Europe
LEIA Seminar Series 2023 Dates and Topics Announced
U.K.-based Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has announced dates and topics for its 2023 seminar series. The in-person sessions are, on October 4, the Northampton Annual Technical Seminar; on...
Warsaw Metro Selects New VT Repair and Maintenance Providers
Warsaw Metro recently selected two new vertical-transportation (VT) repair and maintenance providers for equipment serving the 1st and 2nd subway lines and the Metro office building, VT industry consultant Luke...
KONE Tapped To Provide 57 Escalators To Stockholm Metro
KONE recently won two orders to provide a total of 57 escalators for nine stations along two new lines of the Stockholm Metro in Sweden. Serving the Arenastaden and Södra...
Elevator Debuts at Rome Colosseum After Five Years of Construction
An elevator that makes the higher levels of Rome’s 2,000-year-old Colosseum accessible to people with mobility issues was inaugurated with much fanfare on May 30 after five years of construction,...
AKE Welcomes Servas as Germany and QHSE Manager
AKE Aufzüge & Fahrtreppen GmbH, headquartered in Baesweiler, Germany, welcomes Wolfgang Servas as country manager for Germany and Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) manager. A longtime professional in the...
Permit Issued for ZHA-Designed “Architectural Highlight of Vilnius”
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) recently announced the City of Vilnius, Lithuania, has issued a building permit for Business Stadium Central, designed by ZHA for Lithuanian developer Hanner and destined to...
Wittur Earns Silver Medal 2023 From Ecovadis
Wittur, one of the world’s leading independent elevator components manufacturers, announced it obtained the Silver Medal 2023 recognition from EcoVadis for its sustainability performance. This recognition demonstrates Wittur commitment to...
German Paternoster Incident Results in Death
The Associated Press has reported that a man died on May 25 after an accident involving an old-fashioned jump-on, jump-off elevator — or paternoster — in Berlin, according to authorities...
Schmersal Named Among “Best Managed Companies”
Wupperal, Germany-headquartered producer of safety switching devices and systems for personal and machine production The Schmersal Group was named among winners of the 2023 “Best Managed Companies” awards program by...
Dewhurst To Launch New Weatherproof Pushbutton
U.K.-based elevator signalization company Dewhurst will launch its new weatherproof pushbutton on May 31. Designed for outdoor applications, the pushbutton was engineered to handle all types of weather, using a...
