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North Carolina Elevator Safety Bill Advancing
In response to the death of a 7-year-old child last summer at a rental home, legislation is advancing in the North Carolina Senate that would require elevators inside vacation cottages...
36-Story, 524-Unit Residential Tower Proposed in San Francisco
Developer Strada has filed a request with City of San Francisco to review its proposed 36-story, 524-unit residential tower at 395 3rd Street in the SoMa area of San Francisco,...
CEA Golf Outing Planned in August, Sponsorships Available
The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) plans to hold its annual golf outing on August 5 at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield, Illinois, with a shotgun start at 1...
Russell Transitions From Lerch Bates to Buro Happold
Timothy Russell has transitioned from architectural design manager at Lerch Bates Inc. (LB) to associate principal, vertical transportation (VT), at Buro Happold, Russell announced recently. He is based in the...
Acquisition Expands Schindler Canada’s Atlantic Region Presence
Schindler Elevator Corp. (Canada) has acquired Ascension Elevating Devices Ltd. (AED), based near Saint John, New Brunswick, expanding Schindler Canada's presence in the country's Atlantic region and laying the groundwork...
AEG Appoints Clairmont New President
NYC-headquartered American Elevator Group (AEG), North America's largest independent elevator service provider, announced in June it has appointed Bryan Clairmont as president. Clairmont succeeds C. Mark Boelhouwer, who has assumed the...
FDNY Frees Worker Pinned Between Elevator and Wall
New York City Fire Department (FDNY) responders rescued a parking garage worker pinned between a car elevator and a wall on the Upper East Side of NYC, ABC 7 was...
Lerch Bates Names Rupe Internal Executive Board Director
Lerch Bates Inc., a consultancy headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, that provides vertical-transportation (VT) services and more, recently named company President Eric Rupe an internal executive board member. The board consists...
Australia’s LML Lift Consultants Adds Senior VT Consultant
LML Lift Consultants, headquartered in Rowville, Victoria, Australia, recently welcomed Senior Consultant Sam Trifiletti. Holding an MBA, Trifiletti has 44 years' experience, including 10 in vertical-transportation (VT) consulting. He has...
Industry Veterans Launch NYC-Based VT Consultancy
Industry veterans Lucas Kairdolf and Danny Girgis have launched NYC-based vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy Clarkson + Varick, for which they serve as CEO/president and managing partner, respectively. Located in the northern...
