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Drive supplier bought; towers planned for Broadgate and Leeds.
CP Automation Acquires Magnetek Elevator U.K. CP Automation, headquartered in Scunthorpe, has acquired Magnetek Elevator UK from Columbus McKinnon Corp., CP announced in September. CP specializes in supply, repair and...
Big orders for Hitachi, KONE, Mitsubishi Elevator in Singapore, Laos
Singapore Hitachi to Supply 300 Elevators to HDB Hitachi Elevator Asia has won a contract to supply 300 elevators for residential buildings in Singapore, the company announced in September. The...
Tall towers in North Carolina, Tennessee
Planned Goes From 12 to 40 Stories in Raleigh The City Council in Raleigh, North Carolina, unanimously approved a rezoning request from Zimmer Development Corp. that takes a proposed downtown...
Chicago’s Third-Tallest Tower Closes in on Completion
Vista Tower, Chicago’s third-tallest building at 101 stories and 1,191 ft (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2015 and July 2016), is headed for opening this fall, with finishing touches going onto the...
New York YIMBY: residential skyscrapers multiply in busy Big Apple.
Major Legal Victory for Two Bridges Supertall Plans A unanimous decision by the New York Appellate Court paves the way for four towers along the waterfront in the Two Bridges...
Skyline continues to evolve.
Plan Promising to Transform Riverfront Greenlit Penn’s Landing, a US$3.5-billion, 3.5-million-ft2 proposal from The Durst Organization of NYC, was approved in September by Delaware River Waterfront Corp. (DRWC), paving the...
COVID-19 Developments
Elevator cab sterilization system wins approvals; an OEM gathers information. CEC Approved to Conform With Standards CEC Elevator Cab Corp. of Bronx, New York, has been approved by British multinational...
Colorful Escalators in the Capital
Carrying out maintenance and repair services of elevators and escalators that have completed their economic lives or are out of service, Ankara Metropolitan Municipality has launched a new project. The...
Toronto and Greater Vancouver see high-rise construction progress, a plan and an approval.
The Well Megaproject Progressing in Toronto Construction work on The Well (ELEVATOR WORLD, August 2019), occupying nearly a full city block at Spadina Avenue and Front Street in downtown Toronto,...
A partnership, promotions, a factory opening and vows to change
AFAG Messen, Virgo Communications Join Forces Augsburg, Germany-based AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH and Bangalore, India-based Virgo Communications and Exhibitions are partnering, the tradefair organizers announced in August. AFAG’s trade...
