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Optimum Performance
With strict requirements, Schindler provided escalator units to fit the needs of a new sports complex in Western Australia. Optus Stadium is a multipurpose entertainment facility east of the Perth...
Records set to break as landmark hotel reopens to fanfare.
Tallest Building in Japan Planned for Tokyo Mori Building Co. has unveiled plans for a redevelopment project in central Tokyo that includes what would become the tallest building in Japan,...
City becomes hub for Schmersal and a new premium office tower.
Schmersal Thailand Established in Bangkok The Schmersal Group, headquartered in Germany, recently established Schmersal Thailand Co. Ltd. in Bangkok. The new subsidiary will support Schmersal’s distribution partners in the Association...
EHC gets a new leader; tall buildings planned for British Columbia.
Coles to Lead EHC’s North American Operations EHC Global, an Oshawa-based manufacturer of escalator handrails and other components for the vertical- transportation (VT) industry, has named Jeff Coles managing director...
Elevator and tall building news from all over the continent
Cibes Lift Group Acquires Sweden’s Hiss i Skåne Elevator manufacturer Cibes Lift Group, which is headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, and has roughly 560 employees worldwide, recently acquired Hiss i Skåne,...
Major contracts let in Kuwait, Azerbaijan, the U.A.E. and India.
Otis to Supply 190 Units for Kuwait Airport’s New Terminal Otis Kuwait has been awarded a contract to supply 190 elevators for the new Passenger Terminal 2 at Kuwait International...
OEM provides units for tall Edmonton tower and the announcement of a high rise for Sainte- Dorothée
60-Plus thyssenkrupp Units for Edmonton ICE District thyssenkrupp provided more than 60 elevators and escalators to JW Marriott/The Legends Private Residences and Stantec Tower in the ICE District in Edmonton,...
Plans, investment and more take place around the country.
Escalators Figure Big in Innovative Shenzhen Facility Design Escalators figure big in the design of the Yuehai Community and Sports Center that the architect URBANUS conceived for the Public Works...
Important developments in Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam and Thailand
KONE Wins Order for Singapore’s Central Boulevard Towers KONE has won an order to deliver 47 elevators and escalators to Central Boulevard Towers, a mixed-use development in Singapore, the company...
Contracts and initiatives abound in region on the rebound.
More Than 500 Elevators for Azerbaijan Capital The Lift Repair Production Association in Azerbaijan, a Middle Eastern country that borders Armenia, signed a contract with German company Wittur Holding GmbH...
