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Home Sweet Home

Ontario has been a welcome site for Peelle’s manufacturing since 1964. When The Peelle Co. visited the Canadian market in the early 1920s, Canada was beginning to build its infrastructure...

A Modern Lift

The digital age of elevators arrives at the Fairmont Empress Hotel. The iconic Fairmont Empress Hotel stands proudly overlooking the Inner Harbour in Victoria, the provincial capital of British Columbia....

Partnerships, Relationships, Community Commitment

Canwest Elevator & Lifts stays true to its values while growing into one of Canada’s largest independents. It’s a very interesting time for Calgary-based Canwest Elevator & Lifts, says owner...

From Dubai to Toronto and Beyond

Royal DĆ©cor Steel provides bespoke metal panels for use in elevator interiors and more. If you can imagine it, we can create it,ā€ is a motto of Royal DĆ©cor Steel,...

A Stroll Through Elevator History

Jane’s Walk participants take a tour of Toronto’s vertical landscape. Editor’s Note Old Toronto is the heart of Canada’s largest urban center and offers some of the metro’s finest examples...

Elevator Geek, Alberta Outdoorsman

In this Industry Profile, KJA Western Canada Manager Scot Harvey talks about his unusual path to the VT industry, his busy job and life on his ranch. To mark his...

CECA 2018

Without a hitchā€ is the perfect way to describe the 44th Annual Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Convention in Calgary, Alberta, on May 29-June 1 at Hyatt Regency Calgary, as...

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...

Tallest Hotel in Cuba Planned Despite Criticism

A real-estate subsidiary of GAESA, the military consortium in Cuba, could break ground in September on a 154-m-tall, 42-story hotel in Havana that would be Cuba’s tallest hotel, the Council...

Railway units on the way; 81-story building elevator contract let.

214 Escalators Planned for India’s CR DNA India reported in April that India’s Central Railways’ (CR) suburban section will soon have fully functional escalators at every station, in accordance with...

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators

WEEF HOLDS SECOND IN-PERSON MEETING IN FRANKFURT

WEEF Holds Second In-Person Meeting in Frankfurt

The Torch at 640 Eighth Avenue takes its place on the Midtown Manhattan skyline; rendering courtesy of ODA and SLCE Architects

TEI Group Awarded Major 30-Unit Contract at The Torch

TKE CONSIDERING US$22.7-BILLION IPO IN U.S. IN 2026

TKE Considering US$22.7-Billion IPO in U.S. in 2026

Hiyaa Towers; image courtesy of Architecture Association Maldives

Progress Made on Elevator Installation in Maldive Towers