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Events around the World
The venerable Interlift continues to grow in Germany, as Dubai, U.K. and Iran prepare other gatherings for 2015. Interlift Announcements Interlift 2015 organizer AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH has announced...
Companies hire engineers on U.S. mainland and beyond.
Magnetek Hires Two for Engineering Segment Magnetek, Inc., an elevator drives manufacturer in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, has announced that Gene Jansen and Joe Koren have joined the company as application...
European Activity
ThyssenKrupp Elevator, with a new pedestrian transportation system and test tower, highlights recent happenings. ACCEL Accelerated Moving Walk Unveiled in Spain In October at its Innovation Centre in Gijon, Spain,...
NYC and Environs Continue Hot Streak
Significant residential towers are on the drawing boards in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Tall-Building “Permit Frenzy” in September Demand coupled with imminent building-code changes are the drivers behind what New York...
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....
