News
Brexit Expected to Accelerate Frankfurt’s Skyscraper Boom
Frankfurt, Germany’s financial capital, is preparing for an even faster boom in skyscraper construction thanks to Brexit, the U.K.’s exit from the European Union, Bloomberg reports. Local economists are expecting...
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Australia yield big orders.
PT. Berca Schindler Wins 474-Unit Order in Indonesia PT. Berca Schindler Lifts, a joint venture between Central Cipta Murdaya Group and Jardine Schindler Group, has been awarded a contract to...
Middle East, Asia and Southern Europe present opportunities.
Hitachi Establishes Unit in South Korea Hitachi Ltd. has opened an elevator unit in South Korea, Pulse reports. The company officially launched Hitachi Elevator Korea during a ceremony at Lotte...
CTBUH Conference 2017 in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) held its 2017 conference, “Connecting the City: People, Density & Infrastructure,” in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane on October 30-November 3, 2017....
Companies, organization tap leaders.
Avire Appoints Brigham Technical Director Avire has appointed Peter Brigham technical director, responsible for the company’s global engineering activity. He is primarily based at the U.K. office. Most recently chief...
L.A., Oakland are targets for tall developments.
Mixed-Use Project Going Up on Site of Former L.A. Park The Los Angeles City Council has approved the sale of Angels Knoll, a closed city park on the edge of...
Tall plans for Upper West Side NYC, Jersey City and Brooklyn
Upper West Side Tower Designs Revealed Architectural firm Snøhetta has released the first renderings of a residential tower being planned for New York City’s (NYC) Upper West Side, The Architect’s...
Acquisitions, investments for the future of the industry and more
ATIS Acquires Lerch Bates’ Inspection Portfolio American Testing and Inspection Services (ATIS) and Lerch Bates entered into an agreement in December 2017 in which ATIS will acquire the elevator inspection...
Maryland’s Tallest Residential Tower Tops Out
Baltimore’s 44-story 414 Light Street has topped out, making it Maryland’s tallest residential tower, Skyrise Cities reported. The Solomon Cordwell Buenz-designed tower should be ready for occupancy sometime this year....
GAL/HW and Magnetek make personnel announcements.
GAL/HW: VPs and HR Chief GAL Manufacturing/Hollister-Whitney (HW) has appointed two vice presidents, broadened the responsibility of another and added a chief human-resources (HR) officer. Ken Harmon has been named...
