ORBITZ BECOMES HITACHI'S FIRST DISTRIBUTOR IN AUSTRALIA
ORBITZ BECOMES HITACHI'S FIRST DISTRIBUTOR IN AUSTRALIA
Orbitz Elevators, a fast-growing company on Australia's Gold Coast, signed a deal with Hitachi to become the Japanese OEM's first Australian distributor. Orbitz founder and Managing Director Jonathan Dwayre says Hitachi had been looking to get into the Australian market for years, and determined after approximately six months of talks that Orbitz was the right fit to supply, install and service its equipment on the continent. Orbitz will supply a diverse range lifts, escalators and moving walks designed in accordance with AS 1735 Part 1-2016 and other Australian lift codes.
UNSAFE ELEVATOR CONTROL BOXES ALLEGEDLY IGNORED BY NYCHA
New York City’s Department of Investigations (DOI) received complaints in 2011 from the former head of the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) elevator inspection unit that potentially unsafe, untested elevator control boxes were being used at the agency, but warnings about the boxes forwarded to NYCHA bosses were allegedly ignored, The Real Deal reports. In a 2013 lawsuit, the head of the elevator unit said two former senior vice presidents of Operations at NYCHA ignored complaints and “took steps to ensure [a particular supplier] continued to secure contracts with NYCHA.” DOI declined to look into claims about using the supplier, but found that in some cases control boxes had not been tested. The supplier had the boxes tested as a result.
OSHA ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS OPEN
OSHA is seeking nominations for its Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) until November 16. ACCSH is a continuing advisory body established by statute that provides advice and assistance in construction standards and policy matters to the assistant secretary of Labor of the U.S. It has 15 members, and its meetings are open to the public. To make a nomination, visit website.
PLAN INCLUDING MANCHESTER’S FUTURE TALLEST CHANGES HANDS
Trinity Islands, a development that includes 1,400 homes and what will be, at 67 stories, the tallest building in Manchester, U.K., has been purchased from Allied London by Renaker, the company building the city's current tallest building, a 64-story structure in Deansgate Square, Place North West reports. Designed by Child Graddon Lewis, Trinity Islands is set to have a trio of towers linked by a commercial podium in its first phase: the 67-story one, along with 38- and 26-story buildings. In a later phase, 41- and 26-story towers are planned. Besides the homes, the development could yield 150,000 sq. ft. of commercial and public space.
