Middle East
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Australia yield big orders.
PT. Berca Schindler Wins 474-Unit Order in Indonesia PT. Berca Schindler Lifts, a joint venture between Central Cipta Murdaya Group and Jardine Schindler Group, has been awarded a contract to...
Middle East, Asia and Southern Europe present opportunities.
Hitachi Establishes Unit in South Korea Hitachi Ltd. has opened an elevator unit in South Korea, Pulse reports. The company officially launched Hitachi Elevator Korea during a ceremony at Lotte...
Another tower detailed, escalator safety addressed.
Company Wins Construction Contract for Tower A construction contract has been awarded for a high-rise residential building in Dubai’s Business Bay central business district, Global Construction Review (GCR) reports. Gulf...
Israel Reaches for the Sky with Record-Breaking Towers
Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv, Israel, have record-breaking towers in the works, including a 111-floor, 444-m-tall office building in Ramat Gan near the Diamond Exchange that will be the tallest...
Orders for Saudi Arabia and Moscow, and an office in India
Eight Saudi Projects KONE has announced winning an order to supply 153 elevators in eight different projects commissioned by Alargan Projects in Saudi Arabia. The order was booked in the...
Israel’s Tallest Building Wins Approval
The Israeli Finance Ministry’s district committee has approved plans for the 400-m-tall, 100-story “Tower Between Cities,” which, when completed, will surpass Moshe Aviv Tower as Israel’s tallest skyscraper, jns.org reports....
Hyundai Elevator Tapped for Riyadh Medical Complex
Hyundai Elevator has secured a US$30-million deal from the Saudi Arabian government to outfit Security Forces Medical City, under development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with an unspecified number of units,...
Mediterra Invests in Turkey’s Arkel
Mediterra Capital, a private equity investor of leading companies in Turkey’s elevator-technology sector, has bought a majority stake in Arkel. Arkel has been developing elevator safety, comfort, electronic-control and motor-driver...
KONE, Damac Properties continue high-rise work in resurgent city.
KONE to Outfit Mixed-Use Dubai Development KONE has won an order to supply 32 elevators and four escalators to One Central in Dubai, a multiple-building mixed-use complex being developed by...
thyssenkrupp Wins Big Order for Doha Metro
thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to manufacture, supply, install and maintain more than 500 elevators and escalators for Doha Metro’s Red Line North, Green Line and two additional stations...
