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NAEC Announces Conference Agenda, Nomination Periods
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) has set its Spring Educational Conference agenda for the event taking place on April 18-21 at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, Arizona. Roundtable...
Interlift Postponed to 2022
AFAG, organizer of Interlift, has postponed the show until April 26-29, 2022. Citing the continuation of travel and other restrictions related to COVID-19, AFAG believes the original dates in October were...
EW Launches New Website
ELEVATOR WORLD’s new website is now live. The culmination of several months of work, the revamped site includes the following new features: Integration with our updated subscription model, making the website...
Pop/Joe Golf Event Placed on Hold
The 46th Annual Pop Frohlinger/Joe Marchese Memorial Invitational Golf Outing, which had been scheduled for June 14, has been placed on hold. Organizers are in contact with the location, North Hempstead...
NAEC Hires Certification Manager, CRM Specialist
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) has hired Laura Cox as certification manager and Sabrina Tylor as customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, it announced in its latest Mainline newsletter. Cox will...
Schmersal Names Managing Director of Chinese Subisidiary
The Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, named Michele Seasarro managing director of Schmersal Industrial Switchgear Co. Ltd. in Shanghai. A native of Milan, Italy, Seasarro has been managing the...
278 Mitsubishi Electric Units for Landmark One Bangkok
Mitsubishi Electric subsidiary Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MET) will supply 278 units, including the first double-deck elevators in Thailand, to One Bangkok, the largest private-sector development in Thailand history...
SEPTA Closing Philadelphia Station to Fix Elevators
The Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is closing its Somerset station in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood to repair its two broken-down elevators but did not give a timeline for when the...
U.K. Company Becomes Distributor of Konnex Lightbelt
BEW Lift Division, based in Ilford, U.K., is now the exclusive distributor of Lightbelt systems by Konnex GmbH, an international designer and manufacturer of metal and plastic products. Aimed at...
Singapore Investor Plans Residential Tower in Perth
Privately owned property investment manager Peakstone is planning a 35-story tower that will bring 175 residential units to South Perth, Australia, The Urban Developer reported on March 11. The tower is planned...
