Europe
TKE Signs Agreement With FC Barcelona for Espai Barça Project
FC Barcelona and TK Elevator (TKE) have signed a sponsorship agreement under which TKE becomes an official provider for the Espai Barça project for the next five seasons, until June...
East London Tower Height Increase Approved
Developer Chalegrove Properties received approval from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities for its proposals to increase the height of 225 Marsh Wall on the Isle of Dogs...
LESA AGM To Be Held on April 24
The Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on April 24 at Norths Club, Abbott St. Cammeray and on Zoom at 6 p.m. The...
A Look at Schindler’s 2024 Sales Targets
Schindler reiterated its full-year revenue guidance for low single-digit percentage growth, cutting expectations for new installations in China, Reuters reports. Chinese installations outpaced the rest of the Asia-Pacific in units...
Switzerland Event To Focus on Cities of the Future
neext, along with host Schindler Aufzüge AG, is presenting “City of the Future – Sustainable. Connected. Worth living.” on April 25 in Lucerne, Switzerland. The program will look at the...
UKCW London and Construction Report Hit the Road for “Gumball Rally”
UK Construction Week (UKCW) London has announced that it is once again partnering with the Construction Sport charity and On The Tools on an exciting “Gumball” style Van Rally, which...
Tattoli Elected Convener of CEN TC 10/WG 7
The European Federation for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) announced that Paolo Tattoli was elected convener of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee (TC) 10/Working Group (WG) 7...
Sweco Lands Eur6-Million Design Contract for Finland Tramway
Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Sweco, a leading European engineering and architecture consultancy, announced on April 17 it has been awarded a EUR6-million (US$6.4 million) contract to design the first tramway in the...
Italy’s Prysmian to Acquire U.S.-Based Encore Wire
Italy's Prysmian Group, which includes the Draka Elevator business, on April 15 announced a US$4.15-billion deal to acquire U.S. firm Encore Wire, outlets including Reuters report. "M&A is in our...
Germany-Based Nonprofit CIA Re-elects BOD
The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association, based in Nuremberg, Germany, re-elected its Board of Directors (BoD) on April 9. They are: Magnus Hell from Infineon, technical director; Christian Schlegel...
