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Studio Gang-Designed Apartment Tower Tops Out in Chicago
Solstice on the Park, a 26-story apartment tower designed by Studio Gang in Chicago’s Hyde Park, topped out in late August, Curbed Chicago reported. The project took approximately a decade...
Organization beefs up staff, and company taps leader to guide expansion.
NEII® Personnel Moves The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) announced hires and promotions aimed at increasing industry influence in the code, regulatory and legislative arenas. Kevin Brinkman has been promoted...
Otis Lands Big Retail Maintenance Contract in Germany
Otis has signed a contract with The KaDeWe Group to maintain approximately 180 installations at KaDeWe in Berlin, Oberpollinger in Munich and Alsterhaus in Hamburg, all department stores owned by...
TRech-Oresidential Tientowed Wer Carsaompletw Hubed to Form New Business Center
Construction is underway on The Warsaw Hub, two 130-m-tall and one 85-m-tall towers atop a base, described by developer Ghelamco as a high-tech business center in the heart of the...
Israel Reaches for the Sky with Record-Breaking Towers
Ramat Gan and Tel Aviv, Israel, have record-breaking towers in the works, including a 111-floor, 444-m-tall office building in Ramat Gan near the Diamond Exchange that will be the tallest...
Schindler invests, rail-station work and license issues
Schindler to Ramp Up Manufacturing, R&D in Pune Schindler India plans to invest approximately US$26.5 million to expand its vertical-transportation (VT) manufacturing facilities and improve R&D in the Chakan Industrial...
70-Story Melbourne Residential Tower Completed
Global contractor Multiplex has completed construction on an AUD170-million (US$114.21-million) residential high rise in Melbourne, The Urban Developer reported in August. Dubbed “Light House,” the 70-storey tower at 442 Elizabeth...
Toronto headlines a variety of updates from the Great White North.
thyssenkrupp Wins Toronto Airport Maintenance Contract thyssenkrupp has been awarded a five-year contract to maintain more than 350 elevators and escalators and two accelerated moving walks at Toronto Pearson International...
Malaysian Task Force Addresses VT Safety
Malaysia’s Department of Occupational Health and Safety (DOSH) planned to have a task force in place by September focused on safe use of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment, Malay Mail Online reported....
Contract and tower news from London, Manchester and Liverpool
London Crossrail Escalator Installation Past Halfway Point More than half the escalators at stations on London’s new Crossrail railway line, which will become Elizabeth Line in December 2018, have been...
