G&R Custom Elevator Cabs, Parkway Elevators have a hand in modernization of 1890s landmark into a hotel that artfully blends old and new. Elevator companies G&R Custom Elevator Cabs of Andover, Minnesota, and Parkway Elevators of Chicago worked with the design teams handling the transformation of the historic Chicago Athletic Association (CAA) into a luxury…
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thyssenkrupp Elevator (Taiwan) outfits a private residence in Taichung City, Taiwan. by George Li and Lily Chang The 22-floor Honesty Gendii condominium building is a high-end, private residence located in Taichung’s Seventh Redevelopment Zone — the most competitive and high-class residential area in middle Taiwan. To stand out, developer Treasure Dragon Corp. focused on a…
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Functionality embraces art in NYC’s Judd Foundation. In 1968, Donald Judd purchased 101 Spring Street, an old textile factory, in SoHo, New York City (NYC). He and his wife, choreographer Julie Finch, were among the first artists to move into the neighborhood. They lived and worked in the five-story cast-iron building, which was designed by…
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This is a “robot” (with a man inside) brought to ExpoElevador by an important Brazilian manufacturer, Infolev. It was a popular and an original way to attract visitors to its booth, as many wanted to be photographed with it. Subir & Bajar’s booth assistant, Cecelia Sotelo, was excited to have this snapshot of her and…
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Solutions designed with location, size, precision and safety in mind New NEXIEZ Series Mitsubishi Electric has launched the NEXIEZ-S, a new lineup of NEXIEZ-series elevators targeting office and residential buildings up to 10 stories, particularly in the Middle East and Europe. The company expects annual sales of 1,000 units by March 2018. The compact units…
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Oleo to Open India Facility U.K.-based manufacturer Oleo International will open its first production facility in India near Bengaluru International Airport at the beginning of the year. Impetus for the construction on the 50,000-sq.-ft building is to meet an increase in demand for its elevator buffers. It will concentrate primarily on manufacturing buffers for the elevator…
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Orona Announces Latest European Acquisitions Hernani, Spain-based Orona announced it has acquired its fourth and fifth companies this year, Krakdzwig of Krakow, Poland, and Estrela Elevadores of Leiria, Portugal, expanding its European footprint further after previous purchases (ELEVATOR WORLD, April and May 2016). Krakdzwig has been Orona’s authorized Polish distributor since 2002 and holds a…
Read More Kaje Named Vice President of KONE IR, Other Changes Sanna Kaje has been named vice president of Investor Relations (IR) at KONE. She joins KONE from Finnish construction company YIT with an extensive background in IR and finance. Katri Saarenheimo, who has been director of IR since 2014, is moving to a new role in…
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Asian countries are main drivers of business. Momentum Continues for Otis in China Otis subsidiaries Xizi Otis Elevator Co. and Otis Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. continue to win major work in China, including contracts for a trio of residential towers in Zhangjiagang, a new central business district in Yangzhou, a hotel in Xiamen and a…
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Foster + Partners has released new renderings of Oceanwide Center, a pair of 605- and 850-ft.-tall towers planned in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood downtown, dezeen reported. Together, the buildings will span 2 million sq. ft., with the taller tower housing a Waldorf Astoria hotel, offices, stores and entertainment venues, and the shorter one…
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