Oceania
Parents, Young Children Rescued from Australia Lift
Firefighters in Melbourne, Australia, used a crowbar to free a number of parents and their young children who had become trapped in a lift at a major tourist attraction, The...
In Memoriam: Paul James Pitfield
Paul James Pitfield, founder of Pitfield & Associates Inc., in Sacramento, California, and Pitfield & Associates Pty. Ltd. in Sydney, Australia, passed away on June 23 at age 81 in...
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...
Western Sydney University Offering Graduate Certificate in VT
Australia's Western Sydney University is taking applications for its new Graduate Certificate in Vertical Transportation (VT) post-graduate program, Lift Engineering Society of Australia reported recently. The program covers design best...
Alimak Undertakes Elevator Work at Sydney Harbour Site
Alimak, a global elevator company in the construction and manufacturing industries, says it is helping the development of the high-rise towers of One Sydney Harbour, in Sydney, Australia. One Sydney...
Young Child Loses Thumb On Australia Store’s Escalator
A young child with his mother at a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, was rushed to a hospital after the thumb on his right hand received a deep cut from...
LML Promotes Law Calling for Upholding of Specific Parts
LML Lift Consultants is being asked by national clients, as well as by developers operating in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, about the “The Design and Building Practitioners Act and...
Schindler Lifts Australia Welcomes Third-Year Apprentices
Schindler Lifts Australia Pty. Ltd. welcomed 20 third-year apprentices to its training center in Sydney in April. The trainees began their apprenticeships in January 2020, just before the pandemic struck....
Tower With Design Style Proposed for Brisbane, Australia
The designer Rothelowman, working with developer Aris, has come up with a 20-story tower in the Kangaroo Point area of Brisbane, Australia, ArchitectureAU reports. The designer promotes the project at...
Plans for Final Piece of Sydney Development Released
Plans for Central Barangaroo, which will be the final chapter of the 22-ha foreshore development Barangaroo, on Sydney Harbour have been released under a project development agreement between the New...
