Australia

31-Story CLT, Sustainable Hotel to Take Shape in Adelaide

Due to open in 2024, a 31-story cross-laminated timber (CLT) and steel sustainable hotel is planned by developer Thrive Construct at 187 Victoria Square in Adelaide, Australia, the Council on...

Commercial Tower Envisioned Over Historic Melbourne Venue

Developer LaSalle Investment Management hopes to build a AUD200-million (US$138.6 million) cantilevered 35-story tower above Melbourne, Australia’s heritage-listed Comedy Theatre, which has been operating at 222-240 Exhibition Street since the...

28-Story Residential Tower Envisioned in North Sydney

Views of Sydney Harbour and proximity to the Victoria Cross Metro Station are among the selling points for an AUD700-million (US$476.8 million), 28-story residential tower envisioned by developer Cbus Property...

Parents, Young Children Rescued from Australia Lift

Firefighters in Melbourne, Australia, used a crowbar to free a number of parents and their young children who had become trapped in a lift at a major tourist attraction, The...

In Memoriam: Paul James Pitfield

Paul James Pitfield, founder of Pitfield & Associates Inc., in Sacramento, California, and Pitfield & Associates Pty. Ltd. in Sydney, Australia, passed away on June 23 at age 81 in...

Australia’s LML Lift Consultants Adds Senior VT Consultant

LML Lift Consultants, headquartered in Rowville, Victoria, Australia, recently welcomed Senior Consultant Sam Trifiletti. Holding an MBA, Trifiletti has 44 years' experience, including 10 in vertical-transportation (VT) consulting. He has...

Western Sydney University Offering Graduate Certificate in VT

Australia's Western Sydney University is taking applications for its new Graduate Certificate in Vertical Transportation (VT) post-graduate program, Lift Engineering Society of Australia reported recently. The program covers design best...

Alimak Undertakes Elevator Work at Sydney Harbour Site

Alimak, a global elevator company in the construction and manufacturing industries, says it is helping the development of the high-rise towers of One Sydney Harbour, in Sydney, Australia. One Sydney...

Young Child Loses Thumb On Australia Store’s Escalator

A young child with his mother at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, was rushed to a hospital after the thumb on his right hand received a deep cut from...

LML Promotes Law Calling for Upholding of Specific Parts

LML Lift Consultants is being asked by national clients, as well as by developers operating in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, about the “The Design and Building Practitioners Act and...

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Canada Post Workers Return as Negotiations Continue

A worker polishes the handrail inside one of the new elevators; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Provides Two New Elevators at Queensboro Plaza Station

Egypt Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport Kamel El-Wazir; image by channel1eg for Wikipedia

VT Among 23 High-Profile Industries Egypt Aims to Localize

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Schindler MetaCore: Possible Solution to Office Vacancies

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TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion