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Chicago’s imperiled James R. Thompson Center proudly showcases its mechanical equipment, including elevators. photos © JAHN As the pandemic wove a deadly path around the world, it ironically provided a...
Schindler CEO Bullish on VT Market
Schindler CEO Thomas Oetterli is bullish on the vertical-transportation (VT) market and said pandemic-related health concerns could boost income as clients retrofit their VT systems with controllers, air-purification systems and...
Abels Joins Schumacher as VP
Bret Abels has joined Schumacher Elevator Co. in Denver, Iowa, as vice president (VP) of business development. Here, he will help identify strategic business opportunities to continue moving the company...
In Memoriam: Mostafa Abdel Hamid El Sisy
Mostafa Abdel Hamid El Sisy, a resident of Cairo and ELEVATOR WORLD Middle East translator, passed away on January 28 at age 68. El Sisy had 42 years' experience in...
thyssenkrupp Makes Swedish Acquisition
thyssenkrupp is acquiring Stockholm-based Sdiptech AB, which has a maintenance portfolio of 9,500 units, the OEM announced on February 19. Companies operating under the Sdiptech umbrella employ 115 and generated...
Element Elevators’ Modernization Contract In Toronto
Richmond Hill, Canada-based Element Elevators, Inc., recently won a contract from the City of Toronto to modernize a trio of traction elevators at the Toronto Reference Library, a reflection of...
Orona Elevators For Spanish Construction Group Projects
Hernani, Spain-based elevator manufacturer Orona has partnered with ÁVIT-A, the modular construction division of Madrid-based Grupo Avintia, to include its elevators in ÁVIT-A projects, Orona announced. Orona's range of gearless...
Two-Tower Project Planned on Brisbane’s West End
A developer is planning a two-tower, 470-unit residential project and riverside public space on a 1.1-ha tract in Brisbane, Australia’s West End, The Urban Developer reported in December 2020. The...
Another Tall Tower Rising in Tokyo’s Toranomon District
Construction has started on a 38-story, 180-m-tall office tower on a former hospital site in the red-hot Toranomon Redevelopment District of Tokyo, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat...
New Elevator Eases Access to Athens Acropolis
A new, wheelchair-accessible elevator was put into service at the Athens Acropolis on December 3, 2020, according to the Greek Reporter. With its glass cab, the elevator will allow riders...
