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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...

Schindler Contract For Barangaroo South Project

Australia Schindler has been selected to provide elevators for three office towers at the waterfront development in Sydney known as Barangaroo South. The AUD6-billion (US$6.06-billion) project is being built on...

Brickell Citicentre In Miami

The June 27 groundbreaking for Brickell CitiCentre in Miami marked the start of a four-year, US$1.05-billion project. Developer Swire Properties plans for the 5-million-sq.-ft. development to include office towers, condominiums,...

U.K.’S VM ELEVATORS SECURES CHAS ELITE CERTIFICATION

U.K.’s VM Elevators Secures CHAS Elite Certification

Stations will be designed to maximize natural light; image courtesy of BC Government.

Schindler To Provide VT For Vancouver SkyTrain Expansion

image courtesy of DeSimone Consulting Engineering

DeSimone Acquires San Francisco-Based KP Elevator Consulting

Line 15 West will form a ring around Paris; image courtesy of KONE.

KONE To Provide Escalators for Paris Metro Extension

HITACHI ELEVATOR TO FOCUS ON SMART BUILDING IN CHINA

Hitachi Elevator to Focus on Smart Building in China