Europe
Knowsley Starts New Year with Lift Project at London’s “Old Vic”
Knowsley Lift Services Ltd., headquartered in Liverpool, U.K., began the new year with a lift replacement at the historic Old Victoria Theatre in London. The scope of work includes removing...
Jackson Lift Group Completes M&S Lift Modernization in Bristol
Jackson Lift Group recently announced completion of a lift modernization project at the Marks & Spencer (M&S) department store and food hall at the Cribbs Causeway shopping complex just north...
Moscow Escalator Mishap Lands Boy in Hospital
An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized as a result of getting his head stuck between the balustrade and moving handrail of an escalator at the Okruzhnaya railway station in suburban Moscow...
EFESME President Meets With EECMAI, Attends ISEE in India
European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) President Massimo Bezzi recently strengthened ties in India by meeting with an Indian association and attending a major event. On December...
Architects’ Journal Small Projects Award Program Open for Entries
Now in its 28th year, the annual Architects’ Journal (AJ) Small Projects Award, run in association with Marley, is now open for entries. The award program celebrates completed projects with...
Pickerings Lifts Adds 14th Regional Office
Pickerings Lifts has announced the opening of its 14th regional office at Unit R4, Parkway, Capital Business Park, Cardiff, U.K. Led by Regional Manager Morgan Gray and Operations Manager Clive...
EFESME Joins FEPYMA For Spain “Barriers” Event
Members of the European Federation for Elevator Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) joined members of FEPYMA, the Spanish federation representing the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for a...
Seven-Building Design Providing 1,300 Homes Approved in London
Plans by HTA Design to transform the former Britannia Works factory site in east London have been given the go-ahead by the London borough of Redbridge, Architects’ Journal reports. The...
TÜV Rheinland to Acquire ABB U.K.’s Engineering Consultancy
TÜV Rheinland, which offers test technical systems and products around the world, recently announced an agreement to acquire ABB U.K.’s technical engineering consultancy, part of ABB’s Energy Industries division. Expected...
IMEM Lifts Names Deputy Director of Electrical R&D
IMEM Lifts, a Santander, Spain-based company that has installed lifts in more than 65 countries over five continents, recently announced the appointment of Luis Sagaseta as deputy director of R&D....
