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HRE Development Unveils Dubai’s Tower B at SkyHills Astra
HRE Development unveiled Astra Tower B at the SkyHills Astra project, located in Dubai Science Park in Dubai, ME Construction News reports. Following the successful launch of Tower A, SkyHills Astra garnered...
Early Bird Discount for Lift and Escalator Symposium Ends June 30
The early bird discount for the 16th Lift and Escalator Symposium, taking place on September 24-25 in the Kettering Park Hotel in Kettering, U.K., ends on June 30. The symposium is...
Japan Elevator Service Holdings Appoints BoD and Other Officers
At the 31st Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 24, Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co. Ltd. elected its Board of Directors (BOD), according to MarketScreener. In conjunction with...
Andalusian Cruise Ship Port Calls For Bids for Accessibility Project
The Port Authority of Motril on Granada province's Costa Tropical in Spain is calling for bids on a contract to improve the accessibility of the Antonio Armas passenger terminal. The...
Elevator Register Hopes To Boost Safety, Modernization
Greece’s Ministry of Development is launching a nationwide Elevator Register with a goal to record all elevators across the country, regardless of their current certification status, and identify those in...
Quebec City’s Fauborg Elevator Reopens After Repairs
Pedestrians will once again have more convenient access between Upper and Lower Town, Quebec City, Canada, with the reopening of the refurbished Faubourg elevator, the Quebec Community Newspapers Association reports. The historic...
New Escalators Part of Major DLR Station Upgrade in London
Six new escalators and a larger mezzanine level are in store for Docklands Light Railway's (DLR) Pontoon Dock station in Silvertown, East London, U.K., with construction slated to start in...
Lakeman Liften Showcases Round Lift in New Rotterdam Museum
Lakeman Liften, a more-than-100-year-old company headquartered in Katwijk, the Netherlands, recently showcased a round hydraulic passenger lift serving the new 30-m-tall FENIX Museum of Migration in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Distinguished...
Data Reveals China VT Market Trends
China Elevator Association Secretary General Zhang Lexiang recently shared data painting a detailed picture of the vertical-transportation (VT) market in China, including that it experienced an "unprecedented elevator production drop"...