International News
Contract and tower news from London, Manchester and Liverpool
London Crossrail Escalator Installation Past Halfway Point More than half the escalators at stations on London’s new Crossrail railway line, which will become Elizabeth Line in December 2018, have been...
KONE Acquires Established German Firm
KONE has acquired Alois Kasper GmbH of Nonnweiler, Germany, founded in 1945 as a hoist specialist that evolved into an elevator installation, maintenance and modernization specialist. Today, the company has...
Mixed-use development generates work for KONE, and corporate headquarters take shape in Chengdu.
KONE Outfitting Mixed-Use “Engineering Marvel” KONE is providing 196 units to Raffles City Chongqing, described as “one of the biggest engineering marvels being built in the world today,” consisting of...
Agreement Signed to Build Asia’s Tallest Tower
Diversified business company Al Aman Group has announced an agreement to build the World Capital Centre (WCC), a megatall mixed-use skyscraper in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that would be the tallest...
Tall-building activity throughout the mainland and beyond
Largest-Ever Lift Modernization in Melbourne Rialto, an iconic office property at 525 Collins Street in Melbourne, is undergoing an AUS$200-million (US$134-million) upgrade that includes the largest lift modernization ever undertaken...
TSSA Unexpectedly Rescinds Order
Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has rescinded a sweeping three-year-old upgrade directive. According to CP 24, the industry has reacted with both surprise and anger. At issue are...
Interesting new apartments to take shape in Dutch port city.
New Tallest Residential Tower for City Center In approximately two years, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, is expected to have a new tallest residential tower in the form of the V8 Architects-designed,...
Mall order, safety code mandate
KONE Wins Order for 69 Units at Mall KONE has won an order to supply 69 elevators and escalators to Funan DigitaLife Mall, a mixed-use development. The mall is designed...
Examination of Routes, Tech Jobs in Canada
Canadian Business reported that, as property owners try to cut costs, technicians report a dangerous lack of maintenance. Due to the intense competition between multinational elevator companies, it continued, some...
Changes at Wittur, Schmersal, MVT
Wittur: Marx Interim CEO as Wohlhauser Steps Down Patrik Wohlhauser and the supervisory board of The Wittur Group have mutually agreed to part ways, with Gerrit Marx, an operating partner...
