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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...

Stafford Named Director of VT at a AtkinsRĆ©alis 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...

CTBUH Releases 2023 Report on Tall Trends

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has released ā€œYear in Review: Tall Trends of 2023,ā€ the latest in its series of annual evaluations of the state of...

Otis Modernizing VT for EMEA Icons Burj Khalifa and Eiffel Tower

Otis will be modernizing vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at two iconic structures in the Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region: the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Eiffel Tower...

Sankari Properties To Build US$1 Billion Dubai Development

Sankari Properties, a new entrant in Dubai's real estate market, plans to build a US$1 billion development in the Business Bay area, The National reported in January. Apartments at the...

Ellington Properties and DMCC Launch Pair of Residential Towers in Uptown Dubai

Ellington Properties, a leading developer in Dubai, and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) have launched Mercer House, consisting of two, 34-story residential towers rising above four podiums in Uptown...

EW Announces 2024 Project of the Year Winners

ELEVATOR WORLD proudly announces the 2024 Project of the Year winners. Expert teams in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Singapore and the Middle East emerged victorious by successfully completing challenging,...

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...

119 Exhibitors From 13 Difference Countries Expected at GEE in Milan

Organizers of the inaugural Global Elevator Exhibition (GEE) on November 15-17 at Fiera Milano (Rho) in Milan, Italy, expect to welcome 119 exhibitors from 13 different countries ā€” including TĆ¼rkiye,...

Dubai Resort Named CTBUH Best Tall Building MENA

Atlantis The Royal Resort on Palm Jumeirah Island in Dubai, U.A.E., was named the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2023 Best Tall Building, Middle East and North...

TEI AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ELEVATORS AT BROOKLYN AMBULATORY HUB

TEI Awarded Contract for Elevators at Brooklyn Ambulatory Hub

Sara Marta, a refugee from Luanda, Angola, was hired in 2023 as an electromechanical assembler; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Brazil Joins UN-Affiliated Companies With Refugees Forum

MEI-Total Elevator Solutionsā€™ Mankato, Minnesota, manufacturing facility; image courtesy of MEI-Total Elevator Solutions

MEI-Total Elevator Solutions Investigating Fire at Minnesota HQ

Aull

Wittur Names Aull New CEO

(l-r) Legends Tower and the Boardwalk at Bricktown, designed by AO; image via the Robb Report

Developer of 1,907-Ft-Tall Oklahoma City Tower Says He’s Secured Financing