International News
Aspiring Member for Dubai’s “Skyscraper Club”
Dubai Investments plans to build a new icon in the emirate: a 70-story residential tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, next to Al Habtoor City and Aykon City (ELEVATOR WORLD, May...
Orders and tall plans for some of the continent’s biggest cities
Escalators to Be Installed on Istanbul’s Steep Slopes The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, in an effort to improve the lives of senior citizens and those with disabilities, has initiated a project...
High-rise news from Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver
New Uses, Design Planned for Quebec City’s Le Phare The Dallaire Group, developer of the Le Phare “live, work and play” development in Quebec City (ELEVATOR WORLD, January 2017), has...
Vertical-transportation contract let and record-setting tower mused for Malaysian metropolis.
KONE to Equip Towers KONE has announced winning an order for 8 Conlay, a luxury mixed-use development located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. The development consists of two branded...
Big event takes place in Dubai; major projects for Kuwait, Cyprus and Dubai.
thyssenkrupp Elevator VR Showroom Rolled Out thyssenkrupp Elevator launched a virtual-reality (VR) showroom at the Dubai Air Show earlier this year that allows people to experience technology like the TWIN...
Acquisition has global impact; growth in Australia and Georgia.
Savaria to Acquire Garaventa Savaria Corp. agreed in July to acquire the issued and outstanding shares of Garaventa Lift for a total purchase price of approximately CHF74 million (US$74.27 million),...
CANopen Lift Plugfest and SIG Meeting
CAN in Automation (CiA) members met on March 13-14 in Nuremburg, Germany, to discuss the CiA 417 application profile and test their CANopen Lift products on interoperability. CiA reports CiA...
Statistics, orders and tall-building progress
Source: China Has Capacity to Supply the World In the 40 years since China opened its economy to the world, global elevator companies have rushed in, transforming the country from...
ZHA’s “Masterpiece” With Otis Atrium Elevators Debuts in Macau
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) celebrated the opening of the 40-story Morpheus hotel in Macau (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2014) on June 15. Part of the City of Dreams resort, the structure...
France, U.K. and China round out locations of recent wins.
171-Unit Contract for French Railway Otis France has been awarded a contract by SNCF French Rail to install 171 escalators and moving walks for northern France. Seventy-five Otis escalators will...
