ITES TO LEAD NEW EQUIPMENT BUSINESS FOR KONE AMERICAS
Aaron Ites has been promoted to senior vice president, New Equipment, Americas, succeeding Mikko Korte, who was recently promoted to leader of Global Operations. In his new role, Ites is responsible for growing new-construction business in the Americas and becomes a member of both the KONE Americas leadership and Global New Equipment management teams. He is responsible for field operations, R&D and supply across the Americas, with additional oversight in Communications, Major Projects and project-management development. He most recently served as a Business Development leader with KONE, based in Brussels.
BEIJING ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT TO BE SUBSIDIZED
The government in Beijing has set aside money for the repair or replacement of outdated elevators with undetermined ownership, Big News Network reports. Approximately 26% of Beijing's more than 192,000 elevators are older than 10 years and at risk of malfunctioning, and approximately 94,000 of the units are in residential buildings. At least 3,956 elevators were determined to be high risk in 2015. That year, the government set aside US$3.5 million, which it used to replace 60 elevators, and has set aside slightly more than US$3 million for that purpose in 2016.
UNITED IN MONTREAL PROMOTION NEARLY OVER
The discounted rate for exhibiting at United in Montreal 2016 will be discontinued on March 11. Sign up to exhibit by contacting Kerrie Rebmann at the National Association of Elevator Contractors.
http://www.elevatorworld.com/industry-news/february-3-2016/
