Middle East
Regulator, Brake and UCM Systems Workshop Organized by TASFED
The Regulator, Brake and (Unintended Car Movement) UCM Systems Workshop, organized by the Turkish Elevator Industrialists' Federation (TASFED), took place on March 6 at Ankara H&M Commerce Hotel. The workshop...
Evatek and Savera Group Join Forces
Evatek, one of the leading companies in the Turkish elevator industry, took the name Savera Eva Elevator as a result of its partnership with Savera Group. Evatek, among the leading...
ANASDER’s Board of Management Has Changed
The 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Anatolian Elevator Association (ANASDER) was held on March 2 at the association's office in Ankara. ANASDER, one of the well-established associations of the...
Workshop on Improvement and Development of Elevator Activities
All Elevator Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TASİAD) and All Elevator Industry Employers' Union (TASİS) hosted the "Workshop on the Improvement and Development of Elevator Activities" on February 28-29 in Kızılcahamam,...
Otis VT System for High-End Residential Towers in Dubai’s MBR City
Otis will equip Sobha Creek Vista Heights in Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid (MBR) City with a vertical-transportation (VT) system that includes 22 Skyrise® elevators with speeds of up to 6...
WSP Taps Yaghobi To Lead VT Department
WSP USA, part of WSP, a global provider of engineering, environment and professional services, has tapped Sean Yaghobi as vertical-transportation (VT) department manager. Based at WSP USA's NYC office, Yaghobi...
Foster + Partners Behind Plans for World’s Tallest Building
Architects’ Journal has announced that Foster + Partners is working on a multibillion-dollar project to build the world’s tallest building — a 2-km-high skyscraper in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, twice the...
Otis Formally Announces Burj Khalifa Modernization and Service Contract
On the heels of Otis Chair, President and CEO Judy Marks stating during a recent earnings call that Otis had won the modernization and service contract at Burj Khalifa, the...
Register for CTBUH 2024 Europe Conference in Istanbul
Organizers of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Europe Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 18-19 invite interested parties to register now to secure their spots...
Stafford Named Director of VT at a AtkinsRéalis in Dubai
After nearly three and a half years at Ramboll in Manchester, U.K., most recently as director of vertical transportation (VT), Peter Stafford has taken a new job as director of...
