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KONE To Supply 206 Elevators to Xi’an International Airport

KONE won an order to supply a vertical-transportation (VT) package that includes 163 Monospace® and 43 TranSysTM elevators to an expansion of the Xi'an Xianyang International Airport in Xixian New...

LEEA Quarterly Magazine Seeking Editorial Content

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) is inviting members to send in their editorial content to be considered for feature in The Lifting Engineer (TLE), which is the association’s quarterly...

Milestone in Construction of Atlanta Hotel With KONE VT Celebrated

Officials with Boston-based developer Drew Co., architect Gensler and general contractors Skanska and SG Contracting celebrated the official topping-out of the 42-story, 1.25 million-ft2 Signia by Hilton Atlanta on March...

CEDES Announces Winners of Sales-Performance Awards

Landquart, Switzerland-headquartered sensor specialist CEDES AG recently announced the winners of the 2023 Bison Awards for outstanding performance in sales. The CEDES Growth Factor Bison Award went to Japan team...

Global Standardized VT Interface Consortium Looks to June Event

NeXt Group e.V., a global nonprofit consortium based in Germany whose purpose is to provide a platform for the development of standardized components and interfaces, is looking forward to the...

Son of Once-Prominent NYC Restaurateur Dies in Escalator Fall

The 61-year-old son of a once-prominent NYC restaurateur died on March 18 as a result of falling two to three floors from an escalator, the New York Post was among...

40-Story Commercial-Led Tower Planned for Brisbane City

Queensland Investment Corp. has submitted a development application for a new landmark tower at 101 Albert Street, Brisbane City, Australia, reports BrisbaneDevelopment.com. Designed by Architectus and Henning Larsen, “Rainforest Tower”...

Kübler Opens Australia Sales Office in Melbourne

Kübler Group, headquartered in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, recently announced its new Australian sales office. Based in Melbourne, Kübler's Australia sales operations are being led by Managing Director (MD) Jason Bouyer with...

NY Build Picks Up Steam As Go-To Event

The New York Build Expo (NY Build) picked up steam as the go-to event at the beginning of the calendar year on March 8-9 at the Javits Center in Hell's...

LEEA Member Joins Distinguished Trade Guild

Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) member Ella Cheetham, managing director of Lifting Gear Products, a division of the Europa Engineering Group, announced she has joined The Company of Cutlers, in...

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Vanbarton Looks Beyond NYC To Seattle for Potential Conversion

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CECA Calls For Votes For Supplier Director

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LIFTEX 2025 To Showcase Latest Innovations in Lift Technology

The 106-story Franck Muller Aeternitas Tower in Dubai Marina; image courtesy of KONE

KONE To Equip Dubai Residential Supertall With 38 VT Units

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER