News
Wittur Appoints CEO, COO
The Wittur Group has appointed Antoine Doutriaux as CEO and Johann (Hans) Koenigshofer as chief operating officer (COO) and member of the Executive Management Team of Wittur Group. Doutriaux, a...
OEM announces work in China, Middle East and North America.
Large Order for Chinese Hospital KONE has landed an order to supply 148 elevators and 56 escalators to the Xi’an International Medical Building in Xi’an, China. Located in the Yellow...
EU Adopts Efficiency Legislation
The European Federation of Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) reported that the European Union (EU) has adopted a series of legislative acts with the goal of improving energy efficiency...
India, Middle East among areas seeing activity.
MEKC Begins Operating South Korean Elevator Plant Mitsubishi Electric Corp. subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Korea Co. (MEKC) began operating a new US$27-million factory in the Incheon Free Economic Zone of South...
Proposed Tower in Historic Philadelphia Area Raises Ire
A tower proposed on Philadelphia’s Jewelers Row, the blocklong area along Sansom Street famous for being the oldest and second-largest diamond district in the U.S., has raised the ire of...
Activity from NAEC and NAESA
NAEC Adds Staff Member Darrah Johnson has joined the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) staff as certification board and office assistant. Johnson’s responsibilities will be serving as staff liaison...
Private Elevator Entry, Views Distinguish Miami Condo Tower
Private elevator entry into each condominium and expansive glass terraces that take full advantage of views are among features aimed at attracting buyers to the 47-story Una tower planned at...
Residential space coming to South Park, downtown.
31-, 40-Story Apartment Towers to Open in South Park in 2019 Thirty-one and 40-story apartment towers containing 730 units in downtown’s South Park area are expected to welcome residents in...
One Massive Development Becomes Two on Chicago Riverfront
Riverline, a US$2-billion, multiple-tower residential development on 13 acres on the Chicago riverfront (ELEVATOR WORLD, May 2016) is now two separate projects — one called Riverline by Chicago’s CMK Cos....
Acquisition made; new facilities come online.
GAL Acquires Assets of Bore-Max Corp. GAL Manufacturing Corp., part of the Golden Gate Capital portfolio, has acquired the assets of Bore-Max Corp., which produces heavy-duty elevator components primarily for...
