Europe
Prague City Hall Paternoster Shut Down for Repairs
The paternoster — a doorless hop-on, hop-off elevator — in the Prague City Hall building in the Czech Republic shut down in April for repairs, as it had become overburdened...
TKE Celebrates 20 Years of the TWIN Elevator System
After first showcasing TWIN — the world's first elevator to feature two cabins operating independently in the same shaft — at the University of Stuttgart in Germany in 2003, TK...
International Lift Equipment Event Raises Funds
U.K.-based International Lift Equipment (ILE) hosted a “Lift Car Fest” event in its Highams Park distribution center in North London on June 8, raising £2,000 (US$2,518) in donations for the...
The Victoria Tower Opens in Brussels’ Northern Quarter
After two years of construction, the Victoria Tower, formerly known as the IBM Tower, re-opened under its new name in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium, The Brussels Times reports. Refurbishment efforts were led...
Paris Bans Towers Taller Than 12 Stories After Tour Triangle Controversy
Following controversy over the 180-m-tall, 42-story Tour Triangle — the first skyscraper to be built in Paris since Tour Montparnasse more than 50 years ago — the city of Paris...
TKE Italy Provides New Elevators at Formula 1 Racetrack in Italy
TK Elevator (TKE) Italy provided two new, custom elevators for a new footbridge at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari Autodrome in Imola, Italy. They will be unveiled to the public...
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,...
