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Contractor Appointed for Dubai’s Skyz Tower
Danube Properties has announced the appointment of Naresco Contracting LLC as the main contractor for the construction of Dubai’s Skyz Tower, a high-rise residential tower containing affordable homes, Construction Week...
Plans Filed for Project Include Australia’s Tallest Tower
Amidst escalating construction costs and a crippling labor shortage, a Melbourne consortium has filed plans for Australia’s tallest tower on the Gold Coast, The Urban Developer reports. The AUD$400-million proposal...
Draper Elevator Interiors Welcomes Project Manager
Holbrook, Massachusetts-based Draper Elevator Interiors, providing design, fabrication and installation of custom elevator cabs and cab interiors since 1996, recently named Lauren Howe project manager. Draper observed that Howe's more...
KONE CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth Visits Indian Counterparts
KONE President and CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth spent a week in India recently, visiting with KONE team members including Managing Director (MD) Amit Gossain and customers at various sites, Ehrnrooth said...
CTBUH 2022 International Conference in Three Chinese Cities
In addition to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) full slate of speakers and activities at the “Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism” conference in...
Ontario TSSA: Safety Remains Priority During Strike
Ontario, Canada’s non-for-profit regulator Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) recently issued a press release emphasizing it remains focused on safety despite contract negotiations with Ontario Public Service Employees Union...
Women in Motion Meeting Planned for NAEC Convention
The Women in Motion group will host a meeting during the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) 73rd Annual Convention & 2022 Exposition at the Kentucky International Convention Center in...
Major U.S. Independent EFS Appoints Biskaduros CEO
Elevated Facility Services Group (EFS), headquartered in Tampa and providing elevator repair, maintenance and modernization in 58 markets across 24 states, has appointed Matt Biskaduros as CEO. Biskaduros follows interim...
Alabama Historical Society Seeks Funds for Elevator
During the August 23rd meeting of the Montgomery County Commission in Montgomery, Alabama, the Montgomery County Historical Society asked the commission for assistance in funding the addition of an outside...
Elevator/Lift Emergency Rescue Device Earns Patent
Su-Vastika Solar, a rapidly developing startup for power storage and solutions, has been granted a patent by the Government of India for its Emergency Rescue Device (ERD) for lifts, Digital...
