International News
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Durandet Named Managing Director of Wittur Europe Wittur has named Geoffroy Durandet managing director of Europe. In this role, he is responsible for European Sales and Operations and for driving...
thyssenkrupp Wins Big Order for Doha Metro
thyssenkrupp has been awarded a contract to manufacture, supply, install and maintain more than 500 elevators and escalators for Doha Metro’s Red Line North, Green Line and two additional stations...
Trio of Towers Greenlighted in Melbourne
Officials in Melbourne, Australia, have approved a trio of towers that will include nearly 1,700 residences in the heart of the city’s central business district, World Architecture News reported. The...
Striking Residential Tower for Downtown Vancouver
Concord Pacific has said it plans to start construction soon on The Arc, a 29-story, 88-m-tall residential tower in the Yaletown district of downtown Vancouver, Canada, SkyRise Cities reported. Its...
A variety of installations and construction is underway and planned.
Avire in Leeds Building Avire has installed its E-Motive iS2 LCD multimedia display at the City Exchange office building in Leeds, U.K.’s Trinity Leeds. After City Exchange’s lift service provider...
Finnish corporation gets contracts around the world and again makes prestigious list.
More Than 200 Units for Chongqing Metro KONE is providing more than 200 units to 30 stations within Chongqing Metro Line 5, a new north-south corridor under construction in Chongqing,...
More big orders for Otis; tower rises near Taipei 101.
Otis’ Momentum Continues with Array of Orders Otis is continuing its roll in China (ELEVATOR WORLD, October 2016) with orders to supply hundreds of Gen2® units to residential, recreational and...
Schindler, Oleo, ELSCO and Sodimas grow their brands.
Schindler Acquiring FB Group, XJ Distributor Schindler is expanding its presence in Germany and China. It is to fully acquire the FB Group, a Saxony, Germany-based elevator company. The medium-sized,...
Elevator companies add to payroll, property.
Nidec Investing in IE Ohio Factory Expansion Imperial Electric’s (IE) parent company, Nidec Corp., has announced a US$3.2-million investment in its Middleport, Ohio, plant to keep the IE facility open...
Oleo and KONE invest in plants; Toshiba Johnson markets new elevator series.
Oleo to Open India Facility U.K.-based manufacturer Oleo International will open its first production facility in India near Bengaluru International Airport at the beginning of the year. Impetus for the construction...
