http://www.lerchbates.eu Lerch Bates are the world’s leading consultants in moving people & materials Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:39:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After completing an HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and a four year apprenticeship in the early 1980’s,  Darren took up his first position as a Technician Engineer with Rediffusion (defence equipment contractor in Crawley) and whilst there was in a number of different roles within the Product Development department developing ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/team/darren-russell/ Leading experts from within the vertical transportation industry will be speaking at Elevcon 2012, the 19th world congress of the International Association of Elevator Engineers which is being held in Miami Beach, Florida. Lerch Bates Chairman, Adrian Godwin, will be presenting a paper entitled ‘Adsimulo - An expert system for the design of passenger lift ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/event-information/elevcon-2012-22-24-may-2012/ To celebrate the festive season we gave readers of our newsletter the opportunity to win a magnum of Veuve Clicquot Champagne. All they had to do was spot the four differences between our Christmassy Professor Elbies.  The correct entries were placed into a draw and we are delighted to announce the winner: Philip Burrow - University of Exeter Many ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/news/spot-the-difference-competition-winner/ Jason has over twelve years' experience in the field of vertical transportation, during which time he has worked in a variety of design positions. He gained his City & Guilds and HNC in mechanical engineering.   Jason started his career in the industry by joining Sterling Lifts Architectural Interior Design working as a CAD ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/team/consultants/jason-southgate/ The Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh is in the final stages of a £18.6 million overhaul which will increase gallery space by around 60 percent and boost annual visitor numbers from 200,000 to 300,000. Designed by Architect, Sir Robert Rowand Anderson, the gallery was first opened in 1889. Located on ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/news/a-new-lease-of-life-for-the-scottish-national-portrait-gallery/ After gaining his degree in Electro-Technic, Jean-François Quivrin started his carrier at Kone in 1996, being in charge of the lifts maintenance for 5 years. He then joined the SNCF (French national railways company) to take care of works and managing contractors for the lifts and escalators portfolio at Gare de Lyon. ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/team/consultants/jean-francois-quivrin/ Lee has over twenty years’ experience in the lift industry, during which time he has worked on and been involved in a variety of roles from design inception to operational completion in all areas of the business. He has developed a detailed and wide level of experience in the design, sales ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/team/consultants/lee-hawley/ 'All you need to know about Lifts & Escalators' Our half day seminar is packed with valuable information and insight as to how you can meet your obligations as property and facilities managers. There will be a strong focus on reducing operational costs and maximising efficiencies and this will include cost-effective maintenance contracts, reducing energy consumed ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/event-information/free-half-day-seminars/ Geoff has 37 years experience in the field of vertical transportation during which time he has worked in technical, sales, marketing and managerial roles with Otis, a global leader in the lift and escalator market. He began his career in the industry in various positions including field roles and repair estimating ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/team/consultants/geoff-farge/ Nadine Tissot joined Schindler Elevators as a mechanical design engineer after gaining her Degree in Engineering. A few years later, Nadine assumed the responsibility of design office manager for new installations and modernisation. She was in charge of supervising special projects for the installation of lifts in a variety of ... http://www.lerchbates.eu/team/consultants/nadine-tissot/