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KONE Launches Customer Planning Tool in Middle East, Türkiye and Africa
KONE has introduced KONE Studio – an innovative digital service designed to make elevator planning faster, easier and more collaborative for customers — in the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa region. KONE...
Global Space Elevator Challenge to Kick Off at June Event
The World Space Elevator Competition (WSPEC), a new non-profit initiative designed to promote the next generation of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) fields worldwide has announced the first-ever global space...
Otis Puts Bloomfield Facility Up for Sale
Otis Worldwide has put its facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut, up for sale, but the company appears likely to keep occupying the site for the foreseeable future, CT Insider reports. The property comprises...
TK Elevator Presents Advanced Solutions at UITP Summit 2025
The Union Internationale des Transports Publics — International Association of Public Transport — (UITP) is holding its 2025 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on June 15-18, with companies like TK Elevator...
SkillsUSA NLSC Introduces Students to Elevator Industry Careers
The SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) will be held on June 23-27 in Atlanta, Georgia, and is expected to host more than 6,500 student competitors. For the third...
Otis To Provide Elevators and Escalators for Malaysian Residential Tower
On June 16, Otis announced it will install cutting edge vertical-transportation (VT) technologies for the Westin Residence and Hotel in Penang, Malaysia. The project is set to be the tallest...
MESA Meeting Includes Hyperion Presentation and Scholarships
The Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) meeting held at Jake N Joes in Norwood, Massachusetts, on June 11 included a spirited presentation on dual-plunger brake systems by Pete McIntosh of Hyperion...
Schindler Modernizes Elevators at Art Deco Tower in NYC
Schindler recently modernized the 18-elevator system serving 500 Fifth Avenue, a 60-story Art Deco office skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, NYC. In contrast to the building's historic marble and bronze lobby,...
Construction of Tallest Building in Sub-Saharan Africa Restarted
Ethiopia restarted construction plans for what will become the tallest building in sub-Saharan Africa, the US$445-million, 62-story skyscraper for Ethiopian Electric Power, Shore Africa reports. The skyscraper, which is set to be constructed...
Deyaar Unveils Dubai Downtown Residences Project
Dubai, U.A.E.’s Deyaar Development unveiled the plans for its Downtown Residences project, slated to be one of the tallest residential projects in the U.A.E., on June 10, The National News reports. As the...
