Africa
KONE Contract With United Elevators To Expand Egypt Reach
KONE announced on August 28 it signed a strategic contract with Egypt's United Elevators, making the company KONE's first Egypt channel partner. The two companies have agreed to collaborate to...
Lagos To Host Lift Expo Nigeria in September
Lift Expo Nigeria 2025, organized by Expert International Fairs Org. Co. in partnership with Mena Management, is planned on September 2 to 4 at the Landmark Centre in Victoria Island,...
Lagos Hospital Elevator Not Replaced Two Years After Fatality
Two years after a faulty elevator claimed the life of a young doctor at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Lagos State Chapter has decried...
Otis Partners With Tatweer Misr for Six Projects in Egypt
Tatweer Misr, one of Egypt's leading real estate developers, has selected Otis to supply and install smart vertical mobility solutions across its urban communities. Tatweer Misr's current engagement with Otis...
KONE Opens First Training Center in Egypt
KONE has opened its first Training Center in Egypt, marking a key milestone in supporting Egypt Vision 2030 and the country's expanding urban infrastructure. The facility aims to build local...
Wittur Appoints Feenstra as CCO, President and GM EMEA
The Wittur Group appointed Paul Feenstra as chief commercial officer (CCO), president and general manager (GM) of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, effective July 1. Feenstra joins...
EKA To Provide VT for International Airport in Guinea Bissau
On June 20, Türkiye-based Emlak Konut Asansör (EKA) announced it will supply advanced vertical-transportation (VT) solutions for Osvaldo Vieira International Airport in Guinea Bissau. The project aims to upgrade the...
Construction of Tallest Building in Sub-Saharan Africa Restarted
Ethiopia restarted construction plans for what will become the tallest building in sub-Saharan Africa, the US$445-million, 62-story skyscraper for Ethiopian Electric Power, Shore Africa reports. The skyscraper, which is set to be constructed...
JMG Provides Elevators and Escalator Cultural Center
JMG Limited, Nigeria’s trusted partner in integrated power and mobility solutions, has completed a vertical-transportation renovation at the J.K. Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History in Lagos, Nigeria, Realnews Magazine reports. The Centre...
Nigeria State to No Longer Allow Three-Story Buildings Without Elevators
The Abia State government in Nigeria has warned developers that they will no longer get approval for three-story buildings that do not have an elevator, the Nigerian Tribune reports. Government officials said...
