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Hitachi Elevator (China) Hosts VT Safety Events for Children
To recognize Public Health Safety and Education Day for Primary and Secondary School Students on March 29, Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., held 25 vertical-transportation (VT) educational events in nine...
Lecturers Invited to Present Papers at VFA Forum Interlift
Those interested in presenting papers at next year’s VFA Forum interlift should submit a brief abstract to akademie@vfa-interlift.de. Each presented paper should last about 20 min. and will be followed by...
Seven Rescued from Cement Plant Elevator
Firefighters were called out on April 5 to rescue seven people trapped inside an elevator at a cement plant near Lancaster, California, KGET reports. The Kern County Fire Department Emergency Communications Center...
31-, 11-Story Residential Towers For Liverpool Waterfront
The Liverpool Council approved Peel and Your Housing Group's plan for 278 homes in 31- and 11-story towers on William Jessop Way on the waterfront in Liverpool, U.K., the Liverpool Echo reports....
In Memoriam: John ‘Jack’ Durange Jr.
John “Jack” Durange, Jr. of Littlestown, Pennsylvania, a longtime member of the International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC), passed away on April 4 surrounded by his family, the Gettysburg Times reports....
Structural Steel Assembly Rises With Toronto Tower
A landmark office tower has begun rising at the intersection of Front and Simcoe streets in Toronto's Financial District, Urban Toronto reported on April 5. The 46-story tower by Cadillac Fairview will...
Work Continues at Two Manhattan West
Construction work continues apace on Two Manhattan West, a 935-ft-tall commercial skyscraper in NYC’s Midtown West (ELENET 819), New York YIMBY reported on April 6. Designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill and...
More Smartrise C4 Controllers Installed
Smartrise has announced three new projects where the company’s C4 controller has been installed. In Houston, C4 controllers at the six-story Ben Taub Hospital will assist the more than 80,000...
Texas Rangers’ Ballpark Features 37 VT Units From TK
Texas Rangers fans enjoying the April 2021 season home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, were treated to ease of movement thanks to...
Right Way Elevator Joins American Elevator Group
American Elevator Group (AEG) has confirmed its investment in Florida-based Right Way Elevator Maintenance as the first of several planned acquisitions throughout the southern United States, the company announced on...
