Middle East
Multi-Billion Dollar Tech District Unveiled in Saudi Arabia
Pulse Wadi, a 600,000-m2, AED12.1-billion (US$3.2-billion) technology and cybersecurity district including multiple towers, has been unveiled on the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat reports....
Wittur Appoints Feenstra as CCO, President and GM EMEA
The Wittur Group appointed Paul Feenstra as chief commercial officer (CCO), president and general manager (GM) of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, effective July 1. Feenstra joins...
HRE Development Unveils Dubai’s Tower B at SkyHills Astra
HRE Development unveiled Astra Tower B at the SkyHills Astra project, located in Dubai Science Park in Dubai, ME Construction News reports. Following the successful launch of Tower A, SkyHills Astra garnered...
VT Part of Burj Khalifa/Dubai Metro Station Expansion
Vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including new elevators and escalators is part of the planned expansion of the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall Metro Station in Dubai, Gulf Business is among outlets to report. Dubai's Roads...
KONE Launches Customer Planning Tool in Middle East, Türkiye and Africa
KONE has introduced KONE Studio – an innovative digital service designed to make elevator planning faster, easier and more collaborative for customers — in the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa region. KONE...
Deyaar Unveils Dubai Downtown Residences Project
Dubai, U.A.E.’s Deyaar Development unveiled the plans for its Downtown Residences project, slated to be one of the tallest residential projects in the U.A.E., on June 10, The National News reports. As the...
Sobha Realty Launches Major New Dubai Development
Sobha Realty has launched Sobha Central, a landmark project on Dubai’s Sheikh Zayed Road, Gulf Business reports. The urban, mixed-use project will feature six towers, 160,000 ft2 of high-street retail, 250,000 ft2 of green...
Türkiye’s AYSAD Holds 54th Ordinary General Assembly
The Elevator and Escalator Industrialists’ Association (AYSAD) of Türkiye convened its 54th Ordinary General Assembly on May 29 at the Machine Hangar Engineering and Technology Center Conference Hall in Kartal,...
Atlas Elevators Acquires 11,250 M² in Riyadh Expansion
Atlas National Elevators Factory Co., a 99%-owned subsidiary of Atlas Elevators General Trading and Contracting Co., acquired usufruct rights — allowing it to use and benefit from property while ownership...
TKE Awarded 55-Unit PBB Contract at KWI
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 26 it will provide, install and maintain 55 Passenger Boarding Bridges (PBBs) at Kuwait International Airport (KWI) just south of the Kuwait City center....
