Europe
Eiffel Elevators Part of US$320-Million Overhaul
A US$320-million, 15-year overhaul of the Eiffel Tower in Paris will include its elevator system, part of which includes original 1880s components, ArchDaily reported. Otis elevators were used on the...
Big projects, contracts particularly in London
Otis to Provide 67 Units for Bishopsgate Skyscraper Otis has been hired to provide 67 units for Twentytwo, a 59-story, 255-m-tall office building developed by Lipton Rogers and designed by PLP...
Europe’s Slimmest Residential Tower on Tap in Rotterdam
Dutch firm Powerhouse Co., in partnership with RED Co., Being Development and Martens Construction, aims to start construction this year on the 150-m-tall, 47-story Baan Tower in Rotterdam, the Netherlands,...
Manchester, London are sites of future tall buildings.
Tallest Buildings in U.K. Outside London Rising Owen Street, consisting of four buildings ranging from 37 to 64 stories, is being developed by Renaker Build in Manchester, skyscrapernews.com reported. Upon...
Final Two Skyscrapers for Moscow City
Renaissance Development aims to complete Neva Towers, the final two skyscrapers in Moscow’s International Business Center (Moscow City), by 2019, ArchDaily reported. Designed by a team consisting of HOK and...
A variety of installations and construction is underway and planned.
Avire in Leeds Building Avire has installed its E-Motive iS2 LCD multimedia display at the City Exchange office building in Leeds, U.K.’s Trinity Leeds. After City Exchange’s lift service provider...
Plans for tall buildings abound in London, Milan.
KONE Modernization in London Includes Polaris KONE has been awarded a contract to modernize the elevators of global law firm Clifford Chance at its Canary Wharf offices on 10 Upper...
MULTI for Metros Mused
Leaders from Transport for London, London First, Arup, WSP, thyssenkrupp and Weston Williamson gathered in London in June to discuss MULTI (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2015 and January 2016) as a...
Otis to Deliver, Modernize More Than 1,600 Units
Massive contracts received in India, Asia. Largest Order in India to Date Otis has been awarded its largest order in India to date. It will provide Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd....
OEMs Tap New Leaders
Global, regional changes put in place. Changes at the Top at Schindler Alfred N. Schindler, great-grandson of the cofounder of Schindler, Robert Schindler, announced that he plans to step down...
