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CTBUH President Announces 90 Global Conference Sponsors

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) President Dr. Antony Wood announced on LinkedIn 90 global sponsors for the CTBUH 2024 London and Paris Conference, “New or Renew: Addressing...

Schindler To Showcase Innovations at MIPIM in Cannes

Schindler, a Silver sponsor alongside Green Building Initiative® of the MIPIM® conference at the Palais de Festivals Cannes in Cannes, France, says it is excited to return to France to...

Assa Abloy Sells French Elevator Maintenance Business to KONE

Assa Abloy has sold its PACA Ascenseurs elevator maintenance division in France to KONE, Assa Abloy announced on February 2. The Swedish door and lock company that provides automated entrance...

Otis Modernizing VT for EMEA Icons Burj Khalifa and Eiffel Tower

Otis will be modernizing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at two iconic structures in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Eiffel Tower...

U.K. Architect Wins Award for Space Elevator Design

London-based architect Jordan William Hughes has won the Jacques Roguerie International Competition’s “Architecture and Innovation for Space” Grand Prix Award for his conceptual design of a space elevator linking the...

CTBUH 2024 Awards Program Portal Now Open for Submissions

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Awards Program portal is now open for project submissions, and the submission deadline is February 9, 2024. Judged by an...

Call for Abstracts for CTBUH 2024 International Conference

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Development (CTBUH) has issued a call for abstracts for the CTBUH 2024 International Conference to be held in London and Paris on September...

CTBUH UK Chapter To Host End-of-Year Celebration and Conference Launch

The U.K. chapter of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) plans to host an end-of-year celebration and launch of the 2024 “New or Renew” conference on the...

119 Exhibitors From 13 Difference Countries Expected at GEE in Milan

Organizers of the inaugural Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE) on November 15-17 at Fiera Milano (Rho) in Milan, Italy, expect to welcome 119 exhibitors from 13 different countries — including Türkiye,...

Elevator SIM-Card Thefts Create Headaches in France

Thieves are stealing SIM cards that facilitate elevator emergency calls in France, with the Aubervilliers area in Seine-Saint-Denis particularly affected, Gearrice reports. The Aubervilliers Public Housing Office (OPH) observes that...

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Partnership to Expand DOOH Advertising to Premium Locations

New elevator at Atwater Metro station in Montreal; image courtesy of STM

STM Won’t Add More Metro Elevators due to Lack of Funds

ACME HOME ELEVATOR RESPONSIBILITY SHIFTS FROM STANNAH TO ARROW

ACME Home Elevator Responsibility Shifts From Stannah to Arrow

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Express Elevator Acquires Ascend Elevator

DOCTOR CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR IN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN INDIA

Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India