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Hyundai Lifts For Dubai Mixed-Use Development
Bin Ham North Ocean Elevators, exclusive distributor of Hyundai elevators in the U.A.E., has been selected by Azizi Developments to supply, install, test and commission high-end elevators for phase three...
Focus on Architectural Materials and Design
ELEVATOR WORLD’S September issue will include a Special Section for the NAEC 2022 event. There will also be Products of the Year, and bonus distribution at events NAEC (U.S.), E2...
Milwaukee’s Third-Tallest Building Could Be Redeveloped
Plans to redesign a high-rise office tower into a possible apartment, condominium or hotel project are on the drawing board at 100 East Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Urban Milwaukee...
Two Elevators Among Accessibility Upgrades at Chicago Transit Station
Two elevators serving both platforms of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA)’s California Blue Line station at Logan Square are part of a plan for US$36 million in accessibility upgrades that...
Elevated Facility Services Group Names New CFO
Elevated Facility Services Group, a large non-union independent provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services, has named Thorsten Koch as its new chief financial officer (CFO), businesswire reports. As...
Registration Open for CTBUH Conference Featuring World’s Second-Tallest Building
Early bird registration is now open for the Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat’s (CTBUH) signature annual conference, Tall Excellence: Seeking the Ideal in Vertical Urbanism, on Nov. 9-12...
Irish Rail Station Elevators Plagued by Vandalism
In 2021, vandalism put 42 elevators serving Irish Rail stations out of commission, the Irish Mirror reports, creating headaches for those with mobility issues. Incidents involved doors being kicked in,...
Bangladesh VT Players Alarmed by Proposed Elevator Import Duty
Members of the Bangladesh Elevators, Escalators and Lift Importers Association (BEELIA) recently expressed alarm over the government’s proposal to remove capital machinery (CM) status from imported elevators, which would result...
North Carolina Elevator Safety Bill Advancing
In response to the death of a 7-year-old child last summer at a rental home, legislation is advancing in the North Carolina Senate that would require elevators inside vacation cottages...
36-Story, 524-Unit Residential Tower Proposed in San Francisco
Developer Strada has filed a request with City of San Francisco to review its proposed 36-story, 524-unit residential tower at 395 3rd Street in the SoMa area of San Francisco,...
