http://www.lift.co.uk/blog Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:07:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Much to the delight of Jakob Zueger, chief executive officer of Schindler Americas, a $40 million contract has been awarded the company in an effort to put into placement effective solutions for the modernization of LA International Airport. Jakob Zueger was stated as saying, “We are proud to have been chosen ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/761/ A 10 year contract has been signed between KONE and ProRail for the installation and maintenance of 175 new elevators, making them partners during this duration. The contract also states that KONE is one of their two preferred suppliers for this project. Within this contract, it also defines the maintenance ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/kone-secure-and-maintenance-contract-for-175-new-elevators/ A recent story about a DP Technology product, the Esprit 2010 was reported on February 23, 2010. DP Technology is a California based privately owned corporation established in 1982 by Daniel Frayssinet and Paul Ricard. Their highly technical computer products for use in manufacturing will be showcased at the Puerto Rico ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/dp-technology/ According to researchers at Yale University, sponsors of an electric forklift development program, their new VL electric forklift truck is the most energy efficient and ergonomically advanced counterbalance series available in its weight capacity, which ranges from 2,200 to 3,500 kilograms. This vehicle features five wheelbase and capacity configurations and ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/new-vl-series-forklift-truck-is-most-energy-efficient-and-ergonomically-advanced/ Because of the prompt initiation measures during the economically hard financial year of 2009, Schindler was able to increase their net profit relative to that of the previous year by 3% to CHF 653 million. In the escalator and elevator business, the operating profits rose by 7.5% to CHF 962 ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/always-improving-their-performance/ KONE, a global leader in the escalator and elevator industry, has acquired ASBA Mantenimientos S.L. ASBA Mantenimientos is a Spanish elevator company based. It is based in Barcelona, and is one of the largest local providers of elevator repair and maintenance. The company provides new elevator and related equipment sales ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/kone-acquires-asba-mantenimientos/ Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe, sometimes referred to as HHIE, has been firmly established as a major supplier of construction equipment and industrial trucks to Europe since the early 1990s. In recent years, the sales of this company have continued increase at a very fast rate. During the period of time ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/hyundai-heavy-industries-europe-enjoys-great-year/ As part of the exhilarating town-centre redevelopment project currently in the works in Bingley, West Yorkshire, the Stannah Group has recently installed an outdoor moving walkway. The Stannah Group is a long-standing, family-owned company dedicated to providing quality stairlifts to its customers. The newly-installed moving stairway takes customers and their ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/town-centre-redevelopment-project-adds-moving-walkway/ Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city is to be supplied with 339 escalators and elevators for their newly developing major subway system by Schindler. The 22km Kadikoy-Kartal line would provide an important travel system for the Asian half of the city that is highly populated. Booked last year, this contract covers 272 escalators ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/schindler-to-supply-elevator-for-major-turkish-subway-system/ Icknield, a special needs school for severely learning disabled children, ranging in ages from three to nineteen, seems to have overcome a small, logistical playground design problem that was poorly implemented at inception. Stannah, a local company that has long since supported the school, had successfully raised money from local ... http://www.lift.co.uk/blog/the-smallest-of-problems/