Middle East
Otis Secures Contract To Modernize 18 Elevators at Bank HQ in Riyadh
Otis has secured a contract to modernize 18 elevators at Saudi National Bank (SNB) headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Otis President and CEO Judy Marks announced during an earnings call...
University Student Dies in Elevator Incident in Türkiye
A university student at a state-run dormitory in Türkiye’s west Aydın province died on October 26 while trying to get out of an elevator that state authorities said was overcrowded,...
KONE Reports Boost in Q3 Orders from China
KONE reported better than expected new orders for the third quarter, boosted by strong momentum in Chinese orders, Reuters reports. The company, which makes around a third of its sales...
UKCW Birmingham Sees Record Attendance
The U.K.’s largest event for the built environment, UK Construction Week (UKCW) Birmingham, made a welcome return to the NEC, with attendance up 8% year on year, attracting 24,377 visitors...
Hyundai Saudi Arabia Representative ESCCO Awarded Red Sea Global Contracts
Red Sea Global, developer of major "regenerative tourism" projects The Red Sea and AMAALA, has awarded multiple contracts to Elevator Systems Contracting Co. (ESCCO), a subsidiary of International Project Developers...
Otis Appoints Presidents for Americas and Europe, Middle East and Africa
Otis Worldwide Corp. announces the appointment of Tracy Embree as president, Otis Americas and Enrique Miñarro Viseras as president, Otis Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), reporting directly to Otis...
British Safety Council Accepting 2024 Safety Award Applications
The British Safety Council, a charitable organization, is accepting applications for its 2024 International Safety Awards through February 9, 2024. Winners will be announced on March 11, 2024. Now in...
Türkiye Maintained Its Second Place in ENR 250 with 40 Companies
Engineering News Record (ENR) magazine, an international construction industry publication, published the 2023 results of the "Top 250 International Contractors," which is based on the revenues generated by contractors from...
TASÄ°S Football Field Carpet Tournament
Akkaya Lift was the champion at the football tournament organized by TASİS in Istanbul.  All-Elevator Industry Employers' Union (TASİS), founded last year as the one and only union for the...
TASFED Southeast Anatolia Meetings
The Turkish Elevator Industrialists Federation (TASFED) visited TASFED member associations in Gaziantep and Diyarbakır on August 4-6 and met with regional companies. The first meeting was between the Board of...
