KONE TO OUTFIT METRO STATIONS, TOWERS IN CHINA
KONE continues to win significant work in China, including contracts to provide 129 units to the expansion of the metro in Zhengzhou, 111 elevators to Nanjing Kingfine Center in Nanjing and 38 elevators to the Diwang International Fortune Center Building Complex in Liuzhou. Involving 10 stations, the metro contract consists of 109 TransitMasterTM escalators and 20 Monospace® elevators. Kingfine Center consists of a 168-m-tall office building, four residential towers and a retail podium, for which KONE is supplying 28 Minispace® and 23 Monospace elevators, along with 60 TravelMasterTM escalators. That project is scheduled for completion in early 2017. For the Liuzhou development, scheduled for completion at the end of 2016 and consisting of a trio of residential towers, KONE is supplying two MonoSpace and 36 MiniSpace elevators.
DIETZ PROMOTED BY LERCH BATES IN L.A./LAS VEGAS MARKET
Lerch Bates Inc. has promoted Ken Dietz from project to regional manager in the Los Angeles/Las Vegas market. Dietz was hired at the new local office in 2013, and prior to that, had handled several significant projects in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He has nearly 16 years of experience, including a stint with Otis. He holds a BA from Norwich University in Vermont and a JD from Western New England University.
TWO-TOWER DALLAS DEVELOPMENT LOOKS AT 2017 COMPLETION
Ground was scheduled to be broken on January 15 on an Uptown Dallas project consisting of a 34-story apartment tower and 20-story office tower in which PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will be the anchor tenant, The Dallas Morning News reports. The HKS-designed, US$250-million development is scheduled for completion in late 2017 and entails PwC moving from its current downtown location. It is being developed by Trammell Crow Co. in partnership with Metropolitan Life Insurance and includes approximately 250 apartments, 500,000 sq. ft. of office space and retail overlooking Klyde Warren Park.
ACCIDENT RENEWS SUPPORT FOR NY ELEVATOR SAFETY ACT
An accident on New Year’s Eve 2015 in which a 25-year-old man lost his life as a result of trying to exit a stalled elevator cab in a New York (NY) City apartment building has renewed support for the Elevator Safety Act, an NY law first proposed in 2011-2012 that would require licenses and training for elevator mechanics and for a state body to oversee safety, DNAinfo New York reports. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. John J. Bonacic, has strong support among elected officials and safety activists but has never been brought to the floor for a vote. Proponents believe it could help prevent accidents such as the one that occurred on New Year’s Eve.
http://www.elevatorworld.com/industry-news/january-12-2015
