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Schmersal, View Elevator Partner to Develop Digitalized Lift Systems
Schmersal Böhnke + Partner, based in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, and View Elevator of Austria are working together to develop lift systems with a focus on digitalization, the companies announced on...
51-Story Towers Approved for Manchester
Simpson Haugh has won planning permission for two 51-story residential tower blocks in central Manchester, England, U.K. Building Design reported in March. Members of Manchester City Council’s planning and highways...
Jackson Lift Group Adds Escalators to Maintenance Contract
The Jackson Lift Group Manchester team recently won a maintenance contract for the escalators at the four-story Princes Quay Shopping Centre in Hull, the company announced on LinkedIn in April....
KLEEMANN Enters U.S. Market Through Day Elevator & Lift
KLEEMANN, a major lift manufacturer serving the global market, this month announced its entry to the U.S. market through an alliance with Day Elevator & Lift, established in 1992 and...
TKE IQC Atlanta Earns LEED Gold Certification
TK Elevator's (TKE) Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC), part of its new North American headquarters in Atlanta that includes the tallest elevator test tower in North America, achieved the U.S....
Wafer-Thin Projects Promoted in Gold Coast, Australia
A pair of development proposals have been filed to further fill the expanding projects in the Gold Coast in Australia, areas set to become new frontiers in the region’s proliferation...
Plans Submitted to FAA for Miami Supertall
Plans were submitted on March 31 to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Major, a mixed-use supertall planned for Miami, Florida’s Financial District, Florida YIMBY reports. The developers, JDS Development...
In Memoriam: Herschell E. Godwin, Jr.
Herschell E. "Buddy" Godwin, Jr., a longtime elevator man who worked for the Elevator Division of the North Carolina Department of Labor (DoL), owned a consultancy and represented North Carolina...
Prysmian Group Appoints Parvesse President of Draka EHC
Prysmian Group announced on April 11 it has appointed Richard Parvesse president of Draka EHC, its Rocky Mount, North Carolina-headquartered elevator and escalator division. Draka EHC was formed by the...
Church Elevator Entrapment Highlights Need for Replacement
Firefighters were called in early April to a church in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, to rescue a woman from an outdoor lift that failed, trapping the woman inside, Mainline Media News reported...
