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KONE Partners on Finland’s Expo 2020 Dubai Pavilion
Finland’s Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion, Snow Cape, will be served by KONE elevators and sliding doors, according to a press release about the 1,867-m2 exhibit topping out in February. The...
Important projects greenlit in Manchester, London.
It’s a Go for Controversial Manchester Tower Plan A controversial, 40-story mixed-use tower developed by former soccer players Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2017), along with other...
Perth, Melbourne and Sydney see major projects.
Country’s First thyssenkrupp iwalks Installed at Airports Australia’s first thyssenkrupp iwalks, including two of the longest ever produced at 92 m, are being installed at the Perth and Melbourne airports,...
Berlin joins Southeastern Europe with tall-building announcements.
Estrel Hotel to Be Berlin’s Tallest Building Germany’s largest hotel, the 1,125-room Estrel Hotel at the Neukölln Shipping Channel in Berlin, plans to start construction this fall on a 2,000-room,...
van Lindenberg Retires From Liftinstituut
Liftinstituut reported that Marketing Communication Manager Koos van Lindenberg has retired from the company after 32 years. It added that more on his farewell is in Liftinstituut Magazine issue 332,...
Skyscraper Projects Set for Cebu, Philippines
At least two new skyscraper projects are set to launch in Cebu, Philippines, SunStar reported in February. The first project, designed by Paris-based Vincent Callebaut Architectures, involves a 32-story, 115-m-tall...
Signs of growth are evident around the country.
2M Launches Academy With TÜV SÜD, Establishes Factory 2M Holdings, parent company of 2M Lifts and Escalators, has partnered in India with TÜV SÜD to establish 2M Institute for lift...
Towers Around the Country
Plans evolve in Detroit, Boston and L.A. Skyscraper Plans Scaled Back in Motor City In Detroit, plans for a 480-ft-tall skyscraper are on hold, and those for another, Bedrock LLC’s...
Tampa company continues its acquisitions roll, and a Miami project progresses.
Oracle Acquires Maryland-Based Landmark Elevator Tampa-based Oracle Elevator has acquired Landmark Elevator, the company announced in February. Landmark, a provider of service, modernization and new installation in Maryland, Virginia, West...
Manhattan milestones continue, VT problems are identified, and a tower is greenlit in Jersey City.
World’s Highest Residential Club Unveiled for Central Park Tower Developer Extell has unveiled renderings of Central Park Tower’s 100th-floor residential club, an amenity perched more than 1,000 ft above NYC’s...
