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Dec 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Kaija Wilkinson |Dot Mynahan |Lee Gray |Common Escalator Configurations

Beltways®, a first-of-its-kind modular accelerating walkway, is being developed by brothers Matine and John Yuksel in Hebron, Kentucky. The Yuksel brothers relocated the company, Beltways, near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) to develop an accelerating walkway originally conceived by their father, Edip Yuksel, in his native Türkiye. As a freshman at Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Edip Yuksel conceptualized a modular, pit-less accelerating walkway.

Nov 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Lindsay Fletcher |Kaija Wilkinson |John W. Koshak |Dot Mynahan

On a recent trip to Dubai, U.A.E., for The Elevator Show Dubai’s inaugural exposition, your author had the opportunity to visit the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building with a total height of 829.8 m, and the Dubai Frame, an observatory, museum and monument that stands as the largest picture frame in the world.

Nov 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Al Griffin |Kaija Wilkinson |Lee Gray |Dot Mynahan

In the blockbuster movie, What Women Want, Mel Gibson discovers he can hear women’s thoughts, especially at work. Interestingly enough, the many leaders I speak with often ask me, “What is it that employees want?” While we can’t hear our employees’ thoughts like Mel Gibson, this article will provide the top three things employees want from their employers and leaders. Armed with this knowledge, leaders will be better prepared to attract and retain the best talent for their company.

Nov 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | John W. Koshak |Michael Davies |Dot Mynahan |Al Griffin

submitted by FujitecFujitec Co., Ltd. recently became the first Japanese company to obtain certification for elevator maintenance using remote monitoring in Singapore. Fujitec acquired this certification, promoted by the Singapore government, through its group company Fujitec Singapore Corp. Ltd. These regulations are the first of their kind established in Singapore for the remote monitoring of maintenance in countless high-rise buildings throughout the country to enhance elevator sustainability.

Nov 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Dot Mynahan |Lakshmanan Raja |Peng Jie |Kaija Wilkinson

Nestled among the mountains and lakes of Southeast Alaska, Sitka is a small town steeped in natural beauty and history. Approximately 90 mi from the state capital of Juneau, it is spread over Baranof Island, part of Chichagof Island and others. Russian explorers settled Sitka — derived from a contraction of “People on the Outside of Baranof Island” in the language of the Tlingit Indians who have lived in the area since the turn of the last Ice Age.