Madeleine Olausson

Madeleine Olausson has long experience in marketing and communications for various industries. Originally from Sweden, she is currently based in the U.K. EWUK Correspondent

LIFTEX 2025 Exhibitor Briefing

Meeting provides important details for June event — set to be the biggest LIFTEX ever. On 11 February, exactly four months ahead of LIFTEX 2025, the LIFTEX team held an...

High Safety Risks With Old Lifts

Safety issues abound as Sweden has the oldest lift stock in Europe with rules just as old.  Over the last few years, there have been several lift accidents in Sweden....

The Nordic Lift Expo

A great meeting place for the whole lift industry There was a real buzz in the air ahead of the Nordic Lift Expo in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 12, 2024....

A VT Conversation in London

KONE’s Head of Major Projects in Great Britain talks VT trends and sustainability Samu Salmelin Samu Salmelin, KONE’s Head of Major Projects in Great Britain, joined the company in Finland...

Adaptive Reuse in Tall Buildings

A look at the topic from a U.K. perspective  images by Hilson Moran The U.K. chapter of the Council for Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) organised an evening conference...

Skyline and Sketching

A winning combination Thursday 23 May started overcast and grey, but fortunately the clouds broke up during the day, and by the time a group of us were 109-m up...

AiO Speed Watcher

Your author attends the highly anticipated launch of a new safety product. Atwell International launched its new product, the AiOâ„¢ speed watcher, during a customer day at the specialist training...

Buildings by Boat

A popular networking event by CTBUH London The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) arranged a very popular networking event, a boat trip along the Thames, on 14...

14th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies

Important industry themes were discussed at this annual event. by Madeleine Olausson, EWUK Correspondent The 14th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies, a very popular event with approximately 130 participants...

We Have Liftoff!

SafeLine’s ORION and LYRA announced in grand fashion. Approximately 100 guests from lift companies and lift consultancies braved the weather on a rainy and blustery night in London to come...

SIMS4LIFTS NOW SIMSINLIFTS, LAUNCHES ENHANCED PORTAL

Sims4Lifts Now SIMSINLIFTS, Launches Enhanced Portal

New Elevator at the Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain station; image courtesy of TransLink

SkyTrain Station in Vancouver Receives Major Expansion

MACAU GOVERNMENT URGING ANNUAL ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS

Macau Government Urging Annual Elevator Inspections

Wonder Wheel at Coney Island; photo by DangApricot for Wikipedia

DOB Elevator Unit Inspects Coney Island Amusement Park

SOUTHERN ELEVATOR AGAIN PARTNERS WITH ELLIS FOR THREE RACES

Southern Elevator Again Partners With Ellis for Three Races