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ECS Opens Las Vegas Facility, Participates in Podcast
ECS Corp., headquartered in Broadview, Illinois, has announced the opening of its Western Region distribution facility in Las Vegas and participation in a Chicago-area manufacturing-industry podcast. ECS opened its 7,100-sq.-ft....
Gustav Wolf Acquires Brugg’s Georgia Production Site
Brugg Lifting North America LLC and Gustav Wolf (USA) Inc. announced a joint agreement for the elevator steel rope production site of Brugg Wire Rope North America in Rome, Georgia....
thyssenkrupp Delivery Robot, Fleet Vehicle at Auto Shows
thyssenkrupp delivery systems, including a driverless delivery robot and 2018 Ford Transit Connect fleet vehicle, were showcased at auto shows in the U.S. earlier this year. In January, thyssenkrupp Elevator...
Leader appointed, team member added, and a new role announced.
Sweeney Named EVP of Warfield & Sanford Sweeney Warfield & Sanford Elevator Co., headquartered in the Washington, D.C., area, has named Mike Sweeney executive vice president (EVP). In his new...
Twin Towers Legacy in Louisville
Family values, the Golden Rule and an NYC connection Just prior to starting a family with his wife, Judy, a passionate young elevator mechanic named Ron Madden had the pleasure...
India Investing Big in Rail Station Vertical Transportation
With the aim of providing better amenities, the Indian Railway Ministry will make a budget provision of INR34 billion (US$532.4 million) to install about 3,000 escalators and 1,000 elevators at...
London remains a hotspot for tall-building construction.
Eastern London to Have 13 New Towers by 2026 The City of London has released a series of computer-generated images that show what the city’s eastern cluster of towers will...
Activity in Dubai and Riyadh
KONE Providing Elevators for Dubai Hotel Apartments KONE has been selected to provide elevators for the 76-story, 323-m-tall WOW hotel apartment tower in Dubai’s Business Bay. KONE will be equipping...
Plan Calls for Three Towers in Basel, Switzerland
The winning entry in a competition to design a new masterplan for Basel, Switzerland’s Nordspitze area calls for the construction of three residential high rises, dezeen reports. The plan, by...
OEM’s strength continues in world’s largest elevator market.
VT for Major Chinese Transportation Projects KONE has won orders to provide the vertical transportation (VT) for two major infrastructure projects in China, one in Zhengzhou in central China and...