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Pilbara to Undergo Development, Expansion

Australia A plan by the Australian government will see crown land in the remote Pilbara region given away to property developers to construct luxury high-rise apartments. The plan could be...

NAEC 2011 to be Held In New Orleans

On September 11-15, New Orleans will welcome the National Association of Elevator Contractors’ (NAEC) 62nd Annual Convention & 2011 Exposition and its participants. The convention will take place at the...

LESA General Meeting

Australia The Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) will hold its General Meeting on August 17. The event will take place at North Sydney Rugby League Club, Abbot Street in...

EESF Silent Auction

The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) held its Silent Auction fundraiser on May 10 during the Opening Night reception of the IAEC Annual Forum. As part of the evening’s activities,...

Elevators For a Social Project in Rio De Janeiro

Brazil The picturesque morros (low, rounded hills) covered by vegetation, so common in Brazil’s eastern geography, provide cities like Río de Janeiro with an undulated landscape and imposing vistas. But...

“Building A” Details Emerge

Magellan Development has chosen Brininstool Kerwin & Lynch to design a new rental high-rise fronting Chicago’s Wacker Drive. Currently known as “Building A,” an official name has yet to be...

Nato Headquarters

Belgium The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) new headquarters has been under construction since December 2010, and completion is scheduled for 2015. The new 100-acre site in Brussels is designed...

Suffolk University Receives Preservation Award

Preservation Massachusetts has presented Suffolk University with a Paul E. Tsongas Award in recognition of its restoration of the Modern Theatre in Boston’s Historic Theater District, which reopened in November...

Hemker

VFA-Interlift Welcomes Hemker as Academy Coordinator

(l-r) Industrial Engineering Technologist Max Borek, Head of the Electronics Plant Marcus Engel, Head of Global Audits Sandra Kallausch, Head of Logsitics, Electronics and Plant Matthias Hofmann and Head of Quality Management, Electronics Division Markus Frankenback at the Berlin awards ceremony; photo by Marcus Krueger

Ziehl-Abegg Wins Germany’s Prestigious MX Award

(l-r) Chaim Grunfeld and Chaim Berkowicz of SIMSINLifts; image courtesy of SIMSINLifts

SIMSINLifts To Unveil Emergency Telephone Service at LIFTEX

interlift venue Messe Nürnberg; image courtesy of Zaha Hadid Architects

Innovations To Take Spotlight at interlift 2025

Guerrero

TEI Group Names Guerrero As South Florida VP