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Plans Submitted for Canary Wharf Skyscraper In London
Architectural design firm Maccreanor Lavington revealed designs for a 56-story skyscraper in London’s Canary Wharf, Architects’ Journal reports. Renderings show a bronze-clad building sporting a crown with a thin spire that will...
Canadian Border Reopens In Time For Ceca Golf Conference
Canada announced on July 19 that they are reopening their borders to fully vaccinated international travelers soon, 680 News was among outlets to report. The border, which has been closed since March...
Urban Elevator Expands Chicago Team
Urban Elevator Service, LLC, headquartered in Cicero, Illinois, named Henry Reed-Schertz its Chicago-based service manager, the company announced. A lifelong Midwesterner, Reed-Schertz earned both his BS and MBA from Purdue...
Singapore to Pay Bonuses to VT Technicians
Channel News Asia reports that Singapore's Tripartite Cluster for Lift and Escalator (TCLE) announced in July that vertical-transportation (VT) technicians in the country will receive mandatory bonuses of at least a month’s pay...
KONE Adds B2B Billing Service to U.S. Offices
Billtrust, a Trenton, New Jersey-based provider of B2B accounts receivable and integrated payments service, will now be used by KONE, the billing automation company announced on July 15. Billtrust’s invoicing platform...
Construction Begins on New Elevator Factory In Bosnia
Croatian elevator company Metus has launched the construction of an elevator factory in Bosnia, SeeNews reports. The factory, which is located in Tomislavgrad in the southwestern part of Bosnia, will specialize...
Diego Alvarado Becomes Wurtec NYC Branch Manager
Wurtec announced Diego Alvarado as NYC branch manager in July. He joins Senior Sales and Business Development Specialist Mark Yako in serving customers throughout the Northeast region. Alvarado brings general...
New Emigration Hall Opens at Airport in Sri Lanka
A new “Emigration Hall” opened at the departure passenger terminal in the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Sri Lanka, ColomboPage reports. The terminal was renovated under the BIA Terminal 1 expansion project,...
Approval for County Elevator Modernization Project Postponed
The Adams County Board postponed approving the resolution for new elevators in the Adams County courthouse in Quincy, Illinois, WGEM News reports. The Elevator Modernization Phase II is covered by $13.3 million...
CECA Announces Ninth Annual Golf Classic
The Canadian Elevator Contractors’ Association (CECA) announced its ninth Annual CECA Golf Classic at the Mayfair Lakes Golf and Country Club in Richmond, British Columbia, on September 23. The event...
