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Otis Names Calleja President of EMEA Operations Otis has named Bernardo Calleja president, Otis Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA), the company announced in November 2020. Calleja has been interim...
Evaluation of Elevator Systems in Seismic Zones
Abstract The geography of Turkey bears the traces of several earthquakes that have occurred in history. The importance of structural measures against earthquakes, after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that took place...
Prosperity and Poverty… Is it Fate?
“According to Aristoteles, everyone is moral. In fact, everyone is smart. So, we should know how to seek the truth and virtue within ourselves. Then, we do not insist on...
AKE Employs Young Engineers After MEP Trainings
AKE Elevator & Escalator opened its doors to newly graduated engineers, adding 16 young engineers to its staff last month within the scope of the Vocational Training Project (AKE-MEP), which...
What Shapes Our Future Cities?
A webinar organized by CTBUH Turkey (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) titled ‘What Shapes Our Future Cities?’ was presented to its audience on November 5, 2020, offering a...
TUBITAK Accepts Applications for 2021 R&D Supports
TUBITAK made its first call regarding its 2021 support programs, which are the 1501-Industrial R&D Projects Grant Program and the 1507-SMS R&D Start-up Support Program, for SMEs. Within this scope,...
Yükseliş Elevator has Put the Last Phase of its Factory Into Service
Yükseliş Elevator, which was founded by Yüksel Tepe in 1980, has built the last stage of the factory project, which began construction in 2007. The project consisted of 3 phases...
To VE or Not to VE: That is the Question!
Considerations are weighed on choosing not to install an elevator as part of a cost-savings proposal. During a value engineering (VE) workshop for an upcoming mixed-use hotel and apartment building...
Business acquisition and upgrade join tall-building news from around the Great White North
LATTA Elevators Acquires Escalator Company LEE ATTA Elevators Corp., based in Concord, has acquired Leading Edge Escalators Inc. (LEE), based in Oshawa, ATTA CEO Mark Attanasio announced in October. LEE...
KONE and Hitachi help lead the industry with contracts, event
KONE Wins 95-Unit Order for Mixed-Use Project in Xi’an KONE has won a contract to supply 95 elevators and escalators for Nanfeihong Plaza, a mixed-use development in Xi’an, the capital...
