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ALIMAK PROVIDING EQUIPMENT FOR SYDNEY HARBOUR RESORT
Alimak Group has been awarded a US$6.25-million contract by Lendlease to provide vertical-access equipment for the Crown Sydney Hotel Resort, under construction on Sydney Harbour. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre, the 73-story structure will become Sydney's tallest building. Alimak's contract runs until 2020, with most of the equipment, including construction hoists, to be delivered in 2017 and 2018. Alimak states it is proud to continue its partnership with Lendlease, with which it has worked on numerous projects in recent years.
IN MEMORIAM: GIOVANNI FERRARINI
The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) mourns the passing of its honorary president, Giovanni Ferrarini. Services are planned for Ferrarini, who was in his early 70s, on July 3 in Parma, Italy. Ferrarini's commitment to the Federation led to its board of directors appointing him honorary president in 2013. Ferrarini's roots in the elevator industry run deep. He founded Farma Ascensori in Italy in 1970, growing the company into an international player. Ferrarini served as president of ANACAM (Italian elevator association) for 14 years, stepping down in 2004. EFESME expresses its sincere condolences to Ferrarini’s family.
WOMAN INJURED IN SINGAPORE ELEVATOR MISHAP
A woman said to be in her 30s suffered a torn leg ligament on July 1 as a result of being trapped in an elevator that dropped several stories in a housing complex in western Singapore, Coconuts Singapore reports. The woman was with four relatives at the time of the incident, which involved the lift suddenly falling from the fourth floor, then stopping part of the way down. At that point, one family member pried open the door and got everyone out. Authorities responded, and the woman was transported to a hospital. The incident is under investigation.
TEI MAKES SEVERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
New York City (NYC)-based vertical-transportation (VT) contractor TEI Group recently made several company announcements. In May, it launched a new website, www.teigroup.com. The site has a modern look that includes a News section with company updates, as well as “the latest developments" within the industry. The company also announced that Steven Bonardi has taken a role as maintenance manager, responsible for managing a service zone covering Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Uptown Manhattan. Bonardi has more than 30 years’ VT experience, including positions with BOCA Group, Consolidated Edison Elevator, thyssenkrupp and Archer Elevator. Finally, the company announced it has won a contract to modernize six elevators at Baruch College’s Lawrence and Eris Field Building at 17 Lexington Avenue in NYC.
Image courtesy of Coconuts Singapore.
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