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Grand Opening for Tadawul Tower Expected Soon
Completed in late 2022, Tadawul Tower in Saudi Arabia’s capital and main financial hub, Riyadh, is only a few months away from its expected grand opening, the Council on Tall...
Agenda Set for 2023 Elevator U Conference at UNC Charlotte
The agenda for the annual Elevator U Conference, hosted by the University of North Carolina (UNC) Charlotte on June 26-29, has been set. A golf outing and the Elevator U...
Speakers Set for ELEVCON 2023 23rd International Congress
Led by newly elected Chairwoman Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen, CEO of MLS Lift Consulting, ELEVCON 2023, the 23rd International Congress on Vertical-Transportation Technologies, is planned at the Grandior Hotel in Prague,...
Q1 Profit, Orders Buoy KONE Outlook
Strong modernization demand, a thriving service business and the easing of supply chain disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to Finnish OEM KONE's first-quarter (Q1) profit beating market...
Schindler Looks To Get US$23-Million Sound Transit Contract Bump
Schindler, the vertical-transportation (VT) service provider for Seattle's Sound Transit light rail system, will likely see a five-year, US$30-million contract with the agency upped by US$23 million, The Urbanist reports....
Event: A Look Back at Building the Empire State Book
On May 1 from 6-7 p.m. EST, NYC’s The Skyscraper Museum will host an online event featuring the authors of the historical essays that provided the framework for Building the...
India’s WR Adds VT Equipment and More in “Mission Zero Death” Effort
India’s Western Railway (WR) has commissioned new vertical-transportation (VT) equipment including 13 foot overbridges (FoBs), 18 escalators and 15 lifts in an effort to ease passenger flow and prevent trespassing...
EW Türkiye Moving into New Office
ELEVATOR WORLD Türkiye’s office is moving into a new Istanbul office on the fourth floor of the 16-story Canan Business Tower in Ataşehir, Istanbul. Also boasting a large meeting room...
KONE Elevators India Expands East India Presence with New Office
KONE Elevators India expanded its presence in East India with the inauguration of a new Kolkata office on April 19, outlets including pune-news.com report. Located on the fifth floor of...
CECA Announces Scholarship Opportunities for 2023
Online applications are open for the eighth annual Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) scholarship. This year, there will be four CAN$2,500 (US$1,845.50) awards: two toward the pursuit of a career...
