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European Union Updates Machinery Standards With New Machinery Regulation
In a significant move to standardize machinery regulations across Europe, the European Union (EU) announced the publication of a new Machinery Regulation (MR) in the Official Journal of the European...
Miller Promoted To AES National Sales Manager
Alliance Elevator Solutions (AES), a privately held company headquartered in Greencastle, Pennsylvania, recently announced that Mike Miller has been promoted from senior account manager to national sales manager. Joining AES...
Women in Motion To Host Educational Session at NAEC
On September 11 from 2:15-3:15 p.m., Women in Motion will be hosting an educational session at the National Association of Elevator Contractors Convention & Exposition at the Atlantis Casino Resort...
Australia’s LESA Names New Executive Committee Members
The Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) named the society's 2023-2024 Executive Committee members during its recent annual general meeting. Many of the previous executives remain in place, but there...
Canada’s AEDARSA Plans Seventh Annual AEIS
Alberta Elevating Devices & Amusement Rides Safety Association (AEDARSA) CEO Gord Pattison announced the association plans to host its seventh annual Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar (AEIS) on October 11-12 in...
In Memoriam: George W. Gibson
George W. Gibson, an engineer, vertical-transportation (VT) consultant and longtime member of the A17 Standards Committee, passed away on August 11 at age 86 in Phoenix, Arizona. When Gibson was...
Philadelphia Stadium Complex Proposal Updated To Include Residential Tower
The Philadelphia 76ers have updated plans for a US$1.3 billion mixed-use stadium in Philadelphia’s Chinatown, reports The Architect’s Newspaper. Designed by Gensler, alongside the basketball team’s subsidiary group 76 DevCorp,...
Elevator Replacement Cost for Ontario City Rises Considerably
The cost to replace a pair of elevators serving the King Street parking garage in downtown Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, has increased by CAD240,000, from CAD545,000 (US$402,973) to CAD795,000 (US$587,823), The...
U.K-Headquartered Access BDD To Make Debut at NAEC in Reno
Access BDD, headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, U.K., plans to make its debut at the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Convention & Exposition on September 10-13 in Reno, Nevada. Access BDD...
Thöny Passes CEDES CEO Role to Bass
After a successful 10 years as CEDES CEO, Christian-Erik Thöny has passed the role to Patrick Bass, previously head of CEDES Internet of Things (IoT) business development since September 2021,...
