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Otis Modernizing VT for EMEA Icons Burj Khalifa and Eiffel Tower
Otis will be modernizing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at two iconic structures in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Eiffel Tower...
NAEC Women in Motion Events Planned for April
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) invites members of its Women in Motion group to attend two upcoming meetings. On April 10, the morning of the Elevator Conference of...
In Memoriam: James F. “Jim” Driscoll
James F. "Jim" Driscoll, founder, owner and past-president of Atlantic Elevator Service, based in Avon, Massachusetts, passed away surrounded by his family on January 24 at the age of 80...
EECO Honored With Wayne County Area Chamber Award
Elevator Equipment Corp. (EECO) was honored with the "Achievement In Excellence — Large Business" award from the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce in Richmond, Indiana. EECO Richmond General Manager Joseph...
U.K.’s Access BDD Adds Four to North American Team
Access BDD, the Stockton-on-Tees, U.K.-based division of TK Access Solutions Ltd., recently announced a "significant stride" in its expansion into the U.S. and Canada with the addition of four new...
Sankari Properties To Build US$1 Billion Dubai Development
Sankari Properties, a new entrant in Dubai's real estate market, plans to build a US$1 billion development in the Business Bay area, The National reported in January. Apartments at the...
China Evergrande Ordered To Liquidate by Hong Kong Court
China Evergrande, the Chinese real estate developer that has become a symbol of what has been described as an unprecedented debt crisis in China, has been ordered by a Hong...
New Jersey Town Hall Building Elevator Work To Begin
The Bernards Township Committee in New Jersey recently hired contractor West End-KB of Oceanport, New Jersey, to construct a US$1.6 million elevator for the five levels of the 1912 Bernards...
NAEC NexGen Announces Chair and Vice Chair
John Mezzo, president of NYC-based Dynasty Elevator, and Morgan Jones, general manager of Hyperion Solutions based in Memphis, Tennessee, have been named chair and vice chair, respectively, of the National...
MVRDV Wins China Software Park Design Competition
Rotterdam, Netherland-based architecture and urban design practice MVRDV has won the competition to design two structures within the Tianfu Software Park in Chengdu, China, ArchDaily reports. One of the structures...
