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CEDES Welcomes Bismanns as Sales Manager
CEDES, a global leader in elevator safety light curtains and optoelectronic sensors based in Switzerland, recently welcomed Helge Bismanns as sales manager. Bismanns' work experience includes serving as area sales...
Doctor Dies in Hospital Elevator Fall in Nigeria
A medical doctor died this week at a hospital in Odan, Lagos Island, Nigeria, in an elevator crash. According to findings by Punch, the hospital elevator fell from the 10th...
Two-Tower Mixed-Use Development Planned in South London
The council in Croydon, South London, recently received plans from developer Greystar to build 47- and 35-story towers that include nearly 800 flats, office space, retail and greenspace designed by...
Sydney Firm Wins Design Competition for Towers on Parramatta Waterfront
Sydney architecture firm Chrofi has won a design competition for a 52-story mixed-use tower and an eight-story commercial building on the waterfront in Parramatta, Australia, Sydney’s “second CBD,” Architecture AU...
Otis Sponsors Special Olympics World Games in Berlin
Continuing a more than 30-year tradition of giving back by partnering with the Special Olympics, Otis sponsored the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany, on June 17-25. More than...
Developer Secures US$86 Million Loan for Manhattan Skyscraper
Grubb Properties will receive a US$86 million loan to build a residential skyscraper at 111 Washington Street in Manhattan's Financial District, New York YIMBY reports. Plans show a 64-story tower...
Durham College Elevating Devices Apprenticeship Training Dates Announced
Durham College in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, has announced upcoming dates for its Elevating Devices 636E apprenticeship in-school training program. The program is designed to complement mechanics’ on-the-job work experience by...
104-Story Mixed-Use Supertall Proposed for Downtown Miami
Miami-Dade County planners have received a pre-application meeting request to review preliminary plans for a new 1,049-ft mixed-used development in downtown Miami, Florida YIMBY reports. The 2.15-acre property contains three...
Schindler Elevators For New Mixed-Use Building in Manhattan
Schindler tells ELEVATOR WORLD it is providing two Schindler 5500 machine-room-less traction elevators at 1 Park Row, a 23-story mixed-use building in the Financial District of Manhattan, NYC. Designed by...
Hines Discontinues Plans for Downtown Oakland Development
Houston, Texas-based developer Hines has halted plans for a 39-story office tower at 415 20th Street in downtown Oakland, California, due to the struggling commercial real estate market, SF YIMBY...
