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Elevator Companies Win Awards
China On November 23, 2012, the Ninth Jingrui Science & Technology Prize 2012 Award Ceremony was held at the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel. Among commendation recipients was Yungtay Elevator, awarded...
Schindler Receives Service Contract
Schindler has received a major service contract with Simon Property Group, one of the world’s largest real-estate companies. The contract will include the maintenance of more than 750 elevators and...
Infinity Tower Opens
Brazil New York-based Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates completed Infinity Tower in the financial district of São Paulo in September 2012. The 118-m-tall tower contains 39,000 m2 of office space and...
Honolulu Airport To Receive Terminal, Upgrades
A draft environmental assessment from the Hawaii Department of Transportation in October 2012 detailed a modernization project for Honolulu International Airport totaling US$600 million. A new terminal, concourse, cargo facility...
Sematic Lift Doors For Brisbane Building
Australia Sematic has installed lift doors for Brisbane’s tallest office building, One One One Eagle Street. The company supplied its 2000 B-HR automatic lift doors in a wide range of...
Eklund’s Appoints Northeast Regional Director
Eklund’s, Inc. has appointed Jason Speicher as Northeast Regional director at the company’s Lanham, Maryland, custom elevator cab manufacturing facility. Speicher is responsible for Eklund’s business operations in the northeast,...
Wash Appointed Kone Vice President
Americas KONE has appointed Larry G. Wash executive vice president responsible for the Americas. He succeeds Vance Tang, who has decided to leave KONE to pursue other interests. Wash’s latest...
Kings III Announces Director Of Field Operations
Kings III Emergency Communications, headquartered in Coppell, Texas, appointed Jon Daugherty as director of field operations. Daugherty will oversee the company’s service, installation and inventory management. Prior to joining Kings...
Eco Tower Proposed
Brazil A 105-m-tall, self-sustaining “eco tower” has been proposed for the 2016 Olympic Games, to be held in Rio de Janeiro. Designed to create renewable energy for use in the...
Peelle Announces New Sales Representative
The Peelle Co. has announced William J. Dunlevy & Son, Inc. as its sales representative for New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia. Dunlevy & Son is...
