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THYSSENKRUPP ACQUIRES WINNIPEG ELEVATOR, WINS CONTRACT
thyssenkrupp Elevator Canada has acquired maintenance and modernization contractor Winnipeg Elevator Group (WEG), the company announced on July 7. With a portfolio of about 1,000 elevators, escalators, stairlifts and dumbwaiters, WEG has been serving the Winnipeg area for more than 50 years. thyssenkrupp said it would retain the 23 staffers and most of the WEG ownership team. WEG, with a warehouse and fleet of service vehicles, offers regular maintenance, repair and 24-hr emergency service. In another development, thyssenkrupp won a contract to modernize 12 elevators at 201 Portage, the tallest building in Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba. The contract includes service for these units, plus the 33-story, 128-m-tall building's two escalators and four other elevators, adding a total 18 units to the company's service portfolio.
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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com
THYSSENKRUPP ACQUIRES WINNIPEG ELEVATOR, WINS CONTRACT
thyssenkrupp Elevator Canada has acquired maintenance and modernization contractor Winnipeg Elevator Group (WEG), the company announced on July 7. With a portfolio of about 1,000 elevators, escalators, stairlifts and dumbwaiters, WEG has been serving the Winnipeg area for more than 50 years. thyssenkrupp said it would retain the 23 staffers and most of the WEG ownership team. WEG, with a warehouse and fleet of service vehicles, offers regular maintenance, repair and 24-hr emergency service. In another development, thyssenkrupp won a contract to modernize 12 elevators at 201 Portage, the tallest building in Winnipeg and the province of Manitoba. The contract includes service for these units, plus the 33-story, 128-m-tall building's two escalators and four other elevators, adding a total 18 units to the company's service portfolio.
Image credit: courtesy by Ccyyrree for Wikipedia
To read the full transcript of today's podcast, visit: elevatorworld.com/news
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