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NEW HEAD OF MEDIA RELATIONS AT THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR
Dr. Jasmin Fischer is the new head of Media Relations at thyssenkrupp Elevator, responsible for press related to elevator technology worldwide. She reports directly to Head of Communications Luis Ramos. Fischer has many years' experience as a journalist and editor in Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. She is adept at intercultural management, project management and international reporting. She has held various roles with a leading Essen, Germany-based newspaper, including foreign correspondent and London office manager. Fischer studied at the University of Leipzig, the State University of New York at Binghamton and the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies in Berlin, and holds degrees in Political Science, Journalism and American Studies.
KONE ACQUIRES ESTABLISHED GERMAN FIRM
KONE has acquired Alois Kasper GmbH of Nonnweiler, Germany, founded in 1945 as a hoist specialist that evolved into an elevator installation, maintenance and modernization specialist. Today, the company has approximately 80 employees and more than 1,100 elevators in service. KONE Executive Vice President for Central and North Europe Thomas Hinnerskov said KONE is "very much looking forward to serving our new customers in Germany through this acquisition, which will strengthen our presence in the Saarland and Frankfurt regions."
TEEN BOY KILLED IN NEPAL ELEVATOR MISHAP
A 16-year-old boy was killed in an elevator mishap on July 4 in Pedang, Nepal, various news outlets, including New Straits Times, report. The incident occurred when he was on the ground floor of a two-story business loading mattresses onto the elevator when it rose abruptly, trapping the upper half of his body. It took responders using power tools approximately 30 min. to free his body. Police are investigating.
ASIA’S TALLEST TOWER SET FOR SRI LANKA
Diversified business company Al Aman Group has announced an agreement to build the World Capital Centre (WCC), a megatall mixed-use skyscraper in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that would be the tallest tower in Asia, the Daily Mirror reports. The WCC developer entered into a US$2-billion investment deal with the Board Of Investment on June 30 to build WCC, a 117-story, 625-m-tall tower. It will offer 1,200 residential units, 2,000 hotel rooms, 3,000 retail outlets and 5,000 parking spaces. Luxury amenities will include a “seven-star” hotel with presidential suites, complete with gold-plated interior touches. It will also have 20 swimming pools, Sri Lanka's first Michelin-starred restaurant and the world's fastest double-decker elevators, according to the report. Topping off the amenities will be an observation deck and rooftop helipad. The report said the WCC will be the ninth-tallest building in the world when completed in 2022.
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