The international magazine Elevator World has awarded thyssenkrupp Elevator the prestigious International ‘Project of the Year’ prize for the company’s mechanical ramp project carried out on the Gran Via de Vigo, Spain. The project won the first place in the category of moving walks.

From now on, the innovative ropeless MULTI elevator system by thyssenkrupp Elevator can be integrated into constructions as a BIM model through the DigiPara lift designer.

Located in the heart of Kuwait City, the new pearl and shell-shape inspired head office for the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) consists of 63 floors and stands at a height of 300 meters, making it the country’s second tallest building and a remarkable new landmark in the city’s skyline.

thyssenkrupp Elevator ensures that passengers can reach their airport gates safely and on time at Brazil’s biggest airports by delivering a comprehensive range of mobility solution for nearly all areas from the entrance halls up to the gates and passenger boarding bridges (PBBs). The company has already installed around 500 mobility solutions at Brazil’s airports and now provides a total of 131 new escalator and elevator units as well as PBBs to five important airports in Brazil.

As cities across the world ease Coronavirus lockdown restrictions, it is important to ensure that elevators used by millions of people every day remain a comfortable, efficient and secure way of transportation. thyssenkrupp Elevator offers several options to create a clean and healthy car environment, aiming to reduce the risk of virus transmissions.

thyssenkrupp Elevator has released its long-term carbon targets as it continues its mission to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) moving forward. By 2030, thyssenkrupp Elevator is targeting a carbon footprint reduction of 25%, and by 2040, the company is aiming to reduce its GHG emissions by 50%, based on its current carbon-footprint for Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

Slip-form construction of thyssenkrupp Elevator’s Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) and elevator test tower has been recently completed. The IQC is part of thyssenkrupp Elevator’s new North American headquarters at The Battery Atlanta and, at 420 feet tall, will be the tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere.