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One tall residential building under construction; another long-planned development approved.
New Residential High Rise Going Up on Westside A Gensler-designed 34-story building currently under construction on Los Angeles’ Westside is poised to become the area’s first residential high rise in...
Luxury living planned in Uptown; high-rise apartment building set near DART station.
High-Rise Luxury Residential Tower Set for Uptown A new, 30-plus-story luxury apartment tower planned for the Uptown district will change the skyline north of the city’s downtown, The Dallas Morning...
Companies fill important executive roles in safety and sales.
Champion Elevator Taps Safety Board Advisor NYC’s Champion Elevator Corp. has named Edward R. Bulakites executive safety board advisor. Bulakites’ 25 years’ experience includes 15 years in environment and health...
A major contract is announced
A major contract is announced, and several skyscrapers make headlines. TEI Wins Major Modernization Contract in Midtown NYC TEI Group announced in May that it has won a contract to...
Activity in Nanjing and Shanghai, and efforts to lessen the possibility of coronavirus transmission
KONE to Supply 36 Elevators for Nanjing Supertall KONE has won an order to provide 36 elevators featuring its UltraRope® carbon-fiber ropes for a supertall development in Nanjing, the company...
thyssenkrupp lands contract in Bangalore; KONE joins educational efforts.
thyssenkrupp to Provide 83 Units for Bhartiya City thyssenkrupp Elevator (India) Pvt. Ltd. has been chosen by Bhartiya International Ltd. to equip Bhartiya City’s various upcoming projects, such as a...
Major contract for Schindler in Melbourne;183-m-tall builiding for Sydney
Schindler to Supply 176 Units for Melbourne Metro Schindler has won a contract to supply 103 escalators and 73 elevators for the Metro Tunnel Project in Melbourne, largest-ever public transportation...
Big projects on the horizon for London and a new award for lift engineering
Rail System Seeks Bids for Nearly 300 VT Units HS2, the U.K.’s high-speed rail network, has launched a search for contractors to design, deliver and maintain almost 300 vertical-transportation (VT)...
Changes for Otis, Prisma, Schmersal and Hyundai
Otis Becomes Independent, Publicly Traded Company Otis completed its separation from United Technologies Corp. (UTC) and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange the morning of April 3 as...
Pandemic-Related Developments
Crisis creates supply shortages, forces changes in plans. NMHC COVID-19 Survey: Elevators Among Shortages A National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) survey on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting projects found...
