Europe

“Cities in the Sky: The Quest To Build the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers” To Publish in May

Rutgers University Professor Jason M. Barr tells ELEVATOR WORLD his new book, “Cities in the Sky: The Quest to Build the World’s Tallest Skyscrapers,” will be published by Scribner Books...

UK Lift & Escalator Announces New Hires

UK Lift & Escalator Co. Ltd., headquartered in Gateshead, U.K., recently announced the addition of two new employees: Les Bloor as operations director and Seana Cuthbert as operations administrator. Bloor's...

CEDES Announces Partnership With Langer & Laumann

CEDES, a global leader in elevator door safeguarding, has announced a new partnership with Langer & Laumann. Langer & Laumann offers the most frequently used modernization solution for elevator door...

London’s Historic BT Tower To Become Hotel

Heatherwick Studio will work with the new American owner of the BT (British Telecommunications) Tower in central London, U.K., to transform it into a hotel, Building Design reports. Opened in...

CEDES Group Welcomes Haussmann as New CFO

CEDES Group recently welcomed Pascal-Olivier Haussmann as its new chief financial officer (CFO). With considerable experience with ERP (enterprise resource planning) software implementation and Internet of Things (IoT) financial services,...

Seven-Tower Scheme in the Works for London Development

Howells is working up plans to build seven mixed-use towers on a riverside plot in London opposite the O2 Arena, Building Design reports. The plot has been vacant for more...

Register for CTBUH 2024 Europe Conference in Istanbul

Organizers of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Europe Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, on April 18-19 invite interested parties to register now to secure their spots...

Schindler To Showcase Innovations at MIPIM in Cannes

Schindler, a Silver sponsor alongside Green Building Initiative® of the MIPIM® conference at the Palais de Festivals Cannes in Cannes, France, says it is excited to return to France to...

31-Story Residential Scheme Approved in Birmingham, U.K.

Chapman Taylor’s plans for a 31-story residential tower scheme in Birmingham, U.K., have been given the go ahead by the local council, Building Design reports. Queen Hospital Close will contain...

Well-Being Workshop for Small Organizations To Be Hosted in Cardiff

As part of its charitable work, British Safety Council (BSC) is offering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-sized organizations in Cardiff, U.K., the chance to attend a 3-h workshop...

88 Merivale Street; image © Koichi Takada Architects/Binyan Studios

Developer of Brisbane “Urban Forest” Seeks To Go Taller

Brooklyn Hospital Center; image courtesy of STO Building Group

Brooklyn Hospital Center Secures US$2 Million for Escalator Work

EAM TO HOST HOLIDAY SOCIAL ON NOVEMBER 13

EAM To Host Holiday Social on November 13

HITACHI LIFT INDIA RECEIVES ORDER FOR 56 ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS

Hitachi Lift India Receives Order for 56 Elevators and Escalators

The 125th Street and Broadway MTA station; photo by General Punger for Wikipedia

Inaccessibility at Key NYC Subway Station Focus of Meeting