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Wurtec Opens Dallas-Area Location, Names Branch Manager
Wurtec opened a Dallas-area location in Irving, Texas, in November and named industry veteran Eric Siren branch manager. In addition to his new role, Siren is also the Wurtec branch...
Long Island, New York-Based Island Elevator Names New GM
Island Elevator, a company that describes itself as "one of the largest and most experienced elevator companies on Long Island," New York, has named Robert Pic general manager (GM). Pic...
South Korea Sets Standards For Delivery Robot Elevator Use
The Korea Agency for Technology and Standards announced at an international forum on robot technology and standards held at the Millennium Hilton Seoul Hotel that it will enact two types...
Three Passengers Rescued From Stalled Elevator In D.C.
Three adult passengers were rescued by District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (DC Fire and EMS) personnel from an elevator that had stalled in a blind shaft...
New Jersey Station Upgrade To Meet ADA Requirements
Renovations to the historic Perth Amboy, New Jersey, train station are set to begin, after a US$45.5-million construction contract was awarded to Hall Construction Co. of Monmouth County, my central jersey reported...
Funicular Upgrade, New Subway Escalators In Pittsburgh
The Port Authority in Pittsburgh is embarking on US$21.7 million in construction projects that include the upgrade of the historic Monongahela Incline and replacement of nine escalators at three downtown...
Accessibility Project At Tomb Of The Patriarchs To Proceed
The High Court of Justice denied a Palestinian petition against a project to make Hebron’s Tomb of the Patriarchs shrine wheelchair accessible by installing an elevator, The Times of Israel reported on...
Bhopal Set To Open India’s First World-Class Station
Habibganj railway station in Bhopal, which has been re-developed as the country’s first world-class station, complete with facilities equivalent to a modern airport, is to be dedicated on November 15...
Omnia Vinyl Directors Become 3m-Endorsed Installers
Gareth Watkinson and Richard Whiteley, directors of Swindon, U.K.-headquartered Omnia Vinyl, Ltd., have qualified as 3M-endorsed architectural vinyl installers after receiving additional training and passing a written exam, Watkinson announced...
Mitsubishi Electric Announces Name Of New Subsidiary
On November 11, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corp. as the name of its Building Systems business and assets subsidiary, which includes the manufacture and sales of...
