International News
Caution Urged After Fatal Escalator Fall in Canada
Technical Safety British Columbia (TS BC) is reminding the public of the importance of following caution signs after a fatal escalator fall last year at Saanich’s Uptown Shopping Centre in...
Azerbaijani-Chinese VT Factory in Azerbaijan
Fujiai Azerbaijan LLC, a joint Azerbaijani-Chinese venture, plans to launch a US$2.1-million vertical-transportation (VT) factory in the Aghdam Industrial Park in Azerbaijan's Karabakh region, Caliber reports. Operating on a 1-ha site, the...
Schindler Provides 32 Elevators for New Berlin Schools
Schindler tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided 32 energy-efficient, low-rise 3000 elevators to 32 new school buildings being constructed by the City of Berlin in Germany. Because the structures are timber...
1980s London Buildings to Make Way for New Tower Plan
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) has devised a plan to replace Linklaters' 1980s headquarters (HQ) at 1 Silk Street in London, England, with two 20-story towers, Building Design reported in June. The...
KONE on CDP 2024 Supplier Engagement A List
KONE has been recognized on CDP's 2024 Supplier Engagement Assessment (SEA) A list. This is the sixth year since 2018 that KONE has earned a Supplier Engagement Leaderboard position, ranking...
Godwin Joins CEDES as a Key Account Manager
CEDES recently welcomed Jason Godwin as key account manager of the North Europe elevator and escalator division. Godwin has worked across the U.K., U.S., Australia, Central Europe and Middle East...
Italy’s CMAlifts Undergoing Major Expansion
CMAlifts®, headquartered in Corato, Italy, is undergoing a EUR42-million (US$49-million), 15,000-m2 expansion that will see three new factories built and the company occupying a total area of approximately 60,000 m2. In...
Multi-Billion Dollar Tech District Unveiled in Saudi Arabia
Pulse Wadi, a 600,000-m2, AED12.1-billion (US$3.2-billion) technology and cybersecurity district including multiple towers, has been unveiled on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reports....
TKE To Supply Boarding Bridge to Port of Dover
The Port of Dover in Dover, U.K., will introduce a new boarding bridge by TK Elevator (TKE) at Cruise Terminal 1 to “ensure a seamless and stress-free embarkation” for thousands...
Pohle, Hess Take On New Roles at Schindler
Meinolf Pohle, currently responsible for Europe North on the Schindler Group Executive Committee (GEC), will take over responsibility for China. He will succeed Daryoush Ziai, who will step down from...
