International News
TKE TWIN Elevator System Debuts in Italy With Milan Contract
TK Elevator's (TKE) TWIN elevator system, featuring two cabins operating independently in the same shaft, is debuting in Italy, with the OEM announcing in July it signed a contract to...
2022 Skyscraper Competition Winners Announced
eVolo Magazine recently announced the winners of its global 2022 Skyscraper Competition. The jury selected three winners and 20 honorable mentions out of 427 project nominations. First place was awarded...
Plans for 58-Story Tower in London Get Public Airing
Plans for a new 58-story tower at 55 Bishopsgate in the City of London have been given their first public airing, Building reports. The project is being masterminded by funder...
Otis API Technology Connects Robots and Elevators in Japan
Otis' Integrated DispatchTM application programming interface (API) technology successfully integrated Nippon Otis elevators via the cloud with AIM Technologies service robots at the Hotel Keihan Universal Tower in Osaka, Japan,...
Element Elevators Acquires Toronto-Based Vertex Industries
Element Elevators Inc., headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, acquired longtime Toronto-based elevator service and manufacturing company Vertex Industries Inc., Element announced on July 12. Vertex's elevator service division and technicians...
Peelle Employees Transition to New Roles
Courtney Trotter and Christina Ott, who both joined Brampton, Ontario-based The Peelle Co. in 2021, have transitioned to inside salesperson and lead estimator for passenger doors, respectively. Trotter came to...
In Memoriam: Surendra Mohan Hajela
Surendra Mohan Hajela, a highly regarded vertical-transportation (VT) industry veteran in India, passed away on June 23 at age 85. Known by those in the VT industry as “Hajelaji” or...
In Memoriam: Irene Zachata
Irene Zachata of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada-based Richmond Elevator, passed away the weekend of July 4 after spending a wonderful Canada Day with her family, the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association...
Italy’s Sicor to Extend Warranty, Roll out New Packaging
Sicor Srl, the Rovereto, Italy-based elevator machine manufacturer, recently announced it is extending the warranty on its entire product range — geared and gearless — to five years, effective September...
20-Story Residential Tower in West London Approved
Housing minister Stuart Andrew has upheld a planning inspector’s decision to grant approval to Henley Halebrown’s 20-story residential tower, the 133-home Edith Summerskill House development in Hammersmith & Fulham in...
