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LIFTEX 2022 Set for October 12-13 in London
LIFTEX organizer the Lift & Escalator Industry Association announced the event will take place on October 12-13 at ExCeL in London. Originally planned for May 2022 but postponed due to...
Served by Schindler VT, Jakarta’s First Supertall Tops Out
Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) announced on March 31 that Autograph Tower, the first supertall in Jakarta, Indonesia, topped out at 383 m. Served by a Schindler vertical-transportation (VT) system (ELENET...
Elevator Repairs Underway at Vernon, Canada, Car Park
Work to upgrade a pair of elevators at a parking garage in Vernon, Canada, began on April 1, with the CAD200,000 (US$160,000) project expected to wrap up in mid-June, the Lake...
Construction Launches on Amazon’s Bellevue 600 Tower
Construction has begun on Amazon's new Bellevue 600 office building, a tower that sees the company expanding its footprint on the Eastside, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported on March 31. Demolition crews have...
TransLink Planning Major Redesign of Burrard Station
A major capacity and public space overhaul of Vancouver’s SkyTrain Burrard Station is envisioned by TransLink, Vancouver Urbanized reported on March 31. The public transit authority has submitted a development application to...
Battersea Station’s Glass Elevator to Open Next Year
A glass elevator that will run up the inside of one of Battersea Power Station’s chimneys in London before popping up out of the top for a view will open...
Istanbul Tower Set to Welcome Visitors
Melike Altınışık Architects, designer of a recently completed telecommunications antenna and observation deck in Istanbul, has released new images of the striking tower, Designboom reported in March. The designers say they wanted...
Kapok 88 Donates Covers to Ronald McDonald Houses
Kapok 88, a supplier of protective drapes and COP covers for elevators, is providing anti-viral coverings for elevators at six Ronald McDonald houses in Europe, the company recently announced. With...
Otis Hong Kong Honored for Employee Efforts
Otis Hong Kong recently set a new company milestone when it received three employee-focused awards — Employer of Choice, Appreciation Culture and Employee Engagement — during the prestigious Employer of...
Partnership Developing Montreal Residential Tower
Quebec real estate developer Brivia Group has entered into a strategic partnership with IPSO FACTO Real Estate Fund to build the 61-story, 763-ft-tall 1 Square Phillips tower, a luxury condominium...
