High Rises Banned In Karachi, Pakistan

Elevator World

This week’s featured product is: Elevator & Escalator Maintenance for Building Managers: http://www.elevatorbooks.com/Products/BLDGMGR2PDF/elevator--escalator-maintenance-for-building-managers-digital-edition.aspx EXAMINATION OF ROUTES, TECH JOBS IN CANADA Canadian Business reported that, as property owners try to cut costs, technicians report a dangerous lack of maintenance. Due to the intense competition between multinational elevator companies, it continued, some technicians rush through hundreds of maintenance jobs per month with time limits as short as 7 min. per visit. It also noted that elevator technicians hold the top-ranked blue-collar job, according to Forbes. Canadian Business’ own "Canada’s Best Jobs in 2017" saw "elevator mechanic" rise from number 74 in 2016 to 10. The source attributes it partly to new wage growth after several lackluster years but mostly to the overall growth in the number of jobs: a 94% increase in Canada over the last five years. MVT APPOINTS THREE MANAGERS Sylvain Mongrain, founder and president of Mongrain Vertical Transport, Inc. (MVT) of Grandes-Piles, Canada, has appointed three new managers. Jimmy Boissonneault, P.Eng., is Engineering manager, overseeing engineering and design functions and implementing policies, codes, standards and procedures related to existing and future products. Eduardo Pena Chiang is Estimating manager, responsible for standard and nonstandard complete packages in new and existing markets. Luis Hernandez, P.Eng., is Contract Engineering procurement manager, focusing on maximizing efficiency of the Contract Engineering Group and acting as a liaison among the Sales, Engineering and Purchasing departments. HIGH RISES BANNED IN KARACHI The building control authority of the Sindh province of Pakistan has imposed a ban on the construction of high-rise buildings in Karachi. DAWN reported that, acting on the orders passed by the Supreme Court, the Sindh Building Control Authority imposed a “complete ban on the construction of multistoried and high-rise buildings beyond ground plus two floors" in Karachi, the provincial capital and the largest and most populous city in the country. Authorities noted the approval of building plans without developing civic infrastructure and conducting environmental impact assessments. Approximately 85% of the 80 high-rise residential projects announced annually in Sindh are intended for Karachi. Subscribe to the Podcast: iTunes?Google Play | SoundCloud?Stitcher?TuneIn