infrastructure
Otis India Expanding Bengaluru Manufacturing Capabilities
Otis India announced on August 28 it is expanding the capacity and capabilities of its Bengaluru manufacturing facility. The expansion will help Otis India meet growing demand for elevators and...
Sweco Lands Eur6-Million Design Contract for Finland Tramway
Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Sweco, a leading European engineering and architecture consultancy, announced on April 17 it has been awarded a EUR6-million (US$6.4 million) contract to design the first tramway in the...
Otis India President Applauds Indian Finance Minister for “Transformative Budget”
Otis India President Sebi Joseph released a statement applauding Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a “progressive budget accelerating the momentum in the infrastructure sector and for the contribution...
Schmersal Opens Branch in Saudi Arabia
The Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has expanded its global network with Schmersal Middle East Industrial Trading LLC, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Schmersal announced on November 28. The company...
DOL Announces Legislation Update Aimed at Increasing Construction Workers’ Pay
On August 7, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the publication of a rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act, which uses DOL-administered localized pay surveys to set the prevailing wage...
Registration Open for Inaugural CTBUH Europe Conference
Registration is open for the inaugural Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Europe Conference, “Full Circle: The Life and Second Life of European Tall Buildings,” on June 22-23...
Lerch Bates Announces Management Moves and More
Lerch Bates (LB), a rapidly growing consultancy based in Englewood, Colorado, recently announced management moves, new hires and expanded offices. In NYC, LB named 13-year industry veteran Andrew Yawger as...
16 Escalators, Seven Lifts for Indian Holy Site Skywalk
Sixteen escalators and seven lifts are part of a 460-m skywalk planned outside Gurdwara Shaheedan Sahib in Amritsar in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab, The Tribune reports. Amritsar Smart...
Iowa Airport Funding Includes New Elevator
A project to expand and update the passenger terminal at The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids is set to receive another US$20.4 million in federal funding, The Daily Nonpareil...
Six New Escalators Part of US$4.2 Million N.C. Airport Investment
Six new escalators to replace units that are approximately 40 years old are part of millions of U.S. dollars in upgrades underway at the Piedmont International Airport in Guilford County,...
