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Dubai’s Azizi Developments Announces KONE Partnership

Azizi Developments, a major private developer in the U.A.E., announced a strategic partnership with KONE that involves KONE providing 490 DX Class MonoSpace® elevators to multiple projects across Dubai South, outlets...

FIELDBOSS Opens New U.S. Head Office in South Florida

FIELDBOSS, a leading provider of commercial contractor field service management software for the elevator and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industries, announced the opening of its new U.S. head...

Riyadh Metro Station With 63 VT Units Starts Operations

The seven-story, 40-m-deep Riyadh Metro Qasr Al Hokm Downtown Station in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has begun operations, linking the Metro's Orange and Blue lines and the bus network, Tunnels & Tunneling is...

Hyperion Solutions Appoints Hewitt as CEO

Hyperion Solutions, the Memphis, Tennessee-headquartered provider of systems, parts and technical services for the vertical-transportation industry, announced it appointed David Hewitt as CEO. Hewitt joins Hyperion from global energy storage...

Landmark Houston Building To Be Converted to Hilton Hotel

The Scanlan Building, an 11-story structure at 405 Main Street in Houston, Texas, built in 1909, is set to be converted into Hilton’s first Canopy by Hilton Hotel following its...

Unregulated Lift Installations Spark Concern in India

The tragic death of a 6-year-old boy who became trapped between a lift and elevator shaft wall in a Hyderabad apartment building prompted The Times of India (ToI) to take a deeper...

Perlen Steel Welcomes Masterson as Its New CEO

Perlen Steel, headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, announced Robert Masterson as its new CEO on February 27. Masterson's "proven ability to inspire teams, drive sustainable growth and transform challenges into opportunities...

Washington State Bill Attempts To Reform Elevator Size Requirements

Senate Bill 5156, sponsored by Washington State Senator Jesse Salomon, has advanced in its efforts to make Washington State a leader on elevator reform, The Urbanist reports. The bill calls for Washington’s...

Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center Planning Elevator Renovations

Rise: Women’s Philanthropy Initiative at The City Mission, a philanthropic organization in Cleveland, Ohio, will fund the renovation of the elevator for Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center at 18120 Puritas...

REIT To Fund New Office Project in Bengaluru Suburb

Singapore-based CapitaLand India Trust (CLINT) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) continues to bet on the Bengaluru, India, area as a rising tech hub, with the REIT agreeing to fully fund...

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U.K.’S VM ELEVATORS SECURES CHAS ELITE CERTIFICATION

U.K.’s VM Elevators Secures CHAS Elite Certification

Stations will be designed to maximize natural light; image courtesy of BC Government.

Schindler To Provide VT For Vancouver SkyTrain Expansion

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DeSimone Acquires San Francisco-Based KP Elevator Consulting

Line 15 West will form a ring around Paris; image courtesy of KONE.

KONE To Provide Escalators for Paris Metro Extension

HITACHI ELEVATOR TO FOCUS ON SMART BUILDING IN CHINA

Hitachi Elevator to Focus on Smart Building in China