Project Spotlight
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...
The Heaven and Hell Sinkholes
An elevator project for the Heaven Sinkhole, prepared by the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism, was recently completed by EAS Asansör. The Heaven and Hell Sinkholes are...
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...
Prestige, Made in France
by Kaija Wilkinson photos © Nicolas Swickel Otis has been involved with the vertical-transportation (VT) system at Stade Roland-Garros tennis complex in Paris for more than 40 years. A tennis...