Associations

CEA Holds Annual Golf Outing To Benefit EESF

The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) held its annual golf outing at the Klein Creek Golf Club in Winfield, Illinois, on August 4 to benefit the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF)....

MESA Hosts Annual Golf Outing at Olde Scottish Links

On a sunny New England summer day, the Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association (MESA) hosted its annual golf outing at the Olde Scottish Links in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on August 9. Once...

CECA Requests Donation for Quebec Trade School

In a letter to members, Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Executive Director Catharine Bothwell requested donations for the École des métiers du Sud-Ouest-de-Montréal, the trade school students must attend to...

In Memoriam: Neil Proud

The London, U.K.-based Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) in July announced the passing of Neil Proud, owner of Prolift Management Ltd. and lead end-point assessor at LEIA Assessment. "Neil...

VFA Welcomes Zerno to National Standards Team

VFA-Interlift e.V., a medium-sized industrial association based in Hamburg, Germany, with more than 240 member companies, announced Dipl.-Ing. Anne Zerno has joined its national standards team as of August 1....

NAEC Provides Membership Development Committee Update

The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) recently provided an update on its Membership Development Committee, announcing that the new committee chair is Charley Meeks, marketing director and architectural liaison...

LEEA Hosts Parliamentary Event at House of Commons

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) led a group of member companies to the House of Commons, Westminster, on July 12 to explain the incredible role the industry continues to...

LEEA Awards 2023 Guest Speaker Announced

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has announced that comedian, presenter, actor and singer, Jason Manford will be the special guest at the LEEA Awards 2023 dinner at the Rum...

Bangladesh FY24 Budget Proposes Duties on VT

Bangladesh businesses urged the government to withdraw additional duties for vertical transportation (VT) proposed in the FY24 budget and integrate them into the list of capital machinery to help the...

LEIA Seminar Series 2023 Dates and Topics Announced

U.K.-based Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has announced dates and topics for its 2023 seminar series. The in-person sessions are, on October 4, the Northampton Annual Technical Seminar; on...