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SERAPID CHANGES HANDS
After 30 years at the helm, Serapid Group President and CEO Saïd Lounis has sold the company, which supplies lifts and related equipment to diverse industries, to Emeric Labesse and Guillaume Davies, who are serving as CEO and chief operating officer, respectively. Lounis retains a stake in the company. Labesse and Davies are backed by LBO France, one of France's leading private-equity companies. In announcing the acquisition, the pair said their goal is to "continue the development of the company based on the fundamentals that have made it a success: innovation, competence and the excellence of its team."
NEW STANDARDS FOR SAUDI ELEVATORS STARTING IN MARCH
The Saudi Arabian Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) will require that most elevators be registered with and certified by the Civil Defense starting in March, the Saudi Gazette reports. The measure will require certificates to be displayed at the ground-floor entrances of all residential and commercial buildings. During a workshop at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry on January 10, SASO and Civil Defense officials noted that private villas, military buildings, mining and construction sites are excluded from inspections for now, but will be included at a later date. By 2020, all elevators must meet the standards, according to SASO. Civil Defense Capt. Faris Bader said the authority will oversee the work of companies authorized to evaluate elevators.
ELEVATOR U ISSUES CALL FOR PAPERS
Elevator U has issued a call for papers to be presented at its upcoming annual conference, which will be on June 18-21 at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Those wishing to propose a topic for presentation should go to the Elevator U website and click on the link for either a PDF or Word version of the entry form, along with detailed instructions. Proposals should not be sales pitches, but should include at least three specific learning objectives tailored for an audience of professionals in charge of vertical-transportation (VT) equipment at colleges, universities and other large institutions. Completed forms should be emailed to elevatoru@gmail.com.
FRESH RENDERINGS OF HEATHERWICK BUILDINGS IN NYC
New renderings show details of 22- and 10-story buildings that will flank the High Line in New York City’s (NYC) Chelsea neighborhood, New York YIMBY reports. Designed by Thomas Heatherwick with SLCE as the architect of record, the structures will total approximately 571,000 sq. ft. for residences and will have outdoor greenspace on their rooftops. Taking the place of low-rise parking garages, both will have podlike, brick-and-glass profiles and boast proximity to the Hudson River, the High Line and public transit. Completion is roughly anticipated in 2021. Related Cos. is the developer.
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http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/article/525944?rss=1
