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LIFTINSTITUUT, CHINESE PARTNERSHIP SPARKS OPTIMISM
A partnership between Liftinstituut and the Elevator Test Centre (ETC) at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai aimed at facilitating trade between European and North American Liftinstituut clients and China is sparking optimism about increasing exports of safe elevator products to and from China, Liftinstituut reported. Signed in October 2016, the agreement facilitates CE and ASME A17.7 certification of Chinese elevator products by helping with logistics, language barriers and cost. Liftinstituut certification will be based on testing conducted at the ETC. European and North American Liftinstituut clients can receive help accessing the Chinese market through Liftinstituut, which will help ensure products obtain proper Chinese certification.
ALIMAK AWARDED MULTIPLE CANARY WHARF ORDERS
Alimak Group has been awarded orders for construction hoists, associated infrastructure and services totaling SEK80 million (US$8.7 million) in London's Canary Wharf. Most equipment will be delivered in the second quarter of 2017. Alimak observes its construction hoists are based on modular designs, which provides flexibility that make them usable in a variety of applications, regardless of project size.
TRIO OF SKYSCRAPERS PLANNED ACROSS FROM L.A. LIVE
City Century, the Los Angeles subsidiary of Shanghai's Sheng-Long Group, wants to build a trio of skyscrapers standing 43, 53 and 65 stories across from L.A. Live in Los Angeles at 1001 W. Olympic Avenue, the Los Angeles Times reports. Olympia would have approximately 1,360 residences, with retail and dining on the lower levels. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and aimed at attracting the "emergent creative class," the buildings' outdoor terraces and 30th-floor pool would set it apart from the competition. Construction permits could be obtained within 18 months, with the project opening in approximately four years.
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