Project Spotlight
Aesthetics for an Icon
Surfex Coverings describes the process involved in updating a lift system’s look. submitted by Surfex Coverings Lift refurbishment company Surfex Coverings Ltd. was called upon by Otis UK for a...
Sharing the Water
In this Project Spotlight, Hill Hiker builds an inclined elevator that allows a disabled family member to join in on lake recreation. by Bill MacLachlan and Harrison Swadley For several...
Bloomdale Gated Community
Amar Tendulkar of Mahindra LifeSpaces shares insights on the company’s 80-elevator project at MIHAN, Nagpur’s rapidly developing technological and IT hub. The Mahindra LifeSpaces project Bloomdale is a gated community...
Newest Equipment
Construction hoist, escalator and touchless controls are now available. New Construction Hoist for Elevator Shafts Alimak of Skellefteå, Sweden, has launched the new Alimak LSH construction hoist in China. Designed...
A New Chapter
Otis delivers stunning elevators to OKO Towers, a pair of high rises in Moscow’s booming building site. The OKO Towers under construction in 2016 as project approaches completion; photo by...
Sky Ring Inclined Elevators
Located in the internationally renowned tourist attraction Sanya City in Hainan Province, China, the first phase of Sanya International Duty Free City was opened in September 2014. With a commercial...
“Axess” for a “Landmark”
Family-owned company creates bespoke lift serving office and event space in a historic former school. Bespoke glass lifts are a specialty of Axess 2 Ltd., a family-owned business based in...
UK House
Elan Lifts completes VT project in neo-baroque London building. by Gary Cremin Elan Lifts recently completed a six-car group destination control lift system at UK House, a neo-baroque building at...
New Heights
Newly completed Leonardo claims title as South Africa’s tallest building. South Africa’s potential to be a market leader in having Africa’s tallest skyscrapers was reaffirmed last year when the US$172-million...
Skyline Plus “ONE”
High rise under construction in Frankfurt, Germany, uses KONE high-performance elevators. ONE office and hotel tower by investor and developer CA Immo, 190 m tall, 49 stories high and standing...
