Europe

Plans for 40-Story Tower in London Eastern Cluster in the Works

Fletcher Priest is working on plans for a 40-story tower in the City of London’s eastern cluster for French investment manager Axa IM Alts, Building has revealed. The office scheme...

EFESME Presents Manifesto for the European Election

The European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) presented its Manifesto for the European Election ahead of the European Union's early June elections to "ensure that the voices...

LECS UK Launches LECS UAE in Dubai

LECS UK, a leading independent lift and escalator engineering consultancy, has announced its expansion into the Middle East with the official launch of LECS UAE, based in Dubai. LECS CEO...

Superyacht Design Includes Unique Telescopic Elevator

As part of a final-year project, Finn Berg, who recently completed a bachelor's degree course in Automotive and Transport Design at the University of Coventry in the U.K., designed a...

Alimak Group Commits to Science Based Targets Initiative

Sweden-headquartered Alimak Group announced on May 7 it has committed to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and will set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission-reduction targets aligned with the Paris Agreement....

Aritec New Materials Group Announces Alberto Sassi Partnership

Luzern, Switzerland-headquartered Aritec New Materials Group on May 3 announced a strategic partnership with Alberto Sassi S.p.A., the Italian company known for its elevator machine technology. Elevator belts, Aritec stated,...

“Cities in the Sky” Book Launch Reception on May 15 in NYC

A book launch reception is planned for May 15 from 6-8 p.m. at Rizzoli Book Store at 1133 Broadway between 25th and 26th streets in Manhattan, NYC, for “Cities in...

Blackfriars Tower Scheme Recommended for Approval

Planning officers have recommended approval of Foster + Partners’ plans for a mammoth mixed-use development at 18 Blackfriars Road in Southwark, London, featuring a 45-story skyscraper alongside 22- and 40-story...

Schindler Partners With FRAMEN for Elevator Screen Ad Platform

Schindler has partnered with FRAMEN, a content streaming platform, to promote high-quality lift screens as a digital advertising platform in 150 upscale hotels in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and...

CTBUH President Announces 90 Global Conference Sponsors

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) President Dr. Antony Wood announced on LinkedIn 90 global sponsors for the CTBUH 2024 London and Paris Conference, “New or Renew: Addressing...

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New Elevators and Escalators at Southern India Railway Station

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In Memoriam: William “Bill” O’Connor

New installation sales have been driven by TKE’s energy-efficient, digitally native EOX elevator for low- to mid-rise buildings; image courtesy of TKE.

TKE Reports Financial Results With Sales Gains Driven by EOX

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations