...
A new department store in Malvern, the U.K. features energy-efficient escalators supplied by KONE. The installation is part of Marks & Spencer’s 100-point, five-year plan to make its stores carbon neutral by 2012. The speed of the escalators is adjusted automatically based on usage, which KONE reports can save as much as 30% of the energy used to operate conventional escalators. The new store opened on June Continue ...
Alan Boyle recently wrote about the 2008 Space Elevator Conference on msnbc.com, noting that the participants expressed a wide variety of opinions as to when, and if, the system would be built. Bradley Edwards of Black Line Ascension said it could be done for US$7-10 billion in 12-15 years, while Tom Nugent of LaserMotive opined it would never be built due to technical and safety concerns. In between, Ted Semon of the Space Elevator Blog concluded the space elevator would be built by either an industry consortium supported by the U.S. government or an alliance between the governments of India and Dubai. Continue ...
Market Watch recently reported that Crocs, Inc. is planning an escalator safety awareness campaign that will be implemented over the course of the next year. The footwear manufacturer will attach hang tags on its shoes promoting the safe use of escalators and also work with organizations to support escalator maintenance and safety. The hang tags are expected to begin appearing in retail outlets before the end of this Continue ...
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