International News
Wittur Appoints CEO, COO
The Wittur Group has appointed Antoine Doutriaux as CEO and Johann (Hans) Koenigshofer as chief operating officer (COO) and member of the Executive Management Team of Wittur Group. Doutriaux, a...
OEM announces work in China, Middle East and North America.
Large Order for Chinese Hospital KONE has landed an order to supply 148 elevators and 56 escalators to the Xi’an International Medical Building in Xi’an, China. Located in the Yellow...
EU Adopts Efficiency Legislation
The European Federation of Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) reported that the European Union (EU) has adopted a series of legislative acts with the goal of improving energy efficiency...
India, Middle East among areas seeing activity.
MEKC Begins Operating South Korean Elevator Plant Mitsubishi Electric Corp. subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Korea Co. (MEKC) began operating a new US$27-million factory in the Incheon Free Economic Zone of South...
Acquisition made; new facilities come online.
GAL Acquires Assets of Bore-Max Corp. GAL Manufacturing Corp., part of the Golden Gate Capital portfolio, has acquired the assets of Bore-Max Corp., which produces heavy-duty elevator components primarily for...
Otis’ plans revealed; construction on rail stations underway.
Otis CEO Interviewed In an interview with Judy Marks, named CEO of Otis in October 2017 (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2017), The Hindu gave insight into her desire to instill startup...
KONE Outfitting Mixed-Use Qatar Tower With VT
KONE has won an order to outfit the mixed-use Al Mana Tower in Doha, Qatar, with vertical-transportation (VT) equipment that includes 11 MiniSpace® and six MonoSpace® elevators and four TravelMasterTM...
Controversial New ITV Center Greenlit in London
Despite opposition, a plan for new headquarters for broadcaster ITV London that consists of a multistory headquarters building of up to 14 stories and a 31-story residential tower has been...
Record-breaking construction plans across the continent
UltraRope, JumpLift Technology in Nordic Region’s Tallest KONE UltraRope® and JumpLiftTM technology will be implemented at Karlatornet in Gothenburg, Sweden. At 245 m tall, the residential/hotel development designed by Skidmore,...
Mixed-Use Tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Nears Completion
Developer Nakheel announced in February that concrete work on its Palm Tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah was more than 80% complete, with 42 of 50 floors delivered. The remainder are...
