International News
thyssenkrupp Tapped for “Unprecedented” Sydney Metro Project
thyssenkrupp has been selected for what a New South Wales government official is calling an unprecedented accessibility project that involves designing, suppling, installing and maintaining 70 elevators and 130 escalators...
Canadian Tower Plans
Microsoft and National Bank are among those involved in upcoming Toronto and Montreal towers. Microsoft to Set Up Shop in Toronto Skyscraper Microsoft will occupy 132,000 sq. ft. over four...
Progress made on supertall buildings in Noida, Colombo.
One of India’s Tallest Towers Looks Toward Completion At 300 m tall and 80 stories, Spira will become one of the tallest towers in India, and developer Supertech Ltd. expects...
Contract landed for Indonesia developments; Frankfurt’s Omniturm is wrapping up.
Schindler to Provide 207 Units in Indonesia Building on its relationship with PT Trans Property and PT Trans Retail Indonesia, PT Berca Schindler Lifts has been selected to provide 207...
Metro line contract let; potential for new installations in Shanghai.
KONE Wins 239-Escalator Order for Wuxi Metro Line 3 KONE is the latest OEM to win significant work providing the 28.5-km-long Wuxi Metro Line 3 with vertical-transportation equipment. Following a...
Locations open, campaign launches, and architect creates an Arabic design.
Oman-Headquartered VT Manufacturer Opening New Branches National Quality Art Co. for Elevators and Escalators, which in 2013 established the first elevator/escalator factory in Oman, is growing, with its third branch...
Developments in Australia, Asia, South America warrant notice.
Big Plans in Australian Cities Developer Beulah International selected Green Spine, a “twisting garden” by UNStudio and Cox Architecture, as the winner of an international design competition that will include...
OEMs and suppliers win work, grow and form partnerships.
Hyundai in China, South Korea and Malaysia, and JV in Vietnam 65 Units in Harbin, China, Metro Extension In one of several announcements in the summer Hyundai Elevator Newsletter, the...
Aspiring Member for Dubai’s “Skyscraper Club”
Dubai Investments plans to build a new icon in the emirate: a 70-story residential tower on Sheikh Zayed Road, next to Al Habtoor City and Aykon City (ELEVATOR WORLD, May...
Orders and tall plans for some of the continent’s biggest cities
Escalators to Be Installed on Istanbul’s Steep Slopes The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, in an effort to improve the lives of senior citizens and those with disabilities, has initiated a project...
