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Liftinstituut Expands Into Spain With Acquisition
Liftinstituut has entered the Spanish market with the acquisition of Iseval Grupo, headquartered in Valencia, with the company joining the international network on July 12. The move follows the expansion...
Supertall Iconic Tower in Egypt’s NAC Makes Progress
Iconic Tower, at 393.8 m tall and 77 stories a supertall, is making progress in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital (NAC), with the concrete core complete and finishing touches underway, the...
WAGO Names Perez Chicago Regional Sales Manager
Germantown, Wisconsin-headquartered WAGO, which offers products including connection components, electronics and automation technology for elevators, has named Robb Perez regional sales manager for the Chicago area. Growing up in the...
Germany’s Ziehl-Abegg to Host Annual eSports Tournament
Baden-Württemberg, Germany-based electric motor and fan manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg plans to host its International Royal eSports Masters tournament in August, an initiative aimed at recruiting that is growing, with teams from...
New CECA 1939 Club Aimed at Industry Members 19-39 Years Old
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) seeks to grow the 1939 Club, aimed at facilitating networking among the vertical-transportation industry’s next generation — those aged 19 to 39. Following an...
28-Story Residential Tower Envisioned in North Sydney
Views of Sydney Harbour and proximity to the Victoria Cross Metro Station are among the selling points for an AUD700-million (US$476.8 million), 28-story residential tower envisioned by developer Cbus Property...
Two Dead After Elevator Falls 38 Floors at Office Tower
Two workers were killed when the defective elevator car they were replacing on the 38th floor of an office building in Makati City, Manila, Philippines, fell to the basement, Yahoo...
Alimak to Acquire Longtime Canada-Based Construction Customer
Stockholm, Sweden-based Alimak Group, a rack-and-pinion construction elevator specialist, announced on July 18 an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Burnaby, Canada-based Tall Crane Equipment Ltd., which has...
John Bailey to Step Into CEO Role at Dewhurst
Feltham, U.K.-headquartered Dewhurst Group plc, a global manufacturer and supplier of components for the lift, transport and keypad industries, announced on July 12 the appointment of John Bailey as CEO,...
Boston Fire Department Responds to Elevator Room Fire
The Boston Fire Department (BFD) extinguished a fire in an elevator room in a nine-story building on Tremont Street on the morning of July 18, according to the Boston Globe....
