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Otis To Provide Elevators and Escalators for Malaysian Residential Tower

On June 16, Otis announced it will install cutting edge vertical-transportation (VT) technologies for the Westin Residence and Hotel in Penang, Malaysia. The project is set to be the tallest...

MESA Meeting Includes Hyperion Presentation and Scholarships

The Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) meeting held at Jake N Joes in Norwood, Massachusetts, on June 11 included a spirited presentation on dual-plunger brake systems by Pete McIntosh of Hyperion...

Schindler Modernizes Elevators at Art Deco Tower in NYC

Schindler recently modernized the 18-elevator system serving 500 Fifth Avenue, a 60-story Art Deco office skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, NYC. In contrast to the building's historic marble and bronze lobby,...

Construction of Tallest Building in Sub-Saharan Africa Restarted

Ethiopia restarted construction plans for what will become the tallest building in sub-Saharan Africa, the US$445-million, 62-story skyscraper for Ethiopian Electric Power, Shore Africa reports. The skyscraper, which is set to be constructed...

Deyaar Unveils Dubai Downtown Residences Project

Dubai, U.A.E.’s Deyaar Development unveiled the plans for its Downtown Residences project, slated to be one of the tallest residential projects in the U.A.E., on June 10, The National News reports. As the...

Last Wooden Escalator in London Underground to be Replaced by Elevator

Alperton Tube station in London, England, which has the last wooden escalator on the London Underground, is set to receive two new elevators, making the station fully step-free and accessible...

BC District Pushing for European-Style Elevators

The District of Saanich in Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, recently voted unanimously to send a resolution to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), calling on the province to...

LiftComm Enhances NYC MTA Station Elevator Safety, Security

LiftComm, a provider of communication solutions for the transportation industry, recently completed jobs in Midtown Manhattan and the Bronx, NY. As part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) modernization of...

EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending Review

CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers welcomed the U.K. government’s commitment to invest GBP113 billion (US$153 billion) in capital projects across energy, infrastructure, transport and housing, noting that the increased...

FIELDBOSS Receives Top Resco Award at Spain Event

FIELDBOSS, the award-winning field service management software platform for elevator and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors, received Resco's Business Impact of the Year Award during the Resco Next...

CAUTION URGED AFTER FATAL ESCALATOR FALL IN CANADA

Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada

One of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two ADA Units for Brooklyn Station

AZERBAIJANI-CHINESE VT FACTORY TO LAUNCH IN AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Factory in Azerbaijan

Elevators were installed in wooden shafts using a certified, high-efficiency assembly method; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Provides 32 Elevators for New Berlin Schools

Biodiverse plan for 1 Silk Street; image courtesy of SOM

1980s London Buildings to Make Way for New Tower Plan