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Hitachi Takes Total Holding of Elevator Company Yungtay
Tokyo-based Hitachi has all of the remaining holdings of Yungtay Engineering Co., Ltd., meaning the Taiwan-led company will engage in the manufacture, sale and service of elevators and escalators in...
CTBUH Announces 2022 Best Tall Building Innovation Winners
Since announcing an initial round of 2022 Best Tall Building Award of Excellence winners in various building height and other categories, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)...
Winning Design for China Octagonal Supertall Announced
Büro Ole Scheeren has won an international design competition to build the 350-m Nanjing Jiangbei New Financial Center Tower in China, Arch Daily reports. The octagonal-silhouette skyscraper merges local tradition...
Website Launched, Events Announced for GLAD 2022
The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) and its members are supporting Global Lifting Awareness Day (GLAD) on July 7 by encouraging organizations and individuals to share any content they are...
Large FoB Set to Open in Indian State of Kerala
After more than a two-year delay, the Indian state Kerala’s longest foot-over-bridge (FoB) at East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram is nearly set to be commissioned, The New Indian Express says. The...
Chicago Vacancy Sets Record With New Development
The Real Deal reports that demand for Chicago offices is building in the post-pandemic situation, but notes that new supply is growing faster and buildings are staying empty. Sources said...
Organizers of interlift in Germany Offer Virtual Alternative
Organizers of international vertical-transportation trade show interlift at Messe Augsburg in Augsburg, Germany, on April 26-29 are offering a virtual alternative for those who cannot be there in person. Lift...
TEC Elevator and 3Phase Elevator Announce Merger
TEC Elevator, Inc. (TEC) announced that it has merged with the 3Phase Elevator Corp. family of independent elevator companies, expanding the company's presence in the Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware...
Otis Germany to Service More Than 130 Hospital Units
Otis Germany recently signed a service contract with EKK plus, a procurement vendor for municipal hospitals, making it the third contract between the two companies for service of elevator systems,...
In Memoriam: Earl M. Romnes
An icon of the elevator industry described as a "driving force" for the National Elevator Industry Education Program (NEIEP), Earl M. Romnes of Bloomington, Minnesota, passed away in March at...
