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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...

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...

Hitachi Opens Residential Elevator Center in Kunming

Hitachi Elevator (China) has inaugurated a Household Elevator Urban Experience Center in Kunming, China, the company announced in March. During a gathering at the center on March 28, company President...

NAEC Names Global Education/Safety and Development Heads

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) recently named David Smarte global education and safety officer and Shannon Bates national development officer. With more than 40 years' industry experience, Smarte...

Kastle Systems Adds Touchless Protocols to Atlanta Tower

Kastle Systems has installed multiple groundbreaking protocols and technologies at the iconic Tower Place 100 building in Atlanta, the company announced on March 31. Becoming one of the first truly...

NEII Names Director of Government Affairs

Pricilla Magee joined the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) as director of government affairs on March 15. She most recently served as consumer outreach manager for the Americans Standards Institute....

Swearings-in at association join rail and tall building plans made for London.

LEIA Announces New Leadership Alastair Stannah Paul Turner The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) recently announced Alastair Stannah, managing director of Stannah Lifts, and Paul Turner, technical director of...

Mainland high-rise news includes contracts let

Tall residential buildings planned, and timber being used in high rises. High-Rise Residences Multiply in Moscow Low interest rates, government-backed cheap mortgages and lockdown exemptions for construction companies are fueling...

Editor’s Overview Türkiye March – April 2021

Dear Readers of Elevator World Turkey, COVID-19, which showed up last year and has been prevalent now for more than one year, seems likely to affect our lives for a...

VT, tall buildings coming to LRT lines and Vancouver

Otis Providing Hundreds of Units to LRT Projects Otis is providing hundreds of elevators and escalators to light rail transit (LRT) projects in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa, the OEM announced...

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Otis To Provide Elevators and Escalators for Malaysian Residential Tower

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MESA Meeting Includes Hyperion Presentation and Scholarships

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Schindler Modernizes Elevators at Art Deco Tower in NYC

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Construction of Tallest Building in Sub-Saharan Africa Restarted

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Deyaar Unveils Dubai Downtown Residences Project