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KONE Appoints Wen As EVP Procurement and Board Member
KONE has appointed Michelle Wen as executive vice president (EVP), Procurement and member of the KONE Executive Board, effective August 1. In this new role, Wen will report directly to...
Husband Appointed Incoming CECA Supplier Director
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced that Steve Husband of Dupar Controls has been appointed its incoming supplier director. Husband will officially join the CECA Board of Directors following...
TKE Supplies 102 VT Units For New CKG Terminal in China
TK Elevator (TKE) supplied 102 vertical-transportation (VT) units for the new Terminal 3B at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) in China. The units include passenger elevators, panoramic machine-room-less elevators with...
Elevating Studio and The VT Studio Join Forces
Elevating Studio, a leading global vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy based in Singapore with regional offices in Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and Finland, announced a strategic collaboration with The VT Studio, an established...
Sobha Realty Launches Major New Dubai Development
Sobha Realty has launched Sobha Central, a landmark project on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road, Gulf Business reports. The urban, mixed-use project will feature six towers, 160,000 ft2 of high-street retail, 250,000 ft2 of green...
Bill Requiring Elevator Repairs Dies in Texas Legislature
Texas Senate Bill 1802, which would have required Texas landlords to repair broken elevators “within a reasonable amount of time,” failed to make it through the state legislature, outlets including KHOU report....
Türkiye’s AYSAD Holds 54th Ordinary General Assembly
The Elevator and Escalator Industrialists’ Association (AYSAD) of Türkiye convened its 54th Ordinary General Assembly on May 29 at the Machine Hangar Engineering and Technology Center Conference Hall in Kartal,...
ESI Acquires Oklahoma-Based American Elevator
Elevator Service Inc. (ESI), a leading provider of elevator maintenance, modernization and repair throughout the U.S., on June 2 announced the acquisition of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma-based American Elevator. With established...
Vancouver Developer Unveils Supertall Proposal
Vancouver developer Joo Kim Tiah of Holborn Group has unveiled a proposal for a new 1,033-ft supertall skyscraper in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban...
EngineeringUK Releases Updated Workforce Data
New workforce data released by EngineeringUK reveals there are 6.4 million people — around a fifth of the workforce — employed in engineering and technology roles in the U.K. In addition,...
