International News
A busy summer stands to have continent-wide ramifications.
Sale of thyssenkrupp Elevator Being Considered by CEO In August, Reuters was among news outlets to report that thyssenkrupp CEO Guido Kerkhoff was considering selling the conglomerate’s profitable elevator division...
Ireland’s tallest planned; updates on tall buildings for Birmingham and London.
Planned Hotel Would Be Ireland’s Tallest Building Custom House Quay, a 34-story hotel planned as part of the redevelopment of the Cork City Custom House, would be the tallest building...
CECA MCP database kickstarted; four more high rises slated for Toronto.
CECA Inks Deal With Lift AI to Build MCP Database The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced in June it awarded a contract to build the CECA maintenance control program...
Schindler gets a new leader; Otis and Hitachi win contracts.
Ramachandran Named President of Schindler India, South Asia Ashok Ramachandran has been named president of Schindler India and South Asia, filling the role most recently held by Uday Kulkarni, who...
Work abounds across the region.
Hitachi Elevator Receives Biggest Thailand Order for Airport Hitachi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. received its biggest order to date in Thailand to supply 53 elevators, 83 escalators and 38 moving...
Large projects on the way for Shanghai, Kunming.
KONE Wins 268-Unit Order for Shanghai Metro Line 15 KONE announced in July that it will deliver 268 escalators and elevators to Shanghai’s newest Metro Line 15, which, once completed...
Ascen.tec Succeeds in Greece, Partners with EW
The 1st International Ascen.tec exhibition for elevator technologies was deemed a success by organizers Technoekdotiki/T-Press. Taking place on May 10-12 at the Mediterranean Exhibition Center in Paiania, Greece, it had...
58-story tower announced; The Well progresses.
Pei Partnership-Designed Tower for Yonge and Eglinton A 58-story condominium tower designed by Pei Partnership Architects with Toronto-based Quadrangle will be one of the latest additions to the red-hot Yonge...
Light rail gets a boost; work wraps up on unique tower.
KONE Delivering 169 Units for Transit Line KONE has won an order to deliver 169 escalators and elevators to the Red Line of Tel Aviv, Israel’s Light Rail Network. The...
Important contracts for OEMs and a look to the future
Hitachi: Big Job, Plans on Horizon Escalators, Elevators for New Metro Line Hitachi Elevator has begun installation of elevators and escalators for its first rail transit project in Kunming. Kunming’s...
