United Arab Emirates

To VE or Not to VE: That is the Question!

Considerations are weighed on choosing not to install an elevator as part of a cost-savings proposal. During a value engineering (VE) workshop for an upcoming mixed-use hotel and apartment building...

KONE Partners on Finland’s Expo 2020 Dubai Pavilion

Finland’s Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion, Snow Cape, will be served by KONE elevators and sliding doors, according to a press release about the 1,867-m2 exhibit topping out in February. The...

From Tokyo to Dubai

Toshiba executive visits with TELME representatives from throughout the Middle East during The Business Interaction Meet in Dubai. by M.J. Mohamed Iqbal, EW Correspondent Shinichiro Akiba, corporate senior vice president...

Aspiring Member for Dubai’s “Skyscraper Club”

Dubai Investments plans to build a new icon in the emirate: a 70-story residential tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, next to Al Habtoor City and Aykon City (ELEVATOR WORLD, May...

Large mall contract let; milestone reached at Dubai Marina.

KONE to Equip Dubai Hills Mall With 156 Units KONE has been selected to outfit Dubai Hills Mall with 88 escalators, two inclined moving walks and 66 elevators. Being developed...

Countrywide growth seen for VT, while construction remains focused on Dubai.

Market Poised for Nearly 5% Growth A projection from global market research company 6Wresearch foresees a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.7% in the U.A.E. vertical-transportation (VT) market through...

Mixed-Use Tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Nears Completion

Developer Nakheel announced in February that concrete work on its Palm Tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah was more than 80% complete, with 42 of 50 floors delivered. The remainder are...

Activity in Dubai and Riyadh

KONE Providing Elevators for Dubai Hotel Apartments KONE has been selected to provide elevators for the 76-story, 323-m-tall WOW hotel apartment tower in Dubai’s Business Bay. KONE will be equipping...

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...

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...

Tomasino

Vantage Elevator Solutions Welcomes New CCO Tomasino

image by StockSnap for Pixabay

Korea Report Shows VT Accidents Increasing For Senior Citizens

CECA POSTAL WORKER STRIKE TO AFFECT TSSA MAIL

CECA: Postal Worker Strike to Affect TSSA Mail

Different view of the tower plan; images via The Urban Developer

Abedian Plans US$580 Million Australian Residential Skyscraper

171 Dartmouth Street, designed by Thornton Thomasetti; image courtesy of BXP

BXP Postpones Construction of 27-Story Boston Office Building