International News
Thyssenkrupp Predicts High Growth Rates
Asia In fiscal year 2011/2012, ThyssenKrupp AG generated sales of about EUR4.3 billion (US$5.72 billion) in the Asia Pacific region, representing almost 12% of its total sales. Within the region,...
E-Motive, Tl Jones And Memco Become Avire
Worldwide Avire (pronounced “a-VIRE,” rhyming with “fire”) Ltd. is the new corporate identity of E-Motive, TL Jones and Memco. The conglomerate offers an extensive range of safety and communication products....
Ottawa Store Offers Lift “Test Drives”
Canada Home healthcare store Motion Specialties has opened a showroom, “Access Centre,” for elevators, stairlifts and other accessibility products. Often serving baby boomers reaching their senior years looking to grow...
ITEEA: Elevator Technological Institute
Argentina Argentina’s first technological institute dedicated to the learning and teaching of elevator technology, Instituto Tecnológico para el Estudio y Enseñanza del Ascensor (ITEEA), has been in operation since June...
Australia Towers In Third Stage
Australia Construction began on the third stage of the Australia Towers development in January. This phase involves construction on One Australia Avenue in Sydney Olympic Park, to stand 120 m...
Elevate Training Courses Announced
Worldwide Peters Research Ltd. has announced training seminars for its ELEVATE® software at the following locations: London (March 14-15 and September 19-20), Hong Kong (November 28-29) and Sydney (December 2-3)....
Elevator Companies Win Awards
China On November 23, 2012, the Ninth Jingrui Science & Technology Prize 2012 Award Ceremony was held at the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel. Among commendation recipients was Yungtay Elevator, awarded...
Infinity Tower Opens
Brazil New York-based Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates completed Infinity Tower in the financial district of São Paulo in September 2012. The 118-m-tall tower contains 39,000 m2 of office space and...
Sematic Lift Doors For Brisbane Building
Australia Sematic has installed lift doors for Brisbane’s tallest office building, One One One Eagle Street. The company supplied its 2000 B-HR automatic lift doors in a wide range of...
Wash Appointed Kone Vice President
Americas KONE has appointed Larry G. Wash executive vice president responsible for the Americas. He succeeds Vance Tang, who has decided to leave KONE to pursue other interests. Wash’s latest...
