A factory purchase and new training center make headlines.

Canadian Manufacturer Buys Factory From Spain’s Torgar

Quebec, Canada-based equipment supplier Fraco Products Ltd. has acquired the factory of Zaragoza, Spain-based Torgar, a Spanish company that has manufactured elevator equipment for more than 40 years. Fraco said this will allow it to increase its production capacity and accelerate the implementation of its manufacturing activities in Europe. The deal also entails the exclusive acquisition of the product line marketed under the Torgar brand, including construction lifts, transport and work platforms, and industrial elevators. The new management intends to maintain production in the northeastern region of Spain.

Fraco already manufactures work and transport platforms, construction and industrial elevators, and access systems for special projects. It mainly serves the North American, European and Asian markets. The purchase will allow Fraco to offer a complete line of access solutions through its international distribution network, Julie Rainville, Fraco co-president said, adding, “The reputation of Torgar is well established; these products are found not only in Europe, but also in South American and African countries and in the Middle East.”

Mitsubishi Electric Opens Installation Training Center

Mitsubishi Electric opened its 2,182-m2, six-story installation training center, TAKUMI, on April 1 at its Inazawa Works mother factory in Japan. With 10 shafts, eight elevators and hazard simulators for hands-on training, TAKUMI is named for the Japanese word for “great master.” The steel structure represents an investment of more than US$9 million as the company seeks to strengthen its new-installation technician workforce to 1,000 in Japan and its installation supervisor workforce outside Japan to 350 by the fiscal year ending in March 2020. The facility boasts eco-friendly features such as 20-kW solar-power generation on the roof and LED lamps for all lighting.

The Elevator Show Launched for Dubai in 2020

AFAG, organizer of Interlift, and Elevator World, Inc., will host The Elevator Show (TES) at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai on September 7-9, 2020. It intends to showcase the latest technology and design every two years. More than 100 exhibitors and 10,000 attendees are expected at the show, which will serve as what the organizers call “the region’s first serious international industry event,” inviting global manufacturers, suppliers, installers, specifiers, developers, architects, engineers and investors. They added that, together, they have more than 130 years of industry involvement with a network of more than 100,000 contacts worldwide. For more information, visit website: www.elevatorshowdubai.com/en.