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Records set to break as landmark hotel reopens to fanfare.
Tallest Building in Japan Planned for Tokyo Mori Building Co. has unveiled plans for a redevelopment project in central Tokyo that includes what would become the tallest building in Japan,...
City becomes hub for Schmersal and a new premium office tower.
Schmersal Thailand Established in Bangkok The Schmersal Group, headquartered in Germany, recently established Schmersal Thailand Co. Ltd. in Bangkok. The new subsidiary will support Schmersal’s distribution partners in the Association...
EHC gets a new leader; tall buildings planned for British Columbia.
Coles to Lead EHC’s North American Operations EHC Global, an Oshawa-based manufacturer of escalator handrails and other components for the vertical- transportation (VT) industry, has named Jeff Coles managing director...
Elevator and tall building news from all over the continent
Cibes Lift Group Acquires Sweden’s Hiss i Skåne Elevator manufacturer Cibes Lift Group, which is headquartered in Gävle, Sweden, and has roughly 560 employees worldwide, recently acquired Hiss i Skåne,...
Major contracts let in Kuwait, Azerbaijan, the U.A.E. and India.
Otis to Supply 190 Units for Kuwait Airport’s New Terminal Otis Kuwait has been awarded a contract to supply 190 elevators for the new Passenger Terminal 2 at Kuwait International...
OEM redesigns test tower, lands stadium contract.
Test Tower Design Streamlined thyssenkrupp has chosen a new, simpler-looking design for the 420-ft-tall test tower it plans to build in metropolitan Atlanta, Curbed Atlanta reported in September. The company’s...
Milestones reached, plans announced in NYC and New Jersey.
Central Park Tower Tops Out Construction on Central Park Tower (ELEVATOR WORLD, March 2016, December 2018), the tallest residential building in NYC, has topped out at 1,550 ft, giving the...
A key appointment and a promotion
Otis Appoints Rahul Ghai CFO Otis, in the process of separating from United Technologies Corp. as a standalone enterprise, has named Rahul Ghai as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Yahoo Finance...
Acquisitions, growth distinguish market.
Innovation Industries Acquires VCI Russellville, Arkansas-based Innovation Industries, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of elevator fixtures and components, announced on August 30 it acquired Virginia Controls Inc. (VCI) of Richmond,...
OEM provides units for tall Edmonton tower and the announcement of a high rise for Sainte- Dorothée
60-Plus thyssenkrupp Units for Edmonton ICE District thyssenkrupp provided more than 60 elevators and escalators to JW Marriott/The Legends Private Residences and Stantec Tower in the ICE District in Edmonton,...
