Europe

Torremolinos Beach Elevators Soon to Charge Fee

Torremolinos City Council announced on February 12 that it will soon charge a fee to visitors, except for children, seniors and the mobility-impaired, for elevator access to the Torremolinos beach...

KONE Awarded ‘A’ Score for Climate Action From CDP

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) awarded KONE an “A” for action for climate and environmental transparency. Data reported through CDP’s 2024 Climate Change questionnaire showed that KONE is among the...

Stannah Lifts Announces New Branch Managers

Stannah Lift Services, a leading provider of lift solutions in the U.K. with more than 150 years of experience, has announced three new appointments to its local service branches in...

KLST Acquired by Private-Equity Firm Mition

Mition GmbH Mitelstandsbeteiligungen (Mition), a private equity firm focused on succession solutions for companies, acquired the well-established provider of elevator control systems, switchgears and components for elevators, Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen...

Fermator Invests EUR4 Million

Fermator Group, the global manufacturer of automatic elevator doors headquartered in Reus, Spain, announced on February 5 it invested more than EUR4 million (US$4.1 million) to modernize logistics and production...

Lift Industry Motorcycle Event Planned in Germany

After the success of past years' events, elevator industry motorcycle enthusiasts from Germany and beyond are again planning to gather for the BIKE 25 ride and networking event on August...

KONE to Provide 28 Elevators for London Life-Science Campus

KONE announced on February 6 that it booked an order to supply a total of 28 elevators — 27 MonoSpace® 700 DX machine-room-less and one MonoSpace 500 DX high-performance units for...

Fire in Elevator Shaft Leads to Discovery of Body

Firefighters responded on February 4 to a fire outbreak in the elevator shaft of the International Congress Centrum (ICC) in Berlin, Germany, The Munich Eye reports. The fire was extinguished swiftly, but...

TKE to Showcase Energy-Efficient, Digital Solutions at MIPIM

Making its debut at MIPIM 2025, the world’s leading real estate exhibition and conference taking place in Cannes, France, on March 11-14, TK Elevator (TKE) will showcase its wide range...

Otis to Install 18 VT Units at New EIT Oxford Campus

Otis will install 18 vertical-transportation (VT) units — 17 elevators and one platform lift — at the Ellison Institute of Technologies (EIT) Oxford Interdisciplinary Research and Development campus in Oxford,...

SIMS4LIFTS NOW SIMSINLIFTS, LAUNCHES ENHANCED PORTAL

Sims4Lifts Now SIMSINLIFTS, Launches Enhanced Portal

New Elevator at the Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain station; image courtesy of TransLink

SkyTrain Station in Vancouver Receives Major Expansion

MACAU GOVERNMENT URGING ANNUAL ELEVATOR INSPECTIONS

Macau Government Urging Annual Elevator Inspections

Wonder Wheel at Coney Island; photo by DangApricot for Wikipedia

DOB Elevator Unit Inspects Coney Island Amusement Park

SOUTHERN ELEVATOR AGAIN PARTNERS WITH ELLIS FOR THREE RACES

Southern Elevator Again Partners With Ellis for Three Races