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E-Motive, Tl Jones And Memco Become Avire
Worldwide Avire (pronounced “a-VIRE,” rhyming with “fire”) Ltd. is the new corporate identity of E-Motive, TL Jones and Memco. The conglomerate offers an extensive range of safety and communication products....
Ottawa Store Offers Lift “Test Drives”
Canada Home healthcare store Motion Specialties has opened a showroom, “Access Centre,” for elevators, stairlifts and other accessibility products. Often serving baby boomers reaching their senior years looking to grow...
Elevator U Conference
Elevator U has announced its annual conference will be held at the Scheman Building at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on June 17-20. A factory tour of Schumacher Elevator...
ITEEA: Elevator Technological Institute
Argentina Argentina’s first technological institute dedicated to the learning and teaching of elevator technology, Instituto Tecnológico para el Estudio y Enseñanza del Ascensor (ITEEA), has been in operation since June...
Great Lakes Elevator ADDS Account Manager
Great Lakes Elevator Service, Inc. of Park Ridge, Illinois, has added Kira Netzke as an account manager. Her primary responsibility will be expanding the company’s maintenance client base in the...
Australia Towers In Third Stage
Australia Construction began on the third stage of the Australia Towers development in January. This phase involves construction on One Australia Avenue in Sydney Olympic Park, to stand 120 m...
Atlanta Airport To Receive Kone Modernization
KONE will modernize 29 escalators at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which is among the world’s busiest airports. The contract includes 15 EcoMod® escalators ranging in rise from 13-46 ft....
Elevate Training Courses Announced
Worldwide Peters Research Ltd. has announced training seminars for its ELEVATE® software at the following locations: London (March 14-15 and September 19-20), Hong Kong (November 28-29) and Sydney (December 2-3)....
BCI Construction To Build Glass Elevator At Walkway
BCI Construction Inc. in Albany, New York, plans to build a 20-story glass elevator at the Walkway Over the Hudson bridge in Poughkeepsie, New York. The elevator will carry passengers...
Elevator Companies Win Awards
China On November 23, 2012, the Ninth Jingrui Science & Technology Prize 2012 Award Ceremony was held at the Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel. Among commendation recipients was Yungtay Elevator, awarded...
