Oceania
Escalator Modernization Underway at Australian Department Store
A major modernization of the original escalator system serving the Myer Eastland department store in Ringwood, Victoria, Australia, is underway, headed toward targeted completion in September. Richie Lobert, director at...
40-Story Commercial-Led Tower Planned for Brisbane City
Queensland Investment Corp. has submitted a development application for a new landmark tower at 101 Albert Street, Brisbane City, Australia, reports BrisbaneDevelopment.com. Designed by Architectus and Henning Larsen, “Rainforest Tower”...
Kübler Opens Australia Sales Office in Melbourne
Kübler Group, headquartered in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, recently announced its new Australian sales office. Based in Melbourne, Kübler's Australia sales operations are being led by Managing Director (MD) Jason Bouyer with...
2N Representatives from Prague Visit LML Training Center in Australia
Richie Lobert, LML Lift Consultants principal, thanked Jason Godwin and Pavel Branda of 2N TELEKOMUNIKACE a.s. of Prague, Czech Republic, for visiting the Vertical Ambition training center at LML’s headquarters...
Towers in Various Stages of Development in Sydney
Among mixed-use towers on the drawing board in Sydney, Australia, are a 24-story structure in the red-hot Chatswood area and a potential 58-story building on Pitt Street in the CBD,...
KEENON Robotics Brings Autonomous Robot to New Zealand
KEENON Robotics, a leading global intelligent service robotic company, has successfully deployed its delivery robot solution BUTLERBOT W3. The robot operates in M Social Auckland and can use the elevator...
Sydney Tower Wins International High-Rise Award
The Danish architectural practice 3XN won the 10th International High-Rise Award (IHA) for the office tower Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia, the world's most innovative high-rise in 2022/23, Arch...
31- and 36-Story Residential Towers Envisioned on Gold Coast
Legion Property Group, headquartered in Southport, Gold Coast, Australia, has filed a development application for a pair of 31- and 26-story residential towers on Chevron Island, an urban island in...
One of New Zealand’s Longest Escalators Part of New CRL Station
Matt L., a contributor to GreaterAuckland.org, said he recently toured the under-construction City Rail Link (CRL) Karanga-a-hape station in Auckland, New Zealand, and was impressed by its size and vertical-transportation...
Take the Q3 2022 Elevator Industry Survey
Elevator World, Inc., the German elevator association VFA Interlift e.V. and fair organizer AFAG, in association with Credit Suisse, are continuing to survey the global elevator industry to better understand...
