German Firm Provides Freight Lifts to Dubai Production Facility Germany’s Lödige Industries GmbH announced in May that it provided a pair of 1000-lb-capacity SHERPA freight lifts to the new production facility of Emper Perfumes and Cosmetics in Dubai’s Technoparc Dubai. The custom lifts transport raw materials to the mezzanine floor for production. Installation spanned only…
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A 69-story, mixed-use skyscraper planned for the western Sydney suburb of Parramatta, Australia, came a step closer to reality when the Parramatta Local Planning Panel approved a plan for a 217-m tower, the Daily Mail reported in April. The project, which would include an 11-story building next door, still must pass muster with the Parramatta…
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Changes on CECA Board The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) announced changes on its board of directors. Following the resignation of Trevor Doell as treasurer, Braden Hopkirk now fills the role, per the guidelines set out in the CECA Constitution that the runner-up in the June 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) vote fill the position…
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Schindler has been awarded a contract to deliver and install 164 elevators, escalators and moving walks at Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3, the company announced in April. The terminal, when completed in 2023, will handle about 21 million passengers per year. Schindler will install 73 escalators and moving walks in the seven-level building, and its…
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Hitachi Wins 300-Elevator Order for Singapore’s HDB Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. has won a long-term contract to supply, deliver and install 300 elevators for the Housing & Development Board (HDB) of the Republic of Singapore, the largest-ever order for Hitachi in the country. Observing that more than 80% of Singapore’s population lives in HDB…
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New Residential High Rise Going Up on Westside A Gensler-designed 34-story building currently under construction on Los Angeles’ Westside is poised to become the area’s first residential high rise in nearly 40 years, Archinect reported in May. The 376-unit tower, rising west of the 405 Freeway, is being developed by Douglas Emmett and includes a…
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High-Rise Luxury Residential Tower Set for Uptown A new, 30-plus-story luxury apartment tower planned for the Uptown district will change the skyline north of the city’s downtown, The Dallas Morning News reported in April. The building by developer Crescent Real Estate is the first major project announced in Dallas since the start of the COVID-19…
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Champion Elevator Taps Safety Board Advisor NYC’s Champion Elevator Corp. has named Edward R. Bulakites executive safety board advisor. Bulakites’ 25 years’ experience includes 15 years in environment and health safety management. He will provide counsel on matters related to occupational health and safety, and assess and improve Champion’s safety strategies and procedures. His areas…
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A major contract is announced, and several skyscrapers make headlines. TEI Wins Major Modernization Contract in Midtown NYC TEI Group announced in May that it has won a contract to upgrade the vertical-transportation system for 660 Fifth Avenue in NYC, part of a complete renovation of the 41-story office building. TEI will modernize 22 elevators…
Read More NAESA details pandemic plans; NEII elects board members, addresses post-lockdown reopening. United to Be Virtual Only The 2020 United Convention and Exposition, previously scheduled for Houston on September 13-16, will now be a virtual-only event sometime in September. Organizer National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) said it is working with vendors and technical experts “to…
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