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Messe Frankfurt Plans In-Person E2 Forum in 2022
Germany-based trade fair organizer Messe Frankfurt, in association with VDMA (German mechanical engineering association), will present E2 Forum Frankfurt on September 21 and 22, 2022, the sponsors have announced. The...
Colley Elevator Acquires Additional Warehouse Space
Chicagoland vertical-transportation provider Colley Elevator Co. has acquired a warehouse facility addition, creating half-again space that allows the Bensenville provider of maintenance, modernization and new installation to expand its footprint in the...
Siikonen forms Helsinki-Based MLS Lift Consulting
Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen has established elevator consulting company MLS Lift Consulting, based in Helsinki. She launched the venture after retiring from KONE, where she held various roles, including design engineer,...
Malaysian Company to Help Develop Auckland Tower
A Malaysian transportation-oriented development company is partnering with a New Zealand developer to build a 21-story mixed-use tower above a rail station in Auckland, The Sun Daily reported on March 10. Malaysian...
CARES-Act-Funded Elevators for Ohio County Justice Center
Approximately US$267,000 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds are going toward new elevators at the Allen County Justice Center in the Lima, Ohio, jail, Your Hometown Stations reports. Another...
Kaufman-Designed Hotel closing in on completion
A hotel tower under construction at 305 West 48th Street in NYC's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood is nearing completion, New York YIMBY reported. The 27-story, 303-ft-tall building, designed by Gene Kaufman Architects and...
TKE names Vincent Della Valle COO
TKE has named Vincent Della Valle chief operating officer (COO), responsible for product and supply chain and airport solutions. Reporting directly to CEO Peter Walker, Valle's new role will become...
Starbucks Chicago Roastery Garners Another Honor
Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Chicago has earned another honor with Engineering News-Record (ENR) naming the shop “Best Interior/Tenant Improvement” among its “Best of the Best Projects 2020.” The 35,000-ft2 space, a converted Crate...
EFESME News
The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) had several updates in its March newsletter. First, the electronic newsletter itself has a new, modern look and now has a...
NYC’s TEI Taps Stein as New Equipment Sales Rep
Forty-year industry veteran Joseph Stein has joined NYC-based TEI Group as new equipment sales representative, TEI announced on March 15. He joins Andy Koontz, executive vice president of sales and...
