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Schmersal Introduces “Webshop” Schmersal’s new “webshop” for customers in the U.K. and Ireland; image courtesy of Schmersal The Schmersal Group has unveiled a new “webshop” for customers in the U.K....
Updates from across the country
CECA Postpones Halifax Convention; Looks to Montreal in 2022 The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) has postponed its 2021 Halifax convention to June 2023. The CECA Board of Directors said...
Subcontinent sees record, expo date set, award and certification
TJEI Records 161-Elevator Order, Its Largest Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) Pvt. Ltd. (TJEI) has secured its largest residential segment order for design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of 161 fully...
Acquisition, transitions, events and more in the recovering continent
Prysmian Group Completes Acquisition of EHC Global Prysmian Group, headquartered in Milan, Italy, announced the acquisition of EHC Global, a “complementary add-on to Prysmian’s Draka Elevator business,” in January. Headquartered...
Element Elevators’ Modernization Contract In Toronto
Richmond Hill, Canada-based Element Elevators, Inc., recently won a contract from the City of Toronto to modernize a trio of traction elevators at the Toronto Reference Library, a reflection of...
Orona Elevators For Spanish Construction Group Projects
Hernani, Spain-based elevator manufacturer Orona has partnered with ÁVIT-A, the modular construction division of Madrid-based Grupo Avintia, to include its elevators in ÁVIT-A projects, Orona announced. Orona's range of gearless...
Two-Tower Project Planned on Brisbane’s West End
A developer is planning a two-tower, 470-unit residential project and riverside public space on a 1.1-ha tract in Brisbane, Australia’s West End, The Urban Developer reported in December 2020. The...
Another Tall Tower Rising in Tokyo’s Toranomon District
Construction has started on a 38-story, 180-m-tall office tower on a former hospital site in the red-hot Toranomon Redevelopment District of Tokyo, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat...
New Elevator Eases Access to Athens Acropolis
A new, wheelchair-accessible elevator was put into service at the Athens Acropolis on December 3, 2020, according to the Greek Reporter. With its glass cab, the elevator will allow riders...
Towers, “Green District” Central to Seoul Valley Plan
In November 2020, Copenhagen-based architecture firm Henning Larsen released the design for Seoul Valley, a 360,600-m2 mixed-use development planned for the center of Seoul. With an aim to create a...
