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Developers Plan Residential Tower In Fort Lauderdale

A pair of developer groups from New York are promoting construction of a new high-rise residential building in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Florida YIMBY reports. The tower, a 364-ft-tall, 36-story building,...

Developer Pushes For Three-Tower Package In Miami

Developer Mast Capital has filed plans with the Miami Urban Development Review Board to construct 1420 South Miami Avenue, a three-towered mixed-use project, Florida YIMBY reports. The plan calls for...

In Memoriam: Robin Cheeseright

Robin Cheeseright, former director of internationally recognized London-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy D2E International VT Consultants Ltd. (D2E), has passed away, D2E recently announced. The company said Cheeseright had a passion...

“Made In India” Escalators At TKE MPF In Pune, India

TK Elevator's (TKE) multi-purpose facility (MPF) in Chakan, Pune, India, is ready to offer "made in India" escalators to domestic customers. Inaugurated in 2017, the MPF is situated on 8,400...

Work Underway For High-Rise Apartment Tower In Detroit

Detroit-based developer Sterling Group is preparing a high-rise, multi-residential complex at the site of the former Joe Louis Arena, The Detroit News reports. The project will offer studio and one-bedroom...

Marine Innovations Adds New Plasma Tubing Cutting System

Marine Innovations, a designer, assembler and installer of inclined elevator systems, has added a Bend-Tech Dragon A400 CNC plasma tubing cutting system, the company has announced. The Bend-Tech Dragon A400...

Schmersal Names Managing Director For Bangkok Subsidiary

The Schmersal Group has named Passara Hongwisat managing director of Schmersal Thailand Co. Ltd. in Bangkok. Born in Thailand, Hongwisat has 18 years' experience in sales and marketing for IT...

TKE VT Supports 2022 Winter Olympics In Beijing

A total of 287 TK Elevator (TKE) vertical-transportation (VT) units, including at the mixed-use Shougang Park, are supporting the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the OEM announced on February 14....

Man In Falling Elevator Says He Thought It Wouldn’t Stop

A man who was riding an elevator inside a government office tower in Columbus, Ohio, when a cable broke and it started falling down the shaft says the incident was...

Elevator Construction Begins On Brooklyn Subway Station

Construction has begun for long-wanted elevators at the 7th Avenue subway station in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, Brownstoner was among sources to report in February. Passengers, many of them...

(l-r) Chaim Grunfeld and Chaim Berkowicz of SIMSINLifts; image courtesy of SIMSINLifts

SIMSINLifts To Unveil Emergency Telephone Service at LIFTEX

interlift venue Messe Nürnberg; image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Innovations To Take Spotlight at interlift 2025

Guerrero

TEI Group Names Guerrero As South Florida VP

Image courtesy of MP Ascensores

Spain’s MP Ascensores Secures Financing to Fuel Strategy

Wen

KONE Appoints Wen As EVP Procurement and Board Member