Europe
Otis, noteworthy architects involved in Manchester, London projects.
Otis Installing 53 Units in Manchester Airport Otis UK announced in November that it began installing lifts, escalators and moving walks into the new Manchester Airport Terminal 2 extension. The...
More options hit the market, and developments on tall-building projects come to light.
Company Gains Greek Distributor KAPOK 88, a family-owned business based in Nottingham that provides custom and modular padded protective drapes for elevator interiors, announced GNV Automation and Elevator Spare Parts...
Orders and tall plans for some of the continent’s biggest cities
Escalators to Be Installed on Istanbul’s Steep Slopes The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, in an effort to improve the lives of senior citizens and those with disabilities, has initiated a project...
France, U.K. and China round out locations of recent wins.
171-Unit Contract for French Railway Otis France has been awarded a contract by SNCF French Rail to install 171 escalators and moving walks for northern France. Seventy-five Otis escalators will...
If Built, Mixed-Use Tower Would Be Tallest in Moscow
If built, a 108-story, 405-m-tall mixed-use tower in the Moscow International Business Center, also known as Moscow City, would be Moscow’s tallest, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat...
Denmark, Sweden to get high rises
Amenities Featured in Planned Stockholm Tower Architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron has designed its first building in Sweden, a 90-m-tall residential structure in Stockholm that World Architecture News said...
More jobs for London; licensing; and a new tower for Greater Manchester
Alimak Hoists at London Residential High-Rise Project Six Alimak Hek construction hoists are at work on two of the three South Quay Plaza buildings, a 200-m-tall residential development just south...
Triangular Residential Tower Planned in Rotterdam
A Rotterdam-based architectural firm has released a design for a 110-m-tall, triangular residential tower for the Netherlands city’s rapidly transforming Maritiem District, ArchDaily reported in April. CasaNova, as the tower...
Sustainable Tower, Circular Tech Hub for Eastern Paris
A 180-m-tall mixed-use tower and circular technology hub are the centerpieces of a plan for the Charenton-Bercy District in eastern Paris unveiled by a team led by Bouygues Immoblier UranEra...
EHC Global Wins Safety Award, Makes Key Hire
EHC Global has won a safety award and hired a general manager for its Spain and Portugal operations. A program of Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), the 2017...
