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Building and Growing
Urbanization, infrastructure expansion among factors driving Canadian VT industry. by Kaija Wilkinson Residential, commercial and retail construction in Canada’s three largest cities — Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal — is fueling...
CTBUH Tall Buildings Book Gets Third Edition
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) released Tall Buildings + Urban Habitat: Volume 3 in June. The third edition in three years (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2019), it...
Philippines DoT: Almost All MRT3 Equipment Operational
The Philippines Department of Transportation (DoT) says all 34 elevators and 44 of 46 escalators serving Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT3) are operational, GMA News reported in June. Prior...
Super-Skinny Supertall Planned for “Iconic Toronto Block”
An 87-story, 1,063-ft-tall mixed-use skyscraper designed by Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron — its first in Toronto — is planned for what developer Kroonenberg Groep called “an iconic block”...
A high rise for London and urban-density musings in Cork, Ireland
Greenery-Clad Tower Greenlit in London Despite Opposition A 36-story, nearly 500-ft-tall office tower designed by Eric Parry Architects at 50 Frenchurch Street in central London has been greenlit by the...
Hyundai, KONE, TÜV SÜD and Otis see changes.
High-Speed Hyundai Unit Uses Carbon Fiber Belts Hyundai Elevator has announced the development of a high-speed elevator using carbon fiber belts instead of traditional ropes, BusinessKorea reported in May. According...
KONE Lands Order for Metro Line Extension in Stockholm
KONE won an order to deliver 20 escalators to phase one of an extension of the metro line in Stockholm, Sweden. One of the capital city’s largest infrastructure projects, the...
News from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran and the U.A.E.
Schindler to Provide 160 Units to Mecca Gateway Project In partnership with NESMA of Saudi Arabia, Schindler will deliver and install 160 elevators and escalators to King Abdul Aziz Road...
Major industry equipment contracts and construction updates from around the country
Contracts for Otis Nearly 300 Units for Metro Systems Otis Elevator Co. (China) Ltd. won contracts to provide 207 escalators and six moving walks to Chongqing Metro Line 9 and...
Deals made throughout the country.
Lift AI Pilot Program With MBTA In partnership with Newark, Delaware-based Liberty Elevator Experts, Internet of Things company Lift AI is starting a pilot elevator-monitoring program with the Massachusetts Bay...
