International News
Landmark projects in Toronto and Vancouver; update on Ontario legislation
Five Towers Make Up Toronto Urban-Renewal Project Hariri Pontarini Architects and Michael de Cotiis, president and CEO of Pinnacle International of Canada, have teamed up on Pinnacle One Yonge, an...
Big contracts in Rome, Madrid, Amsterdam
thyssenkrupp Installs Modern Technology Above Ancient Aqueduct thyssenkrupp recently completed a challenging installation in Rome: 16 escalators and 10 elevators at the Rinascente department store, where the company worked “day...
Expansion, partnerships and more from around the world
Mitsubishi Electric Building New Training Center in Japan Mitsubishi Electric is significantly ramping up training for installation technicians by building a new, 2,182-m2 training center at its main factory in...
Tall buildings on tap; airport contract let.
Country’s Second Tallest Planned in London Plans for a 236-m-tall, 68-story mixed-use skyscraper in London’s Croydon borough have been approved by local authorities, Culture Trip reported. The design, by CZWG...
Melbourne hottest spot for continuing tall construction.
Melbourne Gives Conditional Support for High Rise During an October meeting, the City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne (Planning Committee) gave its support for a 48-story residential tower at 56-62 Clarendon...
Majors display latest developments, supply deal signed, milestone reached and more.
thyssenkrupp Test Tower, MULTI Cabin The viewing platform at thyssenkrupp’s now fully operational elevator test tower in Rottweil, Germany (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2014, December 2014, August 2016 and September 2017),...
London, Manchester are targets for residential space.
Alimak Providing Equipment for Landmark London Project Alimak Group is providing a range of vertical-access solutions to Chalegrove Properties Ltd. for construction of the 75-story, 239-m-tall The Landmark Pinnacle in...
Proposed High Rise Would Be Denmark’s Tallest
Fashion company Bestseller is planning a mixed-use headquarters tower in its hometown of Brande that, if built, would be the tallest building in Denmark, Archinect reported in August. The building,...
Another tower detailed, escalator safety addressed.
Company Wins Construction Contract for Tower A construction contract has been awarded for a high-rise residential building in Dubai’s Business Bay central business district, Global Construction Review (GCR) reports. Gulf...
Promotion, resignation in European companies
Apex Promotes Thomas to Service Director Apex Lifts, which serves the London area, has promoted Steve Thomas from service contract manager to service director. In this role, Thomas manages contracts...
