| 2008 ELEVATOR WORLD Projects of the Year
Each year, ELEVATOR WORLD recognizes the best vertical-transportation projects from around the globe. While not all of the submissions can be recognized, all of the projects submitted for the 2008 awards exemplified the best the industry has to offer. Here are the winners (for more on each, including a video on the Dexia-Bil Banking Center project, click on the category):
Category 1: Elevator Systems, New Construction -- Dexia-Bil Banking Center -– General Technic Otis
Category 2: Elevators, Modernization -- New York Marriott Marquis – Schindler Elevator Group
Category 3: Escalators, New Construction -- The National Theatre Station in Oslo: Northern Lights -- ThyssenKrupp Fahtreppen GmbH
Category 4: Escalators, Modernization -- McCarran International Airport Escalator Replacement -– KONE Inc.
Category 5: Inclined Elevators -- Inclined Elevator at Ereaga Beach -– ThyssenKrupp Elevator Bu Seame
Category 6: Accessibility Systems -- Platform Elevator at the River: The Upside-Down, Inside-Out Elevator –- Elevert
Category 8: Automated People Movers -- Urban Accessibility Project in Medieval Vitoria -- ThyssenKrupp Elevator Bu Seame
Middle East Gulf Offers Strong Economic Growth
EW Correspondent M.J. Mohamed Iqbal presents an overview of the frontier markets in the Gulf Region of the Middle East. Generally, frontier markets are developing economies with undeveloped equity markets. Read all about this market trend here.
Corporate Reports
Elevator manufacturers and their parent companies are some of the more successful enterprises in the world. Each quarter, EW reports on the financial results of some of these companies. While these reports usually appear in ELEVATOR WORLD magazine, this month several are posted here online. To read the highlights, click here.
NAEC in Atlantic City
The National Association of Elevator Contractors held its annual convention and expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey. To view a gallery of pictures from the 2007 event, click here.
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