KONE WINS CONTRACT TO OUTFIT CRUISE SHIP
KONE has been awarded a contract by Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, to outfit a new Norwegian Cruise Lines Breakaway-Plus class ship with 32 elevators and two escalators. The elevators will feature KONE's Monospace® and MiniSpaceTM technology. Meyer Werft is scheduled to deliver the 4,000-passenger cruise ship in 2018. With the order, KONE strengthens an already-strong relationship with the cruise-ship industry.
NEW NYC DOOR/CAB COMPANY
Building Supply & Installation Services, LLC (BSIS) is a new Long Island, New York-based company primarily serving Greater New York City (NYC) with a goal to partner with customers' operation teams to ensure high-quality service and timely delivery of products and installations. It offers passenger and freight door and cab installations, as well as installer-friendly passenger entrance and cab materials. President Chris Peelle left The Peelle Co. and employs Rachel Smith, vice president of Operations, who brings more than 17 years of high-profile project-management experience. Smith is formerly senior project manager of the thyssenkrupp New Construction project management team.
EW FOCUSES ON FIELD AND TESTING EQUIPMENT
ELEVATOR WORLD will focus on Field and Testing Equipment (including construction tools, hoists and scaffolding) in its May issue. It will also receive bonus distribution at the World Elevator Escalator Expo in Shanghai, LIFTEX in London and Elevators & Access Control in Dubai. The deadline for submissions is March 16. To participate or for more information, contact the EW Editorial Department at phone: (251) 479-4514, ext. 30 or email: editorial@elevatorworld.com.
ESCALATOR ACCIDENT SPURS SAFETY PUSH IN MALAYSIA
An accident on a rail station escalator in Kuala Lumpur on February 8 in which a young boy suffered a partially severed foot has renewed calls for better escalator safety and inspection in Malaysia, The Star reports. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health urged greater supervision of children on escalators, while the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) reminded riders to not place their feet on the yellow lines, and use extreme caution when wearing soft, rubber shoes and long skirts. According to The Borneo Post, the Malaysian government is calling for added safety features, such as buffers between escalator sides and steps. DOSH observed there have been 31 escalator-related accidents in Malaysia since 2011.
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