CEA Dinner Meeting To Welcome Speaker From VDA

The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) will host a meeting on September 7 at The Great Escape on Irving at 9540 Irving Park Road in Schiller Park, Illinois, with dinner starting at 6:30 p.m. Scheduled to speak is Jose Perez, a senior consultant at East Hanover, New Jersey-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy vda, Inc. With members of his team, Perez plans to discuss VDA’s plans for the remainder of 2023 and how the company can partner with local contractors and vendors to help meet clients’ VT needs. Those planning to attend are asked to respond no later than September 6 to email or phone at 708-371-2477. Those who attended the last meeting included representatives of Adams Elevator; Anderson Elevator; Colley Elevator Co.; Donnelly & Associates; Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation; Lakeland Larsen Elevator Corp.; Matot; Parts Specialists, Inc.; The Peelle Co.; and Vator Accessories, Inc.