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EFESME Joins FEPYMA For Spain “Barriers” Event
Members of the European Federation for Elevator Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) joined members of FEPYMA, the Spanish federation representing the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for a...
Chicago Plan for Downtown Office-to-Residence Conversions
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot seeks to revitalize a “foot traffic-starved” area of the downtown Loop on and around LaSalle Street by providing tax incentives to developers that convert underused office...
Seven-Building Design Providing 1,300 Homes Approved in London
Plans by HTA Design to transform the former Britannia Works factory site in east London have been given the go-ahead by the London borough of Redbridge, Architects’ Journal reports. The...
TÜV Rheinland to Acquire ABB U.K.’s Engineering Consultancy
TÜV Rheinland, which offers test technical systems and products around the world, recently announced an agreement to acquire ABB U.K.’s technical engineering consultancy, part of ABB’s Energy Industries division. Expected...
IMEM Lifts Names Deputy Director of Electrical R&D
IMEM Lifts, a Santander, Spain-based company that has installed lifts in more than 65 countries over five continents, recently announced the appointment of Luis Sagaseta as deputy director of R&D....
Two Lifts to Improve Access in Spanish Town
The Portuguese City Council has begun work on the construction of two urban elevators that will serve to improve access between Julio Gutiérrez Lumbreras Street and Urdibai Square, in Portugalete,...
Energy-Efficient Escalators Among 2022 DEN Milestones
Significant progress on a new set of triple escalators and completion of another single set of escalators are among 2022 milestones being celebrated by Denver International Airport (DEN), Mile High...
Freedman Transitions to New Role at CEDES
Employed with Landquart, Switzerland-headquartered sensor specialist CEDES AG for more than 15 years, Steven Freedman has transitioned from global head of hoistway innovations and member of the management board to...
AKE Taps Borgonovo Italy Country Manager
AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, recently named Luca Borgonovo country manager for Italy. In addition to leading AKE's development in Italy, Borgonovo will contribute to elevator...
Designs for Two Mixed-Use Towers in China Revealed
Aedas Global, in collaboration with GDAD, revealed the design of a 230-m tall mixed-use complex comprising two twin towers and a plaza in Guangzhou, China, containing industrial, commercial and publicly...
