Europe

U.K. Government Indefinitely Extends Use of CE Marking

The U.K. Department for Business and Trade (DBT) recently announced its intention to indefinitely extend the use of the CE (Conformité Européenne) marking for businesses, applying to 18 regulations —...

Alimak Group Appoints Holmberg EVP of Industrial Division

Alimak Group, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has appointed Jens Holmberg as executive vice president (EVP) of the Industrial Division, which serves customers with permanently installed rack-and-pinion and traction elevators. Holmberg...

Otis Team Taking Part in World’s First London Landmarks Skyscraper Challenge

Otis Women’s Network, one of the company’s employee resource groups, is partnering with Tommy’s, a major U.K. charity focused on research into pregnancy loss and premature birth, on the world’s...

European Union Updates Machinery Standards With New Machinery Regulation

In a significant move to standardize machinery regulations across Europe, the European Union (EU) announced the publication of a new Machinery Regulation (MR) in the Official Journal of the European...

U.K-Headquartered Access BDD To Make Debut at NAEC in Reno

Access BDD, headquartered in Stockton-on-Tees, U.K., plans to make its debut at the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Convention & Exposition on September 10-13 in Reno, Nevada.  Access BDD...

Thöny Passes CEDES CEO Role to Bass

After a successful 10 years as CEDES CEO, Christian-Erik Thöny has passed the role to Patrick Bass, previously head of CEDES Internet of Things (IoT) business development since September 2021,...

Long-Empty Dublin Office Tower Set for Residential Conversion

The Sentinel Building, a 14-story structure intended to be an office building in Sandyford, Dublin, Irland, is set to undergo a residential conversion with Dante Property Co. Ltd. applying for...

AKE To Exchange Elevator in Historic Germany Town Hall

AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, announced it has been awarded a contract to exchange an existing hydraulic elevator with a new AKE elevator in the historic...

Accessen Group Ltd. Acquires UK Service Lifts LTD.

Accessen Group Ltd. has acquired UK Service Lifts Ltd., a company that specializes in installing, maintaining, modernizing and servicing service lifts in various business types such as shopping centers, department...

Otis’ Spain Factories Achieve Sustainability Certifications

Otis’ Spain factories recently achieved significant sustainability certifications, Otis announced on August 7: The facility in San Sebastian became the first factory in Spain to obtain LEED® Platinum® certification; all...

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 Ä°zmir