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Companies Thriving in China

Mitsubishi Electric, Symax, ThyssenKrupp Elevator and others are succeeding in the world’s largest vertical-transportation market. Mitsubishi Electric Expands Facilities, Capacity in China Mitsubishi Electric’s Chinese subsidiary Mitsubishi Electric Shanghai Electric...

Company Activity

KONE and MVT expand facilities. KONE Announces New Texas Factory KONE announced in September that it will build a new light-manufacturing and testing facility and add 80 new positions as...

Middle East Happenings

A new plant for Kazakhstan and yet another luxury, mixed-use tower in Dubai are on the drawing boards. New Elevator Plant in Kazakhstan A Kazakh-Chinese joint venture, Sky Express Elevator...

Company Moves

NAESA names education administrator, and employees assume new roles at Ron Farley, Peelle and Lerch Bates. New NAESA Administrator, Scholarship Recipients, Address NAESA International has hired Amy Crass as its...

Supertall Towers around the World

Record-breaking buildings planned for Malaysia, China and Australia. KONE Tapped to Outfit Malaysia Tower with 105 Units KONE has been hired to provide 105 elevators and escalators to KL118, a...

Innovation Industries, Independence Elevator, Stiltz and Man-D-Tec see acquisitions, launch and expansions.

Innovation Industries Buys Monitor Controls Halma plc announced its divestment of Monitor Controls, part of its Infrastructure Safety sector, in June. The elevator-fixture manufacturer was sold to Innovation Industries Inc....

Big Gains for KONE

Important contracts and awards for KONE as it expands in the Middle East 65 Units, Maintenance for Future World’s Tallest KONE has landed a contract to outfit the mixed-use Kingdom...

Acquisitions, New Offices

Innovation Industries and D & D Elevator purchase other companies; Wurtec and KONE open new offices. Innovation Industries Buys Monitor Elevator Products Innovation Industries, Inc. of Russellville, Arkansas, has completed...

Business moves of all kinds around the world

Mitsubishi and Partners Establish Company in Myanmar Mitsubishi Corp. and its partners have established MC Elevator Ltd. in Myanmar in an effort to strengthen their foothold in a sovereign state...

Industry Action

New hires, acquisitions, expansions and foreign investment among recent goings on. ATIS Makes Key Acquisitions ATIS Elevator Inspections, a subsidiary of American Testing & Inspection Services in St. Louis, made...

HITACHI ELEVATOR TO FOCUS ON SMART BUILDING IN CHINA

Hitachi Elevator to Focus on Smart Building in China

(l-r) Todd Christensen and Craig Clabaugh

Metro Elevator Opens in Office in Iowa

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Passion for Acting Leads to VT Career

The extension will include three new stations; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Taiwan to Supply 65 VT Units for MRT Extension

Different views of the proposed tower; images courtesy of RSHP

54-Story City of London Tower Approved