Europe

Plan Submitted for Scotland’s Tallest “Building”

The redrawn plans for Portcullis House — which would become the tallest “building” in Scotland at 125 m— near Glasgow’s Charing Cross station, were submitted by developer Watkin Jones Group...

Alimak Group Considers Consolidating Assembly Activity

Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Alimak Group is considering consolidating assembly activity in Mammendorf, Germany, to its manufacturing facility in Madrid, Spain, as part of an effort to deliver significantly improved margins in...

Terry Lifts Joins BHTA

Terry Lifts recently announced it is now a member of the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA), which brings together healthcare and assistive technologies manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and service providers to...

Designs Revealed for What Would Be London’s Tallest Tower

Eric Parry Architects has revealed new visualizations of its overhauled designs for One Undershaft, which is set to be the City of London’s tallest tower, Architects’ Journal reports. The plans...

CTBUH 2024 Awards Program Portal Now Open for Submissions

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2024 Awards Program portal is now open for project submissions, and the submission deadline is February 9, 2024. Judged by an...

Plans Revealed for Tower Set To Be Tallest in Manchester

The architect behind the five tallest buildings in Manchester, U.K., has unveiled plans to break another record in the city with proposals for an even higher tower, Building reports. Simpson...

Call for Abstracts for CTBUH 2024 International Conference

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Development (CTBUH) has issued a call for abstracts for the CTBUH 2024 International Conference to be held in London and Paris on September...

Access Reports Success at OT Show

The team at Access reports another successful Occupational Therapy (OT) Show in Birmingham, U.K., in November with high levels of interest from OTs. The working models of the HomeGlide straight...

2N Selected by Schmersal Italy for Rome Metro Lift Emergency-Call System

Schmersal Italy selected a lift emergency-call system from 2N Telekomunikace a.s. for lifts and escalators on the A and B lines of the Rome Metro. The oldest underground train network...

EW Announces 2024 Project of the Year Winners

ELEVATOR WORLD proudly announces the 2024 Project of the Year winners. Expert teams in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Singapore and the Middle East emerged victorious by successfully completing challenging,...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir