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Ascen.tec Rescheduled
Ascen.tec, which held its first edition in 2019, has rescheduled its second iteration for May 28-30, 2021. Again to be held at the Mediterranean Exhibition Center in Paiania, Greece, the...
Singapore Towers to Be World’s Tallest Modular Buildings
A two-tower residential project planned for a site on the western edge of Singapore’s urban core will be notable as the world’s tallest modular-constructed buildings, Architectural Digest reported in July....
Tall building news from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne
Sydney Building Failures Prompt New Regulations on Developers In the wake of high-profile failures at two multistory residential buildings in Sydney, regulators in New South Wales (NSW) have been granted...
Multiple Towers Planned in Manchester, U.K.
A construction plan to bring more than 1,300 new homes to the Salford Quays area of Manchester, U.K., would include a 41-story tower, the Manchester Evening News reported in June....
Pair of Towers to Add to Lively Tokyo Scene
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government approved a US$1.15-billion project that aims to bring a pair of 54-story residential towers to the Kachidoki and Toyomicho district on Tokyo Bay, Japan Property Central...
Contracts let for New Delhi, Hyderabad.
96 thyssenkrupp Units for India’s Largest Convention Center Fifty-three elevators, 39 escalators and four moving walks will be provided by thyssenkrupp Elevator India to the India International Convention & Expo...
Contracts and tall plans for Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai
Hitachi Supplying 300-Plus Units for Metros Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd. won bids to supply more than 300 units of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment for two metro expansions, the company announced...
Acquisitions, moves, contracts, pandemic responses and more
Prysmian Group to Acquire EHC Global Prysmian Group announced on July 22 it will acquire 100% of EHC Global, “a complementary add-on to Prysmian’s Draka` Elevator business.” Draka offers more...
Condos, offices, retail and more are rising in the Big Apple.
Q2 Building Permits Skewed Heavily Toward Residential Despite the social and economic upheaval brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the second quarter (Q2) of 2020 saw continued growth in the...
A shift in identity and a pandemic-driven partnership
Standard Elevator Systems Is Torin’s New U.S. Brand Torin Drive International LLC, based in Memphis, Tennessee, announced its new U.S.-registered brand — Standard Elevator Systems — on July 1. The...
