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Tokyo-based MELCO Invests in Canadian Robotics Company
Tokyo-headquartered Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MELCO) on May 12 announced a strategic investment in Clearpath Robotics, a Canadian company that develops and sells autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The move is part...
CECA 2023 Registration Deadline Approaches
The final deadline to register for the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) 2023 Convention is June 1. Planned for June 13-16 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the 49th CECA convention is...
“Landmark” Toronto Strip Club To Be Replaced With Condo Tower
Development plans that would level half of a Toronto block, including a circa-1950 strip club, to build a 514-unit condominium tower were recently filed, blogTo reports. The proposal from developer...
CEA Meeting Planned for June
A meeting of the Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) will be held at Ki’s Steak & Seafood in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Thursday, June 1. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m., and...
Elevator Assembly Plant Planned for Azerbaijan
Belarus and Azerbaijan signed several documents relating to cooperation in the manufacturing sector at a recent meeting of the intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperations in Baku, Azerbaijan, Azernews...
Schindler Australia Modernizes Iconic Airport Control Tower Lift
Schindler Australia Pty. Ltd. recently celebrated the completion of a modernization of the Schindler 5500 AP lift serving the iconic Airport Control Tower in Sydney. The two-stop lift transports air...
Joint Webinar To Look at Code Standard Differences
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC), the European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) and the Elevator & Escalator Component Manufacturers’ Association of India (EECMAI) are hosting...
MTA Seeking Insight on Urine Detection Systems
NYC’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued a request in April for information from companies that have successfully installed elevator car urine detection systems in large transit systems, airports or institutions,...
TKE Re-Launches Safety Ambassadors’ Club
TK Elevator (TKE) recently re-launched its Safety Ambassadors’ Club program, developed by TKE Head of Corporate Communications & Inclusion North America Sasha Bailey. Encouraging its approximately 800 elevator-loving members, many...
California Union Opens Apprenticeship and Training Center
The International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 8 Holding Company of California opened a new apprenticeship and training center for elevator contractors at the Marvin J. Boede Training Center...
