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Your daily industry news update: www.elevatorworld.com/industry-news/april-12-2017/
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CRINCOLI JOINS VSA OF NYC, PHILADELPHIA
Vertical Systems Analysis, Inc. (VSA), based in New York City (NYC) and Philadelphia, has announced Joseph Crincoli as executive vice president and principal. Crincoli has more than 35 years' experience in the industry. After spending the first 22 years of his career as an apprentice at Central Elevator in NYC, he joined McGlynn Hays & Co. as director of Operations, spent 10 years as vice president and partner at United Elevator Co. and joined VSA in 2016. He taught union apprentices in NYC before founding The Elevator School, which provided training to union members and employees of independent companies. He is a certified OSHA outreach contractor and a licensed QEI in New York and Pennsylvania.
REFORMA TOWERS NEAR COMPLETION IN MEXICO CITY
Reforma Towers, a pair of 40-story mixed-use structures joined by a base, are nearing completion in Mexico City and could open as early as this summer, World Architecture Community reports. Featuring a design by Richard Meier & Partners with plenty of public space and natural light, the towers will house offices, retail, restaurants and parking. Diametro Arquitectos is the developer of the project, described as a critical link between the Paseo de la Reforma financial district and the historic city center. The towers will be complemented by a 27-story hotel.
WOMAN, BABY INJURED IN HONG KONG ESCALATOR MISHAP
A 59-year-old woman and her seven-month-old grandson were hospitalized and reportedly in stable condition after falling down several steps on a shopping-mall escalator in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, on April 9, The Standard reports. At 43.5 m, the escalators are the second longest in Hong Kong malls. Authorities closed the escalators after the incident and found they were in good working order. Escalator accidents can be prevented, they said, by firmly holding handrails and not using smartphones while riding.
ELEVATORS FOR PAKISTAN RAIL STATIONS
Elevators are coming to 14 Pakistan rail stations across the country, a result of Pakistan Railways' decision to install them next to foot overbridges, Radio Pakistan reports. Stations getting elevators are Karachi, Hyderabad, Rohri, Bahawalpur, Multan, Raiwind, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Sahiwal, Okara, Khanewal and Faisalabad.
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Your daily industry news update: www.elevatorworld.com/industry-news/april-12-2017/
Elevator World is the leading publisher for the International Building Transportation Industry. Our magazines cover the latest news, events, new technologies, market trends and education. Sign up for a print subscription or read the issue on any tablet, PC or mobile device.
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Purchase Monsters in the Elevator:
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CRINCOLI JOINS VSA OF NYC, PHILADELPHIA
Vertical Systems Analysis, Inc. (VSA), based in New York City (NYC) and Philadelphia, has announced Joseph Crincoli as executive vice president and principal. Crincoli has more than 35 years' experience in the industry. After spending the first 22 years of his career as an apprentice at Central Elevator in NYC, he joined McGlynn Hays & Co. as director of Operations, spent 10 years as vice president and partner at United Elevator Co. and joined VSA in 2016. He taught union apprentices in NYC before founding The Elevator School, which provided training to union members and employees of independent companies. He is a certified OSHA outreach contractor and a licensed QEI in New York and Pennsylvania.
REFORMA TOWERS NEAR COMPLETION IN MEXICO CITY
Reforma Towers, a pair of 40-story mixed-use structures joined by a base, are nearing completion in Mexico City and could open as early as this summer, World Architecture Community reports. Featuring a design by Richard Meier & Partners with plenty of public space and natural light, the towers will house offices, retail, restaurants and parking. Diametro Arquitectos is the developer of the project, described as a critical link between the Paseo de la Reforma financial district and the historic city center. The towers will be complemented by a 27-story hotel.
WOMAN, BABY INJURED IN HONG KONG ESCALATOR MISHAP
A 59-year-old woman and her seven-month-old grandson were hospitalized and reportedly in stable condition after falling down several steps on a shopping-mall escalator in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong, on April 9, The Standard reports. At 43.5 m, the escalators are the second longest in Hong Kong malls. Authorities closed the escalators after the incident and found they were in good working order. Escalator accidents can be prevented, they said, by firmly holding handrails and not using smartphones while riding.
ELEVATORS FOR PAKISTAN RAIL STATIONS
Elevators are coming to 14 Pakistan rail stations across the country, a result of Pakistan Railways' decision to install them next to foot overbridges, Radio Pakistan reports. Stations getting elevators are Karachi, Hyderabad, Rohri, Bahawalpur, Multan, Raiwind, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Sahiwal, Okara, Khanewal and Faisalabad.
Subscribe to ELEVATOR WORLD magazine: http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/CategoryCenter/SUBS/Subscriptions.aspx
Online bookstore: www.elevatorbooks.com
Blog: www.elevatorworldunplugged.com
Website: www.elevatorworld.com
Submit your photos to our 2017 Elevator World Photo Contest!
http://www.elevatorworld.com/photocontest
Follow us on Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/elevatorworld
Image courtesy Richard Meier & Partners Architects:
http://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/cvpzg/fully_glazed_reforma_towers_by_richard_meier_partners_to_open_in_mexico_city.html