Saudi Arabia

Elevator Solutions Investment Co. Acquires Two Companies

Elevator Solutions Investment Co., a subsidiary of Mayar Holding Co., signed a binding purchase agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Saudi Installation Testing and Maintenance Co. (ITM Co....

150 TKE Victoria Escalators Enhance Accessibility at Guangzhou Baiyun Train Station

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 28 it provided 150 heavy-duty victoria escalators for the newly reopened Guangzhou Baiyun train station in Guangzhou, China. Positioned as one of China's cutting-edge...

Construction Resumes on Future World’s Tallest Jeddah Tower

Outlets including Architectural Digest (AD) report that construction has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which, at 3,281 ft, promises to be the world's tallest tower once completed...

Hyundai Elevator Sings MOU With Saudi Arabia

On May 3, Hyundai Elevator signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cultural Affairs Department of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to exchange human resources (HR)...

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...

Agreement Signed To Market Saudi Elevator Products in Iraq

Saudi Arabia’s Mayar Holding Co. announced on December 20 it signed a contract with an Iraqi firm to market and maintain its elevator products in the country, Zawya reports. In...

Third Lift City Expo To Take Place in Saudi Arabia

Lift City Expo Riyadh is planned for October 28-30, 2024. The third iteration of the international conference for elevator and escalator technology, attachments and accessories in Saudi Arabia will take...

Schmersal Opens Branch in Saudi Arabia

The Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has expanded its global network with Schmersal Middle East Industrial Trading LLC, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Schmersal announced on November 28. The company...

NEOM Announces Luxury Coastal Tourism Destination

NEOM, a new urban area planned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has announced its latest offering, a luxury tourism destination called Epicon, Al Arabiya News reports. Located on the...

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...

Proposed supertall development; image courtesy of Henriquez Partners Architects

Vancouver Developer Unveils Supertall Proposal

ENGINEERINGUK RELEASES UPDATED WORKFORCE DATA

EngineeringUK Releases Updated Workforce Data

image courtesy of CiA

Upcoming CiA Webinars on Functional Safety and CANopen Lift

The Otis test tower in Bristol, Connecticut; image courtesy of Otis Elevator Co. via X

Connecticut Publication Highlights Otis Modernization Business

NYC DOB TO ALLLOW THIRD-PARTY INSPECTION THROUGH END OF YEAR

NYC DOB To Allow Third-Party Inspection Through End of Year