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Exciting Changes For Elevator World Podcast
The ELEVATOR WORLD Podcast is changing from daily to once a week, on Fridays, when we will highlight some of the biggest industry news from the past week. In the...
EFESME/SBS To Host Webinar On Lift Standarization Updates
European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME)/Small Business Standards (SBS) plan to host a webinar on December 14 at 2 p.m. Central European Time covering updates on lift...
Construction Launches On Tokyo Office Tower
Construction work on a project that will include a 23-story, 120-m-tall (394-ft) office tower in Tokyo has begun, the Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat reported on December 2. Known as...
Trio Of Up-To-55-Story-Tall Towers Proposed In West London
Pilbrow & Partners has filed an application for a plan that includes two 50-story and one 55-story-tall skyscraper as part of the 1 Portal Way mixed-use development in West London,...
IUEC Local 1 To Recruit 50 Elevator-Escalator Apprentices
The New York State Department of Labor recently announced the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC) Local 1 of New York and New...
Smartrise C4 Controllers For Chicago Senior-Living Towers
Smartrise Engineering Inc. of Irving, Texas, recently provided a total of six of its C4 traction controllers to elevator systems serving three senior-living towers in Chicago. Smartrise provided two C4...
Elevator Rescue Training For The Firefighters In Kocaeli
Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Department of Fire Brigade Prevention and Education Branch Directorate Education Unit (KOBİTEM) in Turkey provided elevator rescue training for firefighters. KOBITEM, which provides vocational training for firefighters...
Bob Jackson Appointed Senior Advisor At Vantage
Effective January 1, 2022, Bob Jackson has been appointed senior advisor to Ron Cauchi, CEO at Vantage Elevator Solutions, headquartered in the Bronx. Jackson is stepping back from his day-to-day...
CECA Plans “Home Elevators: Risks And Liabilities” Webinar
The Canadian Elevator Contractors Association’s (CECA) private-residence division has announced a webinar on December 9, 2021, at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. “Home Elevators: Risks and Liabilities” will be presented...
First Call For Papers For 13th Lift & Escalator Sympoisum
The Lift & Escalator Symposium Trust announced the 13th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies and has issued a first call for papers. Abstracts from industry professionals, academics and post-graduate students may be...
