Europe
CEDES Names Bayrakli E&E Account Manager EMEA
Switzerland-headquartered CEDES recently welcomed Yasin Bayrakli to its sales team as elevator and escalator (E&E) key account manager for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Bayraki joins CEDES from...
Russian Elevator Manufacturer To Produce Premium Units
Russian elevator manufacturer Meteor (part of S8 Capital Holding and formerly Otis) will produce premium Aurus elevators developed by the designers of Aurus cars — the Central Scientific Research Automobile...
KONE Part of Modernization of Iconic Thirty High in London
KONE announced on June 6 it has been selected to provide a suite of vertical-transportation (VT) solutions for the modernization of the 1960s, 101-m-tall Thirty High skyscraper (formerly Portland House)...
K.A. Schmersal Receives Great Place To Work Certification
Taking part in the program for the first time, Wuppertal, Germany-headquartered K.A. Schmersal GmbH & Co. KG has been awarded the Great Place to Work® (GPTW) certification, the Schmersal Group...
New Elevator Safety Rules in Spain To Have Big Impact
The Spanish Government has introduced new legislation that will force building owners to modernize between 35 and 40% of the nation’s elevators, Murcia Today reports. Spain has the most lifts...
Schmersal Receives Best Managed Companies Award for Second Year
The Schmersal Group, headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, has received the Best Managed Companies Award for the second year in a row, the company announced on May 24. Presented by consulting...
The Platform Lift Co. Launches Spare Parts Website
The Platform Lift Co., a U.K.-based provider of spare parts for platform lifts, on May 28 announced the launch of its spare parts website. The innovative platform offers engineers and...
150 TKE Victoria Escalators Enhance Accessibility at Guangzhou Baiyun Train Station
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 28 it provided 150 heavy-duty victoria escalators for the newly reopened Guangzhou Baiyun train station in Guangzhou, China. Positioned as one of China's cutting-edge...
Strategies Developed at ISO Plenary Meeting in Paris
On April 18-19, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) plenary meeting, chaired by Prof. Dr. Gero Gschwendtner, took place in Paris at AFNOR Group's headquarters. After two virtual plenary sessions,...
CTBUH Announces 2024 Award of Excellence Winners
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) recently announced its 2024 Award of Excellence winners, more than 100 of the most exemplary projects in the architecture, engineering and...
