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MAGNETEK HIRES BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS
Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based Magnetek has announced two managerial hires. First, Jeffrey Johnson joined the company as a Business Development manager for its AC Elevator Drives business. Johnson is responsible for managing AC elevator, escalator and related drive sales throughout North America and has experience in AC drives, DC drives, industrial control technology and sales from Rockwell Automation and Holt Electric. The drive designer and manufacturer also tapped Andrew (Andy) Hawkinson as an OEM Business Development manager for its Elevator Drives business. Hawkinson is responsible for managing elevator-drive sales to major elevator OEMs throughout the U.S. and brings experience developing customer-focused solutions to the company from CaptiveAire.
INDIAN ELEVATOR INDUSTRY SEEING SLOW RECOVERY
Sebi Joseph, president of Otis India, says the country's vertical-transportation industry has yet to recover from the government's demonitization moves of 2016 but said the sector could see improvement in the second quarter, thanks to improving demand, The New Indian Express reported. Joseph said that before demonitization, in which certain bank notes were declared invalid in a crackdown on illegal activity and terrorism, the elevator industry was growing 6-7% per year. Afterward, he said, growth was basically flat. He told the source, however, that with a quickening pace of urbanization — 40% of the population is expected to be in cities by 2030 — the elevator industry is poised to thrive.
ELEVCON REGISTRATION OPEN
The International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE) has announced an end to its call for papers and the opening of early registration for Elevcon 2018. The congress and exhibition will be held at Hotel Sofitel in Berlin on May 22-24, 2018. Early registration includes discounts and is available until February 2018. For more information visit website or email.
IN MEMORIAM: CHARLES L. “CHARLIE” COURTNEY
Charles L. "Charlie" Courtney, known fondly as "Grandpa Charlie" of C.E. Electronics, Inc., passed away at his home in Ohio on November 20, 2017, at the age of 97. A World War II veteran, Courtney was a regular attendee of Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) conventions and could always be counted on to tell a good story, according to CECA Executive Director Catharine Bothwell. He was an accomplished trumpet player and high-ranking Mason. He is survived by sons, Larry, Terry and Garry; six grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. A memorial had been planned in Montpelier, Ohio. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Visiting Angels.
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http://www.constructionweekonline.in/sebi-joseph-to-lead-otis-india/
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