International News
EHC Global Wins Safety Award, Makes Key Hire
EHC Global has won a safety award and hired a general manager for its Spain and Portugal operations. A program of Ontario’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA), the 2017...
Skyscrapers in Toronto, Montreal
Toronto Getting One of Tallest Office Buildings Yet Oxford Properties announced plans to build The HUB, a 60-story office tower in downtown Toronto at the northwest corner of Harbour and...
The Urban Developer reports on projects in Melbourne, Surfers Paradise and Sydney.
Warm Reception for New Sydney High-Rise Residences Private lifts for five large penthouses are among features at Sydney’s Eighty-Eight by JQZ, for which sales launched in February. Located in the...
Wittur Appoints CEO, COO
The Wittur Group has appointed Antoine Doutriaux as CEO and Johann (Hans) Koenigshofer as chief operating officer (COO) and member of the Executive Management Team of Wittur Group. Doutriaux, a...
OEM announces work in China, Middle East and North America.
Large Order for Chinese Hospital KONE has landed an order to supply 148 elevators and 56 escalators to the Xi’an International Medical Building in Xi’an, China. Located in the Yellow...
EU Adopts Efficiency Legislation
The European Federation of Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) reported that the European Union (EU) has adopted a series of legislative acts with the goal of improving energy efficiency...
India, Middle East among areas seeing activity.
MEKC Begins Operating South Korean Elevator Plant Mitsubishi Electric Corp. subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Korea Co. (MEKC) began operating a new US$27-million factory in the Incheon Free Economic Zone of South...
Acquisition made; new facilities come online.
GAL Acquires Assets of Bore-Max Corp. GAL Manufacturing Corp., part of the Golden Gate Capital portfolio, has acquired the assets of Bore-Max Corp., which produces heavy-duty elevator components primarily for...
Otis’ plans revealed; construction on rail stations underway.
Otis CEO Interviewed In an interview with Judy Marks, named CEO of Otis in October 2017 (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2017), The Hindu gave insight into her desire to instill startup...
KONE Outfitting Mixed-Use Qatar Tower With VT
KONE has won an order to outfit the mixed-use Al Mana Tower in Doha, Qatar, with vertical-transportation (VT) equipment that includes 11 MiniSpace® and six MonoSpace® elevators and four TravelMasterTM...
