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Berlin Renovation Features Wood-Encased Escalators
Architecture firm OMA has completed the first quadrant of its masterplan and renovation of the Kaufhaus Des Westens (KaDeWe) department store in Berlin, Designboom reports. The project, launched in 2016, saw the transformation of a 90,000-m2 historic building into...
Liftinstituut Introduces Video Discussions
Liftinstituut, Europe’s leading organization for conducting certification and inspection of elevators and escalators, has recently introduced “Liftinstituut Expert Sessions,” a series of short videos in which experts share their knowledge,...
Ontario Teachers’ to Buy Majority Stake In Vantage
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board announced on October 13 it has agreed to buy a majority stake in Bronx, New York-based Vantage Elevator Solutions from San Francisco's Golden Gate Capital...
Lift Experts Day by Interlift to Serve as Preview for Full Event
AFAG and VFA-Interlift e.V. will be hosting the first-ever Lift Experts Day on October 20 as a preview event to whet the appetite of attendees for the full interlift event...
GLE Expo Dhaka Pushed to November 2022
Virgo Communications and Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd. have announced that the fourth edition of Global Lift and Escalator (GLE) Expo at International Convention City, Bashundhara in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has been pushed to November...
NYC’s Comprehensive New Building Code Includes VT
Vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including elevators, escalators, moving walks and dumbwaiters is part of Int. No. 2261-A, a bill passed on October 7 that NYC’s Department of Buildings (DoB) describes as containing...
Construction Worker Injured in Elevator Shaft Fall
A construction worker was critically injured in a three-story fall down an elevator shaft at a New Jersey construction site, according to U.S. News & World Report. Chief Michael Foligno of...
Webinar to Address Compliance, Regulatory Changes
The passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which has authorized COVID-19 relief funding for community development financial institutions, will bring a number of compliance and regulatory changes in...
SOM-Designed Nashville Tower is Simpatico with Outdoors
Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) and M2 Development Partners recently unveiled renderings for their mixed-use project, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences, in the SoBro District of Nashville, Tennessee, SOM reported....
Hoover’s Role Expands to President of Bronx-Based Eltech
C. Mark Boulhouwer, president of American Elevator Group (AEG), announced on October 11 the appointment of Michael Hoover as president of Bronx, New York-based Eltech Elevator, in addition to his...
