Sweden

Plan for World’s Tallest, Jeddah Tower, “Back in Full Motion”

The plan to build the world’s tallest building, Jeddah Tower (formerly known as Kingdom Tower) is “back in full motion,” following Jeddah Economic Co. (JEC) announcing 14 contractors that may...

Alimak Group Appoints Holmberg EVP of Industrial Division

Alimak Group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has appointed Jens Holmberg as executive vice president (EVP) of the Industrial Division, which serves customers with permanently installed rack-and-pinion and traction elevators. Holmberg...

Alimak Group Releases Midyear Results

Global provider of vertical-access solutions Alimak Group has published its interim report for January-June 2023. CEO Ole Kristian Jødahl and Chief Financial Officer Sylvain Grange presented and commented on the...

Hydroware To Focus on Complete Lift Packages in Italy, Signs Reseller Agreement

Present in Italy for 10 years through a subsidiary, Sweden-headquartered Hydroware S.r.l. announced on July 21 it will focus on complete new lift packages in Italy. The company also announced...

KONE Tapped To Provide 57 Escalators To Stockholm Metro

KONE recently won two orders to provide a total of 57 escalators for nine stations along two new lines of the Stockholm Metro in Sweden. Serving the Arenastaden and Södra...

In-Person Deadline for Alimak Group Capital Markets Day 2023 Approaches

Global provider of sustainable vertical access and working-at-height solutions, Alimak Group invites investors, analysts, media and other key stakeholders to Capital Markets Day on June 14. The hybrid event will...

Mitsubishi Electric Swedish Subsidiary Motum To Acquire Norway’s UNIHEIS

Motum AB, a Sweden-based subsidiary of Mitsubishi Electric Corp., has formally agreed to acquire Norway-based UNIHEIS AS, which has been selling and installing new elevators and providing maintenance as a...

Alimak Group to Host Capital Markets Day in June

Global provider of sustainable vertical access and working-at-height solutions, Alimak Group invites investors, analysts, media and other key stakeholders to a Capital Markets Day on June 14. The hybrid event...

Alimak Group Publishes Annual and Sustainability Report 2022

Sweden’s Alimak Group announced on March 17 it has published its Annual and Sustainability Report 2022, “a very good and important year for Alimak Group,” as it successfully drove initiatives...

Partnership Aims to Bring Enhanced Fall-Projection Safety

Global height safety specialist Guardian announced a partnership with Sweden-based twICEme® Technology AB that integrates technology allowing end users to enter personal data into Guardian's B7-Comfort Harness, planned to start...

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Huasheng Fujitec Elevator Wins NY Product Design Award

The City of Toronto is undertaking an office space needs study; image image by jplenio for Pixabay.

Ontario Office-to-Residential Conversion Act Voted Down

ATIS EXPANDS FOOTPRINT IN VERMONT THROUGH ACQUISITION

Atis Expands Footprint in Vermont Through Acquisition

Montresor

Schindler Lifts Australia Promotes Montresor to MD

Escalators serving Network Rail; image courtesy of Stannah

Stannah Wins Network Rail Lift and Escalator Service Contract