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ATTA Elevators Acquires Ryzure Elevator Inc.
ATTA Elevators, headquartered in Ontario, Canada, announced the acquisition of Ryzure Elevator, a full-service elevator company focused on maintenance, modernization and new construction installations, in January. Ryzure Elevator, based in...
Nordic Lift Expo Draws More Than 500 to Stockholm Venue
More than 500 vertical-transportation (VT) industry members and clients gathered on January 31 at Scandic Infra City in Stockholm, Sweden, for the biannual Nordic Lift Expo. Organized by Oxbridge Live...
Danube Properties Unveils First Luxury Residential Project
Danube Properties, in partnership with Jumeirah Lakes Towers' master developer, DMCC, launched its largest real estate project, Viewz, Construction Week Middle East reported in January. With a development value exceeding...
Ground Broken for Major Jakarta TOD That Includes Supertall
Officials from Taspen ANS, Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. and the Japanese and Indonesian governments gathered in late January to formally break ground on the Green Energy Superblock Oasis Central Sudirman...
NYC Apartment Pet Restrictions Prompt Mixed Feelings
Around 75% of apartments in NYC allow pets, but dogs are not always welcome everywhere within the buildings. Some luxury apartment dwellers must carry them or use service entrances and...
In Memoriam: Fritz Mayr
Fritz Mayr, after more than half a century as CEO of Mauerstetten, Germany-headquartered mayr®, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 18. An engineer who earned his degree...
Demolition in Miami to Make Way For 55-Story Luxury Tower
Miami, Florida’s Building Department recently approved a permit to demolish a three-story office building located at 1400 Biscayne Boulevard to clear the way for Casa Bella by B&B Italia, a...
Plans Revealed for What Would Be Manchester’s Tallest Tower
U.K.-based architecture firm SimpsonHaugh has drawn up plans for a 71-story tower, which is set to become the city’s tallest structure if approved — reaching 213 m above ground —...
Accessibility at Busy Indian Rail Station Criticized
G plus recently criticized accessibility at the busy Guwahati Railway Station (GRS) in the Northeast Indian state of Assam, observing there are too few lifts and that both lifts and...
Corey Joins JFK T6 T7 Team at Vantage Airport Group
John Corey, an elevator industry veteran with more than 20 years' experience, recently joined the John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) team in Queens, NY, for the new Terminal 6...