Europe
Escalator Repair Begins in Ukraine
Major repairs to an escalator at the Khreshchatyk metro station in Kyiv, Ukraine will begin soon, UNN reports. The scheduled repairs were announced by the Kyiv City State Administration and were said...
Historic Spain and Portugal Power Outage Affects Elevators
A power outage in Spain and Portugal on April 28, which is the worst blackout in Spain’s recent history, led to more than 600 reports of people being trapped in...
In Memoriam: Pat Gale (Falk)
Pat Falk Gale, who was married for 54 years to longtime ELEVATOR WORLD correspondent and founder of the British Lift Association (BLA) Bill Gale, passed away in March at age...
Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Ireland’s Ascension Lifts
Through Stockholm, Sweden-based subsidiary Motum AB, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. acquired Dublin, Ireland-headquartered Ascension Lifts, Mitsubishi Electric announced on April 30. Mitsubishi Electric and its Tokyo-based subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions...
Nidec Drives Appoints Babaud as President
Nidec Drives, with global headquarters (HQ) in Kyoto, Japan, and Americas HQ in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, recently announced it appointed Laurent Babaud as president. Based in Bois-Colombes, France, Babaud has...
Mayr Hosts Event at Germany HQ and Opens Spanish Subsidiary
Mayr GmbH + Co. KG hosted representatives from more than 30 countries in early April at its Mauerstetten, Germany, headquarters (HQ) to learn more about its new technologies, products and...
Plans Revealed for West End Tower Update
KPF has unveiled plans for 33 Cavendish Square, a 21-story office and retail tower next to Oxford Circus and one of the tallest buildings in London’s West End in the...
13th Annual U.K. Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Announced
EngineeringUK has announced dates for its national campaign, Tomorrow’s Engineers Week, which celebrates and showcases careers in engineering and technology. The campaign, in its 13th year, will take place between November...
Stannah Completes Eden Court Residential Project
Stannah Lifts recently completed the work of transforming eight-person passenger lifts for the residents of 84-apartment Eden Court in Lillington, Leamington Spa, in Warwickshire, U.K., Local Authority Building & Maintenance reports. The...
Council Event Tackles Skills Gap Across Kent and Midway, U.K.
A wide range of local organizations in Kent, U.K., came together recently to explore practical ways to collaborate in addressing current and future job vacancies while also tackling local skills...
