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Changes at the Top for EW

Formerly executive vice president and chief operating officer of ELEVATOR WORLD, T. Bruce MacKinnon has been named president of the magazine and publishing company, Elevator World, Inc. He takes great...

Residential Towers for Chicago’s Hyde Park Neighborhood

Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood is heating up, with a 26-story apartment tower designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz poised to break ground in December 2018 at 1600 East 53rd Street and...

Staff updates from across the country

AFD Industries Announces Staff Changes Wengerd Murphy AFD Industries Inc. has announced two staff changes at its corporate headquarters in Canton, Ohio, according to President Richard E. Vinciquerra. Nick Wengerd...

The Riverside Centre

Attention to detail resulted in a modernization that has become a local industry benchmark. When the Riverside Centre opened in 1986, it was referred to as Brisbane’s first intelligent building...

Infrastructure projects generate work for OEMs.

thyssenkrupp’s Largest Airport Contract for Istanbul Grand thyssenkrupp Elevator announced in October 2018 it completed its largest-ever airport contract for the new Istanbul Grand Airport, delivering more than 140 passenger...

Contracts are awarded in Melbourne’s CBD, and a Gold Coast distributor wins an award.

KONE to Modernize VT System in Office Tower KONE has been selected to modernize the vertical- transportation (VT) system at 385 Bourke in the central business district (CBD) of Melbourne....

Ritz-Carlton to Occupy Striking Buenos Aires Structure

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co. plans to open a hotel and residences in a striking 43-story structure planned by developer NorthBaires on the Puerto Madero waterfront in Buenos Aires, Argentina, La...

Condo high rises continue to proliferate in Toronto.

Four-Tower Project Proposed for Toronto Suburb A four-tower complex has been proposed in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan, Canada, Urban Toronto reported in October. The proposal, for a site near...

Otis, noteworthy architects involved in Manchester, London projects.

Otis Installing 53 Units in Manchester Airport Otis UK announced in November that it began installing lifts, escalators and moving walks into the new Manchester Airport Terminal 2 extension. The...

Global suppliers name new regional leaders.

EHC Global Makes North, Latin American Appointments Fritz EHC Global has made two appointments. Uwe Fritz has been named managing director (MD) of Latin America and the Caribbean Territories. He...

Cooper

Cooper Announced as CIBSE President Elect for 2025/26

Internal structure of the elevator smart maintenance system; image courtesy of N2 Infotech

N2 Infotech Launches AI Predictive-Maintenance Solution

image courtesy of Stannah

Stannah to Support STEM Program at NMRN

TenBerke Architects designed the proposed supertall; image via New York YIMBY.

Construction Plans and Rendering of Brooklyn Tower Revealed

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Company Chosen to Repair Elevators in Odesa