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TOM DAVIES NAMED AVIRE EIMEA SALES DIRECTOR
Tom Davies has been named Avire sales director for Europe, India, the Middle East and Africa (EIMEA). He joins Avire from Instron, where he served as commercial director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He holds a degree in Materials Engineering and Science from the University of Wales Swansea and has experience in sales, strategic product marketing and innovation programs. Davies said he is “looking forward to gaining a fuller understanding of our customers' challenges and making sure that we can solve those in the most effective way.”
APEX LIFTS LANDS 61-UNIT MAINTENANCE CONTRACT
Apex Lifts has been awarded a contract to maintain and repair 61 lifts in Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association homes in London. The yearlong contact commenced in January and includes key performance indicator reporting and the use of Apex Computer Aided Lift Management, an online tool that provides real-time information on schedules, breakdowns, maintenance and repairs. Apex staff are on hand 24/7 to respond to problems. The work includes hydraulic and machine-room-less passenger lifts, as well as stairlifts.
TODDLER IN SEATTLE LOSES FINGER IN ESCALATOR MISHAP
A two-year-old girl’s finger was reattached after she lost it in an escalator accident in the downtown Seattle metro on March 3, ABC 13 Eyewitness News reports. The child reportedly caught her finger in the escalator as a result of falling in the lower-level area where the steps disappear. Staff were able to quickly recover the finger, which was reattached at a local hospital. The escalator was out of service in the wake of the accident.
PAIR OF LONDON TOWERS IMPACTED BY HISTORIC VIEW ISSUE
A pair of towers originally planned at 30 and 40 stories in Stratford, east London, must be redesigned in light of changes to city policy regarding historic views expected to affect approximately six Stratford projects, Architects' Journal reports. After a row over Manhattan Loft Gardens' impact on views of St. Paul's Cathedral, London Mayor Sadiq Khan urged councils to carefully consider height when deciding whether to greenlight projects. A project of Allies and Morrison, the Olympicopolis will be home to the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sadler Wells Theatre and a London College of Fashion campus. The project could open in late 2022 and is being designed by O'Donnell + Tuomey.
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