Europe

Apex Lifts Named Finalist in Two Awards Programs

Apex Lifts has announced that it has been nominated as a finalist in two U.K.-based award programs. The first is the National Building & Construction Awards 2023. The National Building...

Alimak Group Releases Midyear Results

Global provider of vertical-access solutions Alimak Group has published its interim report for January-June 2023. CEO Ole Kristian Jødahl and Chief Financial Officer Sylvain Grange presented and commented on the...

CTBUH Buildings by Boat Event Announced

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) U.K. Chapter will again be hosting the Buildings by Boat summer networking event including a tour of London's tallest buildings along...

Hydroware To Focus on Complete Lift Packages in Italy, Signs Reseller Agreement

Present in Italy for 10 years through a subsidiary, Sweden-headquartered Hydroware S.r.l. announced on July 21 it will focus on complete new lift packages in Italy. The company also announced...

LEEA Hosts Parliamentary Event at House of Commons

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) led a group of member companies to the House of Commons, Westminster, on July 12 to explain the incredible role the industry continues to...

TKE Holds Elevator and Escalator Rescue Training Sessions for Madrid Firefighters

TK Elevator (TKE) recently held several firefighter training sessions at its internal training department SEED Campus in Madrid, Spain. TKE Technical Trainer Antonio Barrajon led 120 of Madrid’s firefighters through...

28-Story U.K. Tower Approved on Appeal

Squire & Partners has won planning permission for a 28-story co-living development in Croydon, U.K., that was originally rejected by the local planning authority because of its impact on a...

TKE Selects ServicePower for Field Service Management

TK Elevator (TKE) has selected ServicePower, a leading field service management software company, for its field service scheduling and consumer self-service platform by starting implementation in the Belgium/Luxembourg region. ServicePower's...

Otis Inaugurates PCB Production Hall in Berlin

Otis Worldwide Corp. recently inaugurated its new printed circuit board (PCB) production hall in Berlin. Otis invested EUR8 million (US$8.9 million) in this state-of-the-art production hall dedicated to advanced and...

Russian Elevator Week Held in Moscow

The 11th Russian Elevator Week, organized by VDNKh and the National Lift Society, was held in Moscow on June 7-9 at the 57th Hall of the International VDNKh Fairground. The...

Deyaar's Downtown Residences; image courtesy of Deyaar

Deyaar Unveils Dubai Downtown Residences Project

The wooden escalator; image © TfL

Last Wooden Escalator in London Underground to be Replaced by Elevator

North America, which requires larger elevators, has some of the most expensive elevator costs in the world, according to the Saanich Council; photo by Martin Pechy via Wikimedia Commons.

Saanich Calls for British Columbia to Allow Smaller Elevators

3rd Avenue-149th street Station; image courtesy of LiftComm

LiftComm Enhances NYC MTA Station Elevator Safety, Security

CEO of EngineeringUK Dr. Hilary Leevers

EngineeringUK CEO Reacts To U.K. 2025 Spending Review