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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...

Innovative equipment, products from companies large and small being installed worldwide.

Mitsubishi Electric Delivers Landmark DOAS Order in Taipei Mitsubishi Electric delivered a landmark order to Taipei Nan Shan Plaza in central Taipei that includes what is believed to be Taiwan’s...

Rental Apartment Tower for Dallas’ Victory Park

Developer Hines has begun work on The Victor at 3039 Olive Street in Victory Park north of downtown Dallas, D Magazine reported. Designed by Munoz + Albin Architecture & Planning,...

Gang-Designed Tower for Honolulu Inspired by Sugar Cane

Honolulu’s growing Ward Village® (EW, November 2018) will get another distinctive new building, with construction set to begin next year on the 41-story, mixed-use Kō’ula, named for the Hawaiian sugar...

A 52-and two 40-story towers slated for Jersey City, Newark.

52-Story Residential Tower, a School and More for Jersey City A plan to build a 52-story residential tower, 16,485 sq. ft. of retail and a public school at 25 Columbus...

Wen

KONE Appoints Wen As EVP Procurement and Board Member

Husband

Husband Appointed Incoming CECA Supplier Director

Panoramic MRL elevators serve the new CKG terminal; image courtesy of TKE.

TKE Supplies 102 VT Units For New CKG Terminal in China

(l-r) John Stopes, Johannes de Jong and Michiel de Moel at the signing ceremony

Elevating Studio and The VT Studio Join Forces

Sobha Central; image courtesy of Sobha Realty

Sobha Realty Launches Major New Dubai Development