International News
Otis VT System for High-End Residential Towers in Dubai’s MBR City
Otis will equip Sobha Creek Vista Heights in Dubai's Mohammed bin Rashid (MBR) City with a vertical-transportation (VT) system that includes 22 Skyrise® elevators with speeds of up to 6...
IEES Call for Speakers for November Event in Bahamas
Joint event organizers Liftinstituut and Elevator World, Inc., are issuing a call for papers for the fifth edition of the International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) at ATLANTIS resort on...
Escalators at New Brisbane Rail Station Reflect “Incredible Progress”
Installation of several massive escalators that will serve the new underground Cross River Rail Roma Street station in Brisbane, Australia, is part of the "incredible progress" evident as the area...
CalTech Lifts Brothers Buy New HQ To Pave Way for Next Phase of Growth
Andrew and Fraser Renwick, the brothers who run Dundee, Scotland-headquartered Caltech Lifts, have embarked on the next phase of their plan to grow to GBP6 million (US$7.5 million) turnover and...
Japan’s Tallest Building Now Complete
Pelli Clarke & Partners has completed the Mori JP Tower, now standing as Japan’s tallest building at 330 m, ArchDaily reports. Situated in the recently revitalized Azabudai Hills district, the...
WSP Taps Yaghobi To Lead VT Department
WSP USA, part of WSP, a global provider of engineering, environment and professional services, has tapped Sean Yaghobi as vertical-transportation (VT) department manager. Based at WSP USA's NYC office, Yaghobi...
Mombasa Elevator Construction Fatality
A man fell to his death while installing a new elevator in an under-construction building in Mombasa, Kenya, Construction Kenya reports. The middle-aged man was working on an 18-story building...
Escalator Stops Plague Western Railway Station in India
Each escalator at stations on the Western Railway (WR) in India stops working an average of five times a day, according to officials, the Hindustan Times reports. Data from 2023...
Chicilon Media’s Elevator Screens Meet IoT Safety Standards
Vietnam’s Chicilon Media has announced that its 27-in. TV-screen elevator media devices in office buildings and apartments meet all Internet of Things (IoT) device safety standards without any security risks,...
Nippon Otis Digitally Connected Elevators for New Tokyo Landmark
Nippon Otis Elevator Co. provided 14 digitally connected, smart elevators to the new Azabudai Hills mixed-use complex in Tokyo, Nippon Otis announced on March 21. The order includes four Gen2®...
