International News
Otis To Provide Elevators and Escalators for Malaysian Residential Tower
On June 16, Otis announced it will install cutting edge vertical-transportation (VT) technologies for the Westin Residence and Hotel in Penang, Malaysia. The project is set to be the tallest...
Construction of Tallest Building in Sub-Saharan Africa Restarted
Ethiopia restarted construction plans for what will become the tallest building in sub-Saharan Africa, the US$445-million, 62-story skyscraper for Ethiopian Electric Power, Shore Africa reports. The skyscraper, which is set to be constructed...
Deyaar Unveils Dubai Downtown Residences Project
Dubai, U.A.E.’s Deyaar Development unveiled the plans for its Downtown Residences project, slated to be one of the tallest residential projects in the U.A.E., on June 10, The National News reports. As the...
Last Wooden Escalator in London Underground to be Replaced by Elevator
Alperton Tube station in London, England, which has the last wooden escalator on the London Underground, is set to receive two new elevators, making the station fully step-free and accessible...
BC District Pushing for European-Style Elevators
The District of Saanich in Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), Canada, recently voted unanimously to send a resolution to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), calling on the province to...
EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending Review
CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers welcomed the U.K. government’s commitment to invest GBP113 billion (US$153 billion) in capital projects across energy, infrastructure, transport and housing, noting that the increased...
FIELDBOSS Receives Top Resco Award at Spain Event
FIELDBOSS, the award-winning field service management software platform for elevator and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors, received Resco's Business Impact of the Year Award during the Resco Next...
Otis Brazil To Modernize Elevators at Christ the Redeemer
Twenty-two years after installation, three Otis Gen2® elevators at the iconic Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will be modernized by Otis Brazil, Otis announced on June...
CIC Participates in Bid For Philippine Airport AC Project
Consumer lifestyle and enterprise solutions provider Concepcion Industrial Corp. (CIC) is participating in bids for large air-conditioning projects at several airports across the Philippines, BusinessWorld reports. CIC supplies and manufactures air conditioners, air-conditioning...
Otis UK Sells Liftec Express to Rcapital Partners
Otis UK announced on June 2 the sale of its 100% shareholding in Liftec Express Ltd. to Rcapital Partners LLP. DC Advisory advised Otis on the transaction, the terms of...
