International News
Big contract signed, inspection changes
Mitsubishi India Wins Large Order for Tech Park Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. (IMEC) has won an order for 178 units at a technology business park in Bengaluru, the company...
Forward thinking, expansions and more from around the world
GGC Acquires GAL, GAL Canada, Hollister-Whitney, Names CEO, CFO Golden Gate Capital’s (GGC) acquisition of GAL Manufacturing Corp., GAL Canada and Hollister-Whitney closed on June 26, and a new CEO...
Otis Chosen for Pearl Grand Tower
The Pearl Group of Hotels has unveiled its newest project, the Pearl Grand Tower Hotel. It will be in the center of Colombo, Sri Lanka’s commercial district and surrounded by...
Majors, ad terminals in various projects
Otis Electric Supplying 230 Units to Wuhan Metro Otis continues its strong relationship with Wuhan Metro in China with Otis Electric Elevator Co., Ltd. winning a contract to supply a...
Record-breaking escalators and a new application for mixed-reality technology
Company’s Highest-Ever Escalators for Baku Metro thyssenkrupp has won an order to supply 25 escalators to the Baku Metro in Baku, Azerbaijan. The order includes the highest escalators ever produced...
High rises set for Edmonton, Toronto.
“Iconic” Edmonton Tower Would Be Western Canada’s Tallest The city council in Edmonton has approved rezoning of property in The Quarters next to the Shaw Conference Centre downtown to make...
Orders for Saudi Arabia and Moscow, and an office in India
Eight Saudi Projects KONE has announced winning an order to supply 153 elevators in eight different projects commissioned by Alargan Projects in Saudi Arabia. The order was booked in the...
Málaga Hotel Endorsed but Controversial
Suites Málaga Port was endorsed by the city council in September 2016, but, more recently, those opposing the proposed 443-ft.-tall tower in Málaga, Spain, have made their voices heard. Their...
Slovakia’s First Skyscraper on Drawing Boards
A 168-m-tall tower with 46 above-ground stories is planned by J&T Real Estate on the Danube River in Bratislava, Slovakia, The Slovak Spectator reported. Part of an expansion of the...
Organizers Project Largest Interlift to Date
AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH, organizer of Interlift, planned in Augsburg, Germany, on October 17-20, predict this year’s event will be the largest ever, with approximately 600 exhibitors. This represents...
