Europe

Looking Back on a Successful Elevcon 2023 in Prague

Elevcon, the 23rd International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, took place in Prague, Czech Republic, on June 20-22, and CEDES Group CEO Christian-Erik Thoeny was among those who deemed the...

TKE Develops Initiative To Improve Escalator Safety

TK Elevator (TKE), along with vertical-transportation branding company MotionIcon UK, has developed special safety signage to make escalators safer. The initiative seeks to increase awareness of potential hazards through pictograms...

U.K.-Based Cooper Awarded MBE for Services to Lift and Escalator Engineering

David Cooper, CEO of London-based vertical-transportation consultancy LECS UK, received the Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) recognition in the King’s 2023 birthday honors list,...

Early Bird Registration Deadline for Lift & Escalator Symposium Approaches

The 14th Symposium on Lift and Escalator Technologies will bring together vertical-transportation experts on September 20-21 at the Hilton Hotel in Northampton, U.K. An early registration discount is available until...

Wittur Hosts WiConnect Events in Slovakia and Mexico

Wittur Group, the Germany-headquartered supplier of components for lifts, elevators, doors, engines and lift cars, held WiConnect events at Wittur plants in Krupina, Slovakia, and Monclova, Mexico, on June 6...

VDMA: German Robotics and Automation Sector Projects Record Year

Representing more than 3,500 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies, VDMA Robotics + Automation says the sector is on track for another record year. The industry forecasts a...

Cooper Named VP of CIBSE

David Cooper, CEO of London-headquartered vertical-transportation (VT) consultancy LECS UK, has been named vice president (VP) of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), LECS UK recently announced. A...

KONE Unveils Refreshed Brand at Global Leadership Meeting

KONE Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Marketing and Communication Tricia Weener recently recognized the Brand Experience and Event team on LinkedIn for a successful unveiling of the...

Wittur Italia Named Third in Kaizen Award Italia 2023

Wittur Italia was recently selected as one of the six finalist companies for the Kaizen Award Italia 2023, organized by the Kaizen Institute Italy. The awards ceremony for the fifth...

35-Story U.K. Tower To Become Wales’ Tallest

Cardiff City Council has approved Scott Brownrigg-designed proposals for a 35-story residential tower that will be the tallest building in Wales, U.K., Building Design reports. Brownrigg’s plans for the 0.19...

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