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CECA Invites Education Experts To Present at Convention
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) is inviting experts in education topics to participate at the 48th Annual CECA Convention, the organization announced in March. Those wishing to lead education...
KONE Board Member Opfermann Leaving Position
KONE announces that Andreas Opfermann is stepping down from the company’s Board of Directors, effective March 31. Opfermann is leaving because his position at chemical company Linde is requiring more...
Fallen Elevator in Thane, India, Injures Seven Women
Seven women riding an elevator in the Ambernath neighborhood of Thane, India, were hurt when an elevator fell from a building’s second floor, The Times of India reports. The women...
LEEA Annual Golf Event Announced for June
Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) recently announced its annual golf day will be at the Hilton Puckrup Hall on June 30. Set within 140 acres of Gloucestershire countryside, the course...
Pakistan Factory Worker Killed When Elevator Falls on Him
A man at a factory in Haripur, Pakistan, was killed in March when an elevator at the site fell on top of him, Dawn reports. Officials say the victim was...
KONE Taps Kirby as Contract Manager, Cross River Rail
KONE has tapped Liam Kirby as contract manager for Cross River Rail, an AUD5.4 billion (US$4 billion) project of the Queensland, Australia, government to build a new, 10.2-km rail line...
Permits Filed For 73-Story Tower in Miami
New construction permits have been filed for Baccarat Residences, a 73-story skyscraper located at 99 Southeast 5th Street in the Brickell neighborhood in Miami, Florida YIMBY reports. The filing shows...
Escalator Breakdown Hurts Dozens at Taiwan Station
Dozens of riders going up an ascending escalator at the Xinpu rail station in Taipei, Taiwan, fell on March 11 when the moving stair system suddenly began operating backward, Daily...
Waupaca Elevator Assets Acquired by Fox Valley Elevator
Wisconsin Elevator Co, LLC, doing business as (dba) Fox Valley Elevator, an investment affiliate of family-owned private-equity firm Gardner Standard LLC, acquired the assets of Waupaca Elevator Co., Inc., through...
Toshiba Considers US$4-Billion Sale of Elevator Company
Toshiba Corp. is considering the sale of its elevator manufacturing business, and major companies, including global OEMs, are showing interest in taking over the Japan-based lift division, Bloomberg reports. KONE,...
