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NAEC CET/CAT Certification Annual Renewal Period Open Through December 31
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Certified Elevator Technician (CET®) and Certified Accessibility and Private-Residence Lift Technician (CAT®) annual renewal period is open through December 31. Credits must be...
Sweden Elevator Fall Results in Deaths
Five people died in the fall of a construction site elevator in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 11, Reuters is among outlets to report. The construction elevator fell 20 m with...
Construction Begins on Baan Tower in the Netherlands
Construction has begun on Baan Tower in the remodeled Baan Quarter neighborhood of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Arch Daily reports. Seven years after the original draft, the project has recently...
Schindler Appoints President & CEO for India/South Asia
Schindler announced the appointment of Nitin Chalke as the president and CEO for India and South Asia. He rejoins Schindler after more than a decade at Eaton and will be...
Finland Participates in COP28 With Its Own Pavilion For First Time
Finland, a leader in the race toward carbon neutrality, participated in the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly known as COP28, at Expo City in Dubai on November 30-December...
EESF AGM Planned for March
The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on March 5-7, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. Board members will meet at Hyatt House/Hyatt Place Tampa Downtown...
VDA Hires Associate Consultant
VDA, Inc. (VDA) recently hired Tim Hind in the role of associate consultant. Hind has more than 20 years of experience in the vertical-transportation industry. Most recently, he was branch...
Inovance Expands India Presence With New Noida Office
Chennai-headquartered Inovance Technology India, the Indian arm of global industrial automation specialist Inovance, announced on December 11 the inauguration of a new office in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The 1,100-m2...
KEB America Releases DL4 Servo Motors in North America
Shakopee, Minnesota-based KEB America, Inc., a subsidiary of KEB Automation KG, recently announced that its DL4 series of brushless servo motors is now available to OEMs across North America. KEB’s...
ASME A17 Meeting To Be Held in January
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17 Committee will meet on January 8-11, 2024, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The hotel selected for the meeting is the Hyatt Centric French...
