International News
Equipment, towers for Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax
Otis Canada Awarded Ottawa LRT Contract Otis Canada has been tapped by Ottawa Light Rail Transit (LRT) Constructors to provide 54 and modernize two elevators for the O-Train Confederation Line,...
Religion, residential are focuses of upcoming towers.
70-Story Religious Structure Rising in India The International Society for Krishna Consciousness is building the 70-story Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir in Vrindavan, India, which, upon completion, will become one of the...
Surfers Paradise, Melbourne receive towers full of residential space.
“Unique, Attractive” Addition for Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise on Australia’s Gold Coast is set to get an 89-story, 304-m-tall addition described by the Gold Coast city architect as “unique and...
KONE, Damac Properties continue high-rise work in resurgent city.
KONE to Outfit Mixed-Use Dubai Development KONE has won an order to supply 32 elevators and four escalators to One Central in Dubai, a multiple-building mixed-use complex being developed by...
High growth rates, acquisition and other moves
Hitachi Establishes Vietnam Subsidiary Citing rapid urban growth, Hitachi, Ltd. has established wholly owned subsidiary Hitachi Elevator Vietnam Co., Ltd., headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In 2015, Hitachi...
CTBUH Starts Comprehensive Innovation Study
Two-year project to investigate “rope-less, non-vertical elevators.” The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Research Office, project sponsor thyssenkrupp and an international steering committee have embarked on a...
Continued development brings more space, installation difficulties.
Elevators among Logistical Challenges of Supertall Elevators to move people efficiently throughout Mitsubishi Estate’s planned 390-m-tall, 490,000-m2 office tower in central Tokyo is among logistical challenges engineers will face as...
Skyline to be altered with proposed tall buildings.
72-Story Twin Towers Proposed on Yonge Street Toronto’s main thoroughfare, Yonge Street, continues to bustle as Northam Realty seeks rezoning to pave the way for construction of a pair of...
Finland-based OEM receives big orders and buys Spanish supplier.
Majority Stake Acquired in Spanish Company KONE has acquired a majority stake in Citylift, S.A., a Spanish company providing elevator installation, maintenance and modernization. Citylift has more than 5,000 elevators...
Decisions Made
Companies refocus, purchase others, open facilities and more around the world. Toshiba Shifts Focus from Speed to Capacity With elevators theoretically reaching their maximum possible speeds, Toshiba Elevator is shifting...
