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Construction Management Announced for Multi-Tower Project in Egypt

Hill International recently announced it has been selected by City Edge Development on behalf of New Urban Communities Authority (NUCA) to provide Construction Management services for its flagship mixed-use project...

Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence Elevators Wins International Award

Aitken Spence Elevators, a supply, installation and maintenance company in partnership with Otis in Sri Lanka, recently won the international award “Excellence in Business Transformation” during the Business Transformation Leadership...

Standard Elevator Systems Announces Changes at the Top

Standard Elevator Systems (SES) named two new leaders: CEO Sterrett Lloyd and Chief Operating Officer Dave Schneider. In addition, Jimmy He has become chairman of the board. All positions became...

Multi-Block Project Near Tokyo Shibuya Station

Developers working on Shibuya 2 Chome Project are planning a new, large, multi-service project just east of Shibuya Station in Tokyo, Japan Property Central reports. Nicknamed the Shibuya Regeneration Project,...

Texas Courthouse to Replace Elevator

Grayson County officials recently approved spending US$450,000 on an elevator replacement project for the public elevators at the Grayson County Courthouse in Sherman, Texas, the HeraldDemocrat reports. The funds needed...

Major KONE Order with UltraRope for Sydney Office Tower

KONE has been awarded a contract that includes 31 elevators and three escalators for developer Mirvac's 60,000-m2, 232-m-tall 55 Pitt Street in Sydney, KONE Australia Customer Solutions Engineer-Major Projects Arjun...

Otis Releases Inaugural ESG Report

On March 31, Otis Worldwide Corp. released its first Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report as an independent company. The report provides updates on its 13 ESG targets — each...

U.K.-Based Carbon Fiber Lift Manufacturer Lands First Yacht Order

Bespoke carbon fiber lift manufacturer U.K.-based Opulent Designs received its first maritime order to supply custom fiber interiors for a lift on a yacht in Florida, SuperyachtNews reports. Opulent Designs...

Otis Wins Award for Coast Mass Transit Line in Singapore

Otis has received the “Safety Excellence Award” from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) Singapore, which praised the company’s safety management processes and best practices at stages 1 to 3 of Thomson-East...

Turkey’s AKE Asansör to Supply 82 Units for İzmir Metro

Vertical-transportation (VT) products from Antalya, Turkey-based AKE Asansör were chosen for the İzmir Fahrettin Altay-Narlıdere Metro being built by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. AKE signed a contract to supply a total...

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Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa

UCLA DELAYS ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS

UCLA Delays Elevator Inspections

The addition contrasts with the original structure resembling stacked boxes and completed in 2007; image by OMA via Instagram.

TEI Involved in Elevators for New Museum Addition in NYC

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Clarkson + Varick Welcomes Director of Operations

WORKER DIES IN ELEVATOR SHAFT INCIDENT IN NEWARK

Worker Dies in Elevator Shaft Incident in Newark