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KONE Installs 56 Escalators at Major New Paris Metro Station

KONE announced it provided 56 escalators as part of the vertical-transportation system at the new Saint-Denis-Pleyel station in Paris. The station is part of the Grand Paris Express, a major...

Several VT Companies Among World’s Most Sustainable 2024

Several vertical-transportation (VT) companies are on the World's Most Sustainable Companies of 2024 list produced by TIME and data firm Statista. Switzerland-based Schindler, which ranked No. 123 on the list...

Yelland Promoted to Peelle North America Director of Sales

The Peelle Co., headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, has announced that Matthew Yelland has been promoted from national sales manager to director of sales for North America. Yelland has been...

KONE Expands Western India Footprint With New Office

KONE has expanded its footprint in the western Indian state of Maharashtra with the opening of a new office in the Seasons Business Centre in Kalyan, Construction Week is among...

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...

Construction Resumes on Future World’s Tallest Jeddah Tower

Outlets including Architectural Digest (AD) report that construction has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which, at 3,281 ft, promises to be the world's tallest tower once completed...

DiPaolo Named AEG VP Business Development Mid-Atlantic Region

Amy DiPaolo, whose vertical-transportation (VT) industry career spans more than 30 years, has been named American Elevator Group (AEG) vice president (VP) of Business Development, Mid-Atlantic region, DiPaolo announced on...

KONE EVP People & Communications Role Transitions to Bridger

The KONE executive vice president (EVP), People & Communications, and Executive Board member role will transition from Susanne Skippari to Kaija Bridger, effective July 1. Beginning her career at KONE...

KONE Acquires Australia’s Orbitz Elevators

KONE will acquire the service business of Gold Coast-headquartered Orbitz Elevators in Australia and all lines of the company’s businesses in New Zealand for an undisclosed sum, Business News Australia...

KONE Monospace MRLs for Mid-Rise Buildings in Two NYC Boroughs

KONE tells ELEVATOR WORLD it provided one MonoSpaceTM 500 DX machine-room-less (MRL) elevator each to two new seven-story residential buildings in Flushing, Queens, and Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. At 138-25 Barclay...