News
Vietnam leads large orders, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines.
KONE Wins 62-Elevator Order in Hanoi KONE has won an order to supply 62 elevators to Goldmark City in Hanoi, Vietnam. Being developed by Viet Han Trading, Goldmark City includes...
Contracts, upcoming event and installations are highlighted.
Al-Futtaim Awarded Dubai Maintenance Contract The elevator division of Al-Futtaim Engineering of Dubai has been awarded an annual service and maintenance contract for the 22-unit high-speed Hitachi elevator system serving...
Elevator system, advertisement and display orders made.
10,000 Elevator Ad Terminals to be Installed in China China Information Technology, Inc. (CNIT) has reached a deal with advertising agency Tianjin Hailuo Technology Co. Ltd. to install 10,000 CNIT...
EHC Global leadership change leads news of other hirings.
EHC Global Founder Ron Ball Retiring Ron Ball, founder, chairman and managing director of Eastern Region Operations, is retiring from EHC Global, established in Ajax, Canada, in 1977. Stating he...
MULTI for Metros Mused
Leaders from Transport for London, London First, Arup, WSP, thyssenkrupp and Weston Williamson gathered in London in June to discuss MULTI (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2015 and January 2016) as a...
A JV is formed, factory news and more
Schindler forms China JV with Volkslift Schindler reported in June that it has established a joint venture (JV) with Chinese elevator company Volkslift Elevator (China) Co. Ltd. The agreement entails...
NEII Announces Directors, Trust Committee
The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) has elected a new board of directors, including officers and Trust Committee members. The elections were held in conjunction with its 82nd annual meeting...
43-Story Apartment Tower Planned in Seattle
Chinese developer China Vanke Co. and California-based Laconia Development plan to build a US$200-million, 43-story residential tower at 600 Wall Street in downtown Seattle near the Space Needle, the Puget...
Work begins, plans are modified at waterfront properties.
Construction Starts on 67-Story Chicago Building Construction began in May on One Bennett Park, a 67-story, 850-ft.-tall residential building near Navy Pier in Chicago, Curbed Chicago reported. Located at the...
Another Mixed-Use Tower Proposed in Des Moines
On the heels of a proposal to build a 32-story mixed-use tower in downtown Des Moines, Iowa (ELEVATOR WORLD, July 2016), comes another proposed high rise just down the street,...
