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KONE Part of Modernization of Iconic Thirty High in London

KONE announced on June 6 it has been selected to provide a suite of vertical-transportation (VT) solutions for the modernization of the 1960s, 101-m-tall Thirty High skyscraper (formerly Portland House)...

Ground Broken on 190-M-Tall Mixed-Use Tower in Mexico

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), in collaboration with Mexico City-based Estudio AMA and interior designer Esrawe Studio, has revealed a new 190-m-tall mixed-use tower in Guadalajara, Mexico, which broke ground...

Lawsuit Casts Shadow Over Billionaires’ Row Supertall

A lawsuit filed by owners of condominiums in the 96-story, 1,296-ft-tall 432 Park Avenue on Billionaires' Row in Manhattan is casting a shadow over the future of one of the...

Rebuilt Schindler Escalators Now Serve BART Market Street Stations

On May 31 and 30, Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) introduced a rebuilt escalator and a new canopy on Market Street at the Embarcadero and Montgomery stations, respectively, Hoodline was...

K.A. Schmersal Receives Great Place To Work Certification

Taking part in the program for the first time, Wuppertal, Germany-headquartered K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG has been awarded the Great Place to Work® (GPTW) certification, the Schmersal Group...

Otis Provides Six-Unit Elevator System for New Brooklyn Towers

Otis tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided a six-unit elevator system for 420 Carroll Street, a two-tower residential development in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY. Designed by FXCollaborative and developed by Domain Properties,...

Del Monte Capital Invests in Integrity Elevator Solutions

Del Monte Capital, a private equity firm specializing in growth-oriented, lower middle-market companies, has announced its growth investment in Integrity Elevator Solutions (IES). IES has become a leading independent provider...

New Elevator Safety Rules in Spain To Have Big Impact

The Spanish Government has introduced new legislation that will force building owners to modernize between 35 and 40% of the nation’s elevators, Murcia Today reports. Spain has the most lifts...

KONE CEO: Digitalization and Sustainability Hold Promise in China

KONE CEO Philippe Delorme said the Finland-based OEM plans to further invest in China, particularly in the areas of digitalization and sustainability, which he described as the most important elevator...

Pakistan Railways Plans Escalators and More at Major Stations

Pakistan Railways (PR) plans to install escalators to enhance accessibility at major stations throughout the network, as well as CCTV cameras to strengthen security, Hamari Web News reports. In announcing...

The meeting of the newly christened Elevate-HER is planned at the Niagara Falls Convention Centre; image courtesy of niagarafallstourism.com.

CECA’s Women’s Group Introduces New Name: Elevate-HER

4TH VIETNAM INTERNATIONAL ELEVATORS EXHIBITION ANNOUNCED

4th Vietnam International Elevators Exhibition Announced

The Pembroke Pines team; image courtesy of Otis

Otis Announces Team From Florida as Global Winners of Made to Move Communities Challenge

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In Memoriam: Milton Thomas Sybert

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings