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Melbourne, Sydney see tower plans, topping out.
Linked 70-Story Towers for Melbourne’s CBD SP Setia hopes to build a pair of 70-story, 254-m-tall towers linked by a curving skybridge at 308 Exhibition Street in the central business...
Europe’s Slimmest Residential Tower on Tap in Rotterdam
Dutch firm Powerhouse Co., in partnership with RED Co., Being Development and Martens Construction, aims to start construction this year on the 150-m-tall, 47-story Baan Tower in Rotterdam, the Netherlands,...
Mediterra Invests in Turkey’s Arkel
Mediterra Capital, a private equity investor of leading companies in Turkey’s elevator-technology sector, has bought a majority stake in Arkel. Arkel has been developing elevator safety, comfort, electronic-control and motor-driver...
Manchester, London are sites of future tall buildings.
Tallest Buildings in U.K. Outside London Rising Owen Street, consisting of four buildings ranging from 37 to 64 stories, is being developed by Renaker Build in Manchester, skyscrapernews.com reported. Upon...
Final Two Skyscrapers for Moscow City
Renaissance Development aims to complete Neva Towers, the final two skyscrapers in Moscow’s International Business Center (Moscow City), by 2019, ArchDaily reported. Designed by a team consisting of HOK and...
Equipment, towers for Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax
Otis Canada Awarded Ottawa LRT Contract Otis Canada has been tapped by Ottawa Light Rail Transit (LRT) Constructors to provide 54 and modernize two elevators for the O-Train Confederation Line,...
Global companies acquire, discuss strategies.
Alimak Acquires Avanti Wind Systems Alimak Group has acquired Avanti Wind Systems, a supplier of service lifts for wind turbine towers worldwide. Established in 1885 and with factories in Brazil,...
Tall buildings multiply throughout boroughs.
Two Bridges Neighborhood Sizzles The Two Bridges neighborhood on the Lower East Side is bustling with activity with at least four towers on the drawing board in what has been...
Acquisitions and an expansion
Ohio-Based Canton under New Ownership Canton Elevator, Inc., of North Canton, Ohio, has been acquired by Nidec Motor Corp., the St. Louis subsidiary of Nidec Corp. of Japan. Nidec noted...
Atlanta Project to Include 32-Story Office Tower
Atlanta-based Selig Development Corp. aims to start construction by the middle of the year on a mixed-use development that includes a 32-story office tower, Shopping Center Business reported. The US$400-million...
