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Changing roles, an airport contract and an achievement

TateossianPromotedto Senior VP of NEIP at HUB Tateossian John Tateossian has been promoted to senior vice president of the National Elevator Insurance Program (NEIP) of HUB International Ltd. Previously serving...

Art Plaza by Melo Group in downtown Miami

Foster + Partners Wins Prestigious Commission in Shenzhen Foster + Partners beat competitors including Mecanoo and Skidmore Owings & Merrill to design a 350-m-tall tower on the waterfront in Shenzhen...

VT units for big projects in Mumbai, Chennai and New Delhi

Johnson Lifts/SJEC Supplying 205 Escalators to MMRC Stations Mumbai Metro Rail Corp. (MMRC) has awarded a contract to Johnson Lifts Pvt. Ltd. India and M/s SJEC Corp. China Consortium to...

Possible impacts of Brexit, personnel changes for thyssenkrupp and SVM Associates

Brexit May Pose Difficulties for Manufacturers Many types of products may only be marketed within the European Economic Area (EEA) if they are provided with a CE mark, but with...

Tenders let for all kinds of industry equipment around the world.

thyssenkrupp Largest Order to Date in Bahrain Sixteen thyssenkrupp elevators and two escalators were installed in the 200-m-tall United Tower in Manama, Bahrain, representing the company’s largest order to date...

Worldwide news from Serapid, Biofial and Wittur

Serapid Opens Asian Subsidiary in Singapore Serapid Group, headquartered in France, has opened Serapid Singapore Pte. Ltd. due to an increasing volume of work in the Asian region. A management...

45-Story Apartment Tower Planned in Downtown Austin

Houston-based developer the Hanover Co. plans to build a 504-ft .-tall, 45-story apartment tower in downtown Austin, Texas, at Fift h and Lavaca streets in the historic warehouse district, Towers...

Elevators being added as big projects approach completion, kick off.

Deep Subway Stations Getting Elevators in Manhattan Curbed New York reported in December 2018 that five uptown Manhattan subway stations will undergo accessibility improvements with the installation of new elevators....

Big Apple activity continues apace.

Macklowe’s Towering Ambition: City’s Tallest by Roof Height The New York Times got the scoop in January on what would be New York City’s (NYC) tallest building by roof height...

NAEC, EESF tap leaders, and Minnesota supplier promotes an engineer.

McArthur Becomes NAEC Executive Director McArthur The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) promoted Alesa G. McArthur from deputy director to executive director, effective February 1. McArthur succeeds longtime executive...

DOCTOR CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR IN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN INDIA

Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India

RUBAX LIFTS CREDITS SIM MANAGEMENT PORTAL WITH SUCCESS

Rubax Lifts Credits SIM Management Portal With Success

A bird's-eye view of Hyundai Elevator's Shanghai Smart Campus with the new solar power system installed; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Solar Power System To Help Cut Emissions

Otis China President Sally Loh

Otis Dedicated To Investing in China’s Digital Future

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators