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Export Disaster, Import Boom!
Hello to everyone, We are about to be excommunicated from many countries due to faulty and incomplete elevator deliveries abroad. And nobody really seems to care about why this is...
Türkiye Maintained Its Second Place in ENR 250 with 40 Companies
Engineering News Record (ENR) magazine, an international construction industry publication, published the 2023 results of the "Top 250 International Contractors," which is based on the revenues generated by contractors from...
TASÄ°S Football Field Carpet Tournament
Akkaya Lift was the champion at the football tournament organized by TASİS in Istanbul.  All-Elevator Industry Employers' Union (TASİS), founded last year as the one and only union for the...
TASFED Southeast Anatolia Meetings
The Turkish Elevator Industrialists Federation (TASFED) visited TASFED member associations in Gaziantep and Diyarbakır on August 4-6 and met with regional companies. The first meeting was between the Board of...
UNStudio Design Selected for Düsseldorf Mixed-Use Development
Dutch architectural practice UNStudio was unanimously selected as the first-prize winner of a competition to design a mixed-use development in Düsseldorf, Germany. The decision followed a two-phase contest and public...
CTBUH Announces Key Leadership Transition
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) on September 21 announced a key leadership transition: Board Chairman Steve Watts will be succeeded by Shonn Mills, a board member...
NAEC Virtual Town Hall To Explore Economic Indicators
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) plans to host a virtual town hall event on October 10 at 2 p.m. ET featuring Mike Stamm of MA Stamm & Associates....
Developer Hands Over Stannah’s New Sustainable U.K. Factory
Developer Stoford delivered Stannah's new, 90,000-ft2 factory in Andover, Hampshire, U.K., the companies announced on September 21, "facilitating the expansion of Stannah's production capacity, reducing lead times for customers globally...
DAMAC Properties Launches Fitness-Inspired Residential Development in Dubai
U.A.E-headquartered DAMAC Properties has announced plans for a fitness-inspired luxury residential development on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, Construction Week Middle East reports. VOLTA will feature various wellness amenities including...
In Memoriam: Pete Boustead
Pete Boustead, an elevator repair technician and a member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors Local No. 6 who retired from Schindler, passed away on September 14 at age...
