Middle East
Costs of Construction Materials Industry Keep Increasing
According to the Construction Materials Industry Composite Index and Foreign Trade Index, which are published monthly by the Association of Turkish Construction Material Producers (Turkey IMSAD), costs keep increasing despite...
Thyssenkrupp Became the Supplier of the Third Metro Line
Thyssenkrupp Elevator, the elevator, escalator and moving walk supplier of the two biggest metro line projects in Istanbul, namely the Ataköy-Ikıtelli and Kirazlı-Bakırköy IDO metro lines, also became the supplier...
AKE Elevator Initiated the Second MEP Trainings
AKE Elevator and Escalator, which opened its doors to newly graduated young engineers, initiated the second phase of its Vocational Project (AKE-MEP) that was carried on in August and November...
Emlak Konut GYO Founded an Elevator Company
Via Public Disclosure Platform (PDP), Emlak Konut GYO announced the establishment of its new company named “Emlak Konut Asansör Sistemleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.” According to the KAP announcement: “With...
Elevator Sector Report 2020 Has Been Published
Ministry of Industry and Technology has published ‘Elevator Sector Report 2020,’ which includes information, data and considerations about the elevator and escalator industry. Along with developing new technologies in the...
In Memoriam: Ersan Barlas
Ersan Barlas, a respected veteran of the Turkish elevator industry, passed away on March 28. Barlas, well-known for his knowledge, experience and, most importantly, his tolerance, graduated from Istanbul Technical...
AKE Elevator Providing 68 Units to Ankara Metro In Turkey
Vertical-transportation (VT) equipment manufacturer Ake Elevator and Escalator Trade Co., Ltd., headquartered in Antalya, Turkey, signed a contract to provide 68 VT units to the Ataturk Cultural Center (AKM) railway...
Building completion, training and other industry news from Dubai, Egypt and Iran
TELME NLP Training at Dubai Chamber of Commerce Toshiba Elevator Middle East LLC (TELME) employees took part in a Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) session at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce as...
Schindler, thyssenkrupp and KONE are among newsmakers from around the region.
Schindler to Provide 74 Escalators for Riyadh Airport Schindler has won a contract to supply 74 escalators for a modernization project at Terminals 1, 2 and the Royal Terminal of...
Evaluation of Elevator Systems in Seismic Zones
Abstract The geography of Turkey bears the traces of several earthquakes that have occurred in history. The importance of structural measures against earthquakes, after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that took place...
