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U.K.’s VM Elevators Secures CHAS Elite Certification
VM Elevators, headquartered in Woodford, East London, U.K., announced in March it achieved CHAS Elite certification, the highest level of certification offered by Veriforce CHAS, the U.K.-based provider of compliance...
Schindler To Provide VT For Vancouver SkyTrain Expansion
Schindler announced on April 4 it will provide 40 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 20 elevators and 40 escalators — for the Surrey Langley SkyTrain project, a 16-km expansion of Metro...
DeSimone Acquires San Francisco-Based KP Elevator Consulting
DeSimone Consulting Engineering, headquartered in NYC, announced on April 2 it acquired San Francisco-based KP Elevator Consulting, part of an ongoing strategy to broaden its multi-service platform. The acquisition will...
KONE To Provide Escalators for Paris Metro Extension
KONE announced on April 3 it won an order to provide at least 84 escalators for five suburban stations on line 15 West of the Grand Paris Express Metro network....
Hitachi Elevator to Focus on Smart Building in China
Hitachi Elevator (China) Co. Ltd. will focus on developing the smart building business in China by accelerating its efforts in digitalization, intelligence and green initiatives, according to a senior company...
Metro Elevator Opens in Office in Iowa
Delivering industry-leading elevator service for more than 40 years, Metro Elevator opened an office in Iowa this month, further strengthening its Midwest presence. Metro Elevator Iowa serves the entire state,...
Passion for Acting Leads to VT Career
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in aspiring actor Douglas Diaz Jr.'s part in the hit TV series Ozark being reduced to a single scene. What he thought would be his big break came...
Otis Taiwan to Supply 65 VT Units for MRT Extension
Otis announced in March Otis Taiwan will supply 65 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 50 escalators and 15 Gen2® elevators — for the extension of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Red...
54-Story City of London Tower Approved
RSHP has won approval for a 54-story skyscraper in London’s Square Mile, Architects’ Journal reports. The 93,000-m2 scheme for Brookfield Properties involves demolishing an existing building and replacing it with a 254-m-tall office...
Fujitec DX Certification Renewed by METI
Japan-based Fujitec, Co. Ltd., announced on March 28 its national Digital Transformation (DX) certification has been renewed by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) through February 28, 2027....
