Europe
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,...
KONE’s 4Q 2024 Earnings Beat Estimate
Finnish OEM KONE posted 4th Quarter (4Q) 2024 earnings on January 30 that were above estimates and expects its adjusted profit margin to improve in 2025 and its sales to grow...
Wallen Appointed MD of Hydroware as Germany Takes Precedence
Sweden-based Hyrdoware GmbH announced that David Wallen, with an impressive track record in the German lift market, has been appointed managing director (MD), effective in March. Wallen succeeds Volker Hager,...
Cobianchi Liftteile Names Rohr as New CEO
Stephan Rohr, former chief technology officer of ELGO Batscale AG, has been named CEO of Cobianchi Liftteile AG, a Switzerland-based company engineering and manufacturing progressive safety devices for all kind...
Fermator Christmas Celebrations Held Throughout Europe
In addition to Brazil, Spain-based automatic lift door manufacturer Fermator highlighted Christmas celebrations held throughout Europe to bid farewell to 2024 as it “looks forward to an even brighter 2025.”...
VT Industry Players to Be On Hand at MIPIM 2025 in France
Several major vertical-transportation (VT) industry players plan to be on hand for MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l'immobilier, French for "The International Market for Property Professionals") on March 11-14 at...
Stannah Green Diamond Club Partnership to Benefit Ghana Community
Stannah, a family-run global business and leader in stairlifts and commercial lifts and operating in 13 countries, has announced its membership in Sumillion’s Green Diamond Club. This partnership marks a...
