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Lerch Bates India Announces Transitions in Leadership
Lerch Bates India Pvt. Ltd. announced the naming of Bharat Vishnani to managing director, effective March 15, and the retirement of previous Managing Director Amit Maitra and Chairman Raj Bajaaj....
Façade Installation has Begun at 451 10th Avenue
Façade installation has begun at 451 10th Avenue in Hudson Yards, New York YIMBY reported on April 8. Designed by Handel Architects and developed by Related Cos., the 45-story tower is rising from an L-shaped plot at...
EESF Holds Virtual AGM
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) held its annual general meeting (AGM) virtually on March 25, with approximately 15 in attendance. As attendees watched a PowerPoint presentation, Executive Director Shawn...
Hitachi Elevator (China) Hosts VT Safety Events for Children
To recognize Public Health Safety and Education Day for Primary and Secondary School Students on March 29, Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., held 25 vertical-transportation (VT) educational events in nine...
Lecturers Invited to Present Papers at VFA Forum Interlift
Those interested in presenting papers at next year’s VFA Forum interlift should submit a brief abstract to akademie@vfa-interlift.de. Each presented paper should last about 20 min. and will be followed by...
Seven Rescued from Cement Plant Elevator
Firefighters were called out on April 5 to rescue seven people trapped inside an elevator at a cement plant near Lancaster, California, KGET reports. The Kern County Fire Department Emergency Communications Center...
31-, 11-Story Residential Towers For Liverpool Waterfront
The Liverpool Council approved Peel and Your Housing Group's plan for 278 homes in 31- and 11-story towers on William Jessop Way on the waterfront in Liverpool, U.K., the Liverpool Echo reports....
In Memoriam: John ‘Jack’ Durange Jr.
John “Jack” Durange, Jr. of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, a longtime member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC), passed away on April 4 surrounded by his family, the Gettysburg Times reports....
Structural Steel Assembly Rises With Toronto Tower
A landmark office tower has begun rising at the intersection of Front and Simcoe streets in Toronto's Financial District, Urban Toronto reported on April 5. The 46-story tower by Cadillac Fairview will...
Work Continues at Two Manhattan West
Construction work continues apace on Two Manhattan West, a 935-ft-tall commercial skyscraper in NYC’s Midtown West (ELENET 819), New York YIMBY reported on April 6. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and...
